Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-01-28

taIniy by word or act TO divert IL iron that
channel; and it had flowed on, for aught Mar
tina knew or suspected t1 the contrary, with
his full appreciation If she had then been
called upon TO state what were her fathers
religious beliefs, she would have declared that
her impressions were that he leaned TO the te-
nets of the Church to which bis family belong
ed. The daring and fippant infdeGty now
rife in French society disguised the earnest,
serious, naturally reyereutial girl The calm
seclusi0n Of Panthemont, its examples of Sc
rene and holy life, its intellectual associations,
wooed her away from the turmoil, and glare
and wickedneSS, and emptiness without. AT
ter meditatiHg on the subject for time, she
wrote her father for his permission to remain
in the convent, aud to dedicate herself TO the
duties of religious life.
For day or TWO she received no answer.
Then his carriage rolled up to the door of
the Abbaye, and poor Martha met her father
in fever Of doubts and fears. NeTcr was
his smile more beRiguant and gentle. He had
a private interview with the AbbeSs. He
then told sBiS daughters he had cone for them.
They Stepp2d iato his carTiage-it relied away
---and Martha school life Was ended. Hence
forth she was introduced into society, and pre-
sided, 50 far as Was appropriate to her age, as
the mistress OF her fathers household Bat
sums paid IL Balbatre for lessons Cu the
harpSiehord,' to the guitar MASTER" to the
" dancing master" to . Po:iy'S Spanish mas
ter" &c, continue to find their record in the
accouat-boOk during Mr.. Jelferson's further
stay IN France.
Neither he nor Martha ever, after her first
letter on the subject, made the remotest al!u-
sion. 10 each other, 10 her request to enter
c0nTtnt She spoke Of it freely, in after
years, to her children. aud always expressed
her full appreciation of her fathers course on
The occasion. She always spoke of her early
SA as rather the dictate Of transient sen
timeut thau fixed conviction Of religious du-
t. ; and she warmly appiaaled the quiet aud
gentle way which her father took 10 lead her
back to her family, her friends asd her country.
HIS RsTU.A FROM FRANCE.
Two or three days before reaching home,
Mr. Jefferson had sent an express directing
uiS oyerSeer TO have his house made ready for
lis reception by a specified day Tie over
seer mentioned this. ,lni the news few Ike
sildire over the different larns watch il is
customary 10 mcnti0a collectively as Mouticel
10. The slaves eonld hardly attend 10 their
work They asked leave 10 make EiS -etlrn
l4G.EtiSasy 2uGl, o. CNs4a
Bright aud early were all up on the appoint
Ell day, washed clean OF the stains of labor,
and a,t.rei in their Sunday best" They
FIRST determined TO receive him 1t the foot Of
the Elouuta.a ami the women aud children
refusing - be left behind down thev marched
in body Never dragged OF hours 50 slow
y. Finally. the men began 70 Strag-ie on
wayd-tAe women and children followed
aud the swarm did not settle again until they
reached the confines Of the estate, perhaps two
miles from the house By-and-by carriage
aud four horses We're seen rapidly approach
iug The negroes raised Shopt. The pos
t,iloaS piled tIe.r wa.ps. aud in q momeut
more the carriage vas III their midst. Mar
tlii.s description o! what en>ueI 5 sufficiently
accurate uuui the Summ!t Of the notch be-
tween Monticello and Carriers mountain WAS
attAinel She says, the carriage was almost
drawn np by hand We consider Old Worm
1 ly'S Authority the best Oh this point. He
pointed cuE the very spot soon aiteg the car
/ riaGe had turned of fr0.E the highway when
( in Sp.,G.et tie eutce2tieS and commands Uot
however. " imagine, very stecG.y uttered
81 the oil m.S.e-, the horses Sece i=ialh-
/ ed anl ,Ie shouting crowd pushed aud drag
! Eyi the heavy vehicle IL 10 Saa.ls pace up
7 iac further ascent. uutiI il reached the lawn
I ia iroa. OF the hOl>e. Mr.. jefferson had no
/ idea whatever Of being to:ed Afr.cauice
+ for carried from the cartilage door iato
/ his hoa>e-TidiE- ou meG UOt being TO his
taste But VAC car coat-Q! his de>tjDy =
/ Not word could be heard IN the Wild uProaT,
( and when he stepped trotu the carriage Re W
ex2ec;eliy landed oH a cluster Of SwaTihE arms
! ani arnd the oriental sala.ali0as described by
+ Martha vas borne once G,ure under his own
F ro0i-lree TIE crowd respectfully broke apart
f for the young ladies and. as the stately,
Z graceful Martha and tie Little tAiry-lke Maria
a.iYaucea between the dark lines. escorted bF
Jscl EnpeS.~ sholts TENT the say, and many
e cc-.y-hsadei a7chjn was held a,3:t to catch
Z hook o: what iaa.v mothers and sisters were
already firmly persuaded eoa,l not be paral-
.e.,I III tAe ancient Dominica .
JEFFERSON AS ! MECHANIC.
4 The house Is here described was but : part.
( OF tie ceuple;ei Monticello OF AFTER years. and
vas far les perfect in Is appointments TIE
remark that NJ Jefferson vas '' 0G,ea one q
. the woskrseu in constructing t, iS 10 be "a
ken w.ta some qualification He had leas
used one Of its r0oals as : pirate workshop,
Z This was fitted up v.th q rariety Of tools, and
+ lie iTcqqeaNN >pehl 4t> tt2aa> q rAStN>V IA ~
+ especially in bad weather, making some Snlz.i
article. Ike . case for bo0ss, . simple iHstEa-
uaent or the Ike. He may have also made
( architectural models. but This Mas about al
Those political painters Hbo have represented
him IS C5acinaaIus engaged il manual labor
/ as bis chief aad taEo-ile occupation, except
Ehea dragged forth by the exigeRcies OF tae
State, have painted purely fancy sketch. II
this Is statesInaGs merit, be IS aot eaIitled
/ 10 claim il. With hin mammal LABOR Vas ;he
amusement. mental labor the occupation. He
/ had. however. @ decided fo.sdness FOR nearly
NIL mechanics! pursuits las veil IS asrcaliu-
ral oossl and great handiaeSs in acquiring