New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

in The ff0.t Of his PAT d ne ho-se we're two coc1
nod; w apartments for e1ests, cortsnirg tsde n 81
coves.
To the eft or east Of the hsl wa Mrs. Rsaiolph .
room, sIo IN tse rear, Mr.. Jeferscr's; srd oeyon1
these TIE library, extending through the depth OF
TIE house. The srched piazza tsyon1 wss Ultimately
.a.bed with glass;, and conyer.ei INTO q 6,ver coz
seTvstory thai the windovs sad gisss doors o. .he
hb,ary opened upon beth its tesuty sri its fragrance.
Tie "Vo'k-shop, go often spoken o. by de,croefs
OF JehersoDs haoite, wse originally the e.sseFa eA-
trsuoly Cf tie library.
The siccse for the ced in Nv. Jeffsrson's private
rooni opened, also, cn thst spsytmeDt-sn arrange
lent which NoceG every psssiog breath Of So snd ne
ooor. OF tie conservatory q summer. Ia tae "htef
the library SIDE was closed BY cloth hansos'
OF the s:udious aud simple HABITS OF Jefferson s.
Monticello we have g ch.rmioe description in s
letter from hs granddaughter 70 the au.aor Of this
work.
When he returned from Washington in 1909 W .s q
child, sDd Of tnSt period have childish re3oHsctions
He seemed 20 return privs:e life with great ss;s-
fiction. Al test he nis ovn msster aId could, he
hoped dspose Of hs time ss ne pleased, end indulge
bic love OF country lie. You know how greatly re
preferred u 10 town .e. You recolec as sr back as
Dis "Notes on Vrgni3, he ssys: Taoss who labor
in the esrh the CHOSEN peop.e Of Gei." Wtn re-
gard TO ibe tastes spd wishes which he carried with
Dim into tho county, MS love Of reading slone olld
have mede leisure and retirement delightful to mu
Books al 4 1es his chosen companions Send
his acquaintance with macy languages gave N great
power Of selection. He read HJmer, Virgil, Dante
Corneiie, Cerysntes, az he read Shakespeare sad
Niltor In his youth he had loved poetv, but
by the tune ] was cid enough to observe, he
Rad lost bic tsste for II, except for Homer and
tie great A.henen trsgics, which he con-
tiDueG 70 the last 70 ENJOY. de went over tns
works Of E'chyus, Sophocles ard Edrpdes, not very
lopg before leu him. Of history he was very fouo
this ne studied in ell languages, though always,
think preferrDg the sncients. In tact, he derived
mo,e pleasure from his acquaintance with Greek and
Latn than from any other resouree OF Hteis.9fe sad
have often beard him press his gratitude 10 his
father for causing him 70 receive acasecs educstion
] saw him mole frequently with g volume OF the
clsssics in biz hand than With aoy other book. Still
he read rev publications az they csme out, never
missed the new number OF review, espea.ly the
Edinburgh, and kept himself acqusiht cd WIN Wns'
was bein,, done sad, or thought IN the Word iron
which ne had retlred
He loved farming and gardening. the fields, the
o. charcs and hs asparagus beds Every day ne rode
through Dis plantation and walked IN his garden In
the cultivation OF the last he took great pleasure.
OF flowers too, he was very fond One of my esry
recoe c.ions s Of the attention which he psid to MS
Aover-beds He kept up correep ondence with per-
FOL in large cites, particularly, think, In Phsdei
pha for the purpose of receiving supplies OF roots snd
seeds both for MS kitchen and flower garden renem
Der well when he frs. returned TO MOnice TO- how i'm
meciately be began TO prepare De~ beds for his
howers He had these beds lad off on the lswn, un-
DER the wiIdoWs, and many time bsve run al er
hm when he went out TO direct the work. accompanied
with space and hoe, white he himself CARED the
measuring line. was too young to aid him, except
in small way. but my sister, Mrs. Blahkhead, then
yourg and beautiful woman, ives hls ac-
live sno use full assistant remember the panting of
the FIST hyacinths and tulips and their subsequent
growth The roots arrived, labeled each one with q
fancy name. There NJ ircus Aurelius, and
the King Ct the Gold Mine, the Roman Empress, aud
the Queen of the Amazons Psyche, the God of Love,
etc. Eagerly, and with childish delight, studied
this brilliant nomenclature, ard wondered wnst
strange ard surprisingly beautiful creations should
rising from the ground when oprpg retnrned aha
these roots committed to the earth uhoer
NV erandfather's own eye, with his beautiful grand
daughter Anne, standing by his side, snd crowd OF
happy Young faces of younger grand children, Gus
teimg round the progress aud inquire anIiouy
the nsme of each separate deposit. Then, when
Spripc returned how eagerly watched toe trst ap
pssra ce Of the shoots above ground Each root was
marked with it name written on a bit OF stick
by its side, and what Joy was for one OF US 10 DIS
cover the tender green breaking through the mold,
and run to grandpa TO announce that we really be-
heved Marcus Aurelius WAS coming up. or the Queen
Of the AmaZons above ground. With how much
pleasure compounded Of our pleasure and his Own, on
The rev birth he would Immediately 20 out TO verify
the isct and praise for diigent wstchtuIness.
Then, when The flowers we're IL bloom, and We were
n ec.tasi.s over the rch purple and CRIMSON or pure
white delicate lilac, or pale yellow of the blossoms,
bow he wou1 synpathize i'll our admiration, or d.s-
cues with NY mother AID elder sister groupings
ard combinations and contrasts. On, these were hap
py moments for us and for him
1t was in the morning, immediately after esrly
breakfast that he used 10 visit his 0werbsd and nus
garden AS the day, in Summer, grew warmer, he re.
tired 10 his apai mens, which consisted OF bed
chamber and hbraly opening INTO etca other. Here
he remained until about o'clock, occupied in reading,
writing, locking over papers, &c. My mother woud
. mefliDes win message to him. gentle
knock, a call of Come in andI would enter, vita
mixed feeling Of love and reverence, and some pride
in being the bearer OF communication to one wnom
.sal xx,sko oil thn aHA nfa NIL Ind
something Of the loyalty of sub ect. Our mother edG
Gated all Der children to look up to her father as enc
looked up to him hersef-erslly looked up, as 10 one
standing on al emnence Of greatness and goodness.
And il is no small proof of hs real elevation, tina. as
we grew older and better able to judge for ourselves,
we were more and more confirmed in the opinions we
had formed Of il.
About O'Clock my grandfather rode out, aud was
absent perhaps two hours; when he returned to pre-
pare for his dinner, which was about 81 o'clock. lie
sat come time table, and after dinner returned for
q while TO his room, from which he emerged before
supse TO wax the terrace or the lawn, 10 see his
grandchildren run races, 10 converse with his family
and friends The evenings after candIeght, be passed
with till about 10 O'Clock. lie had his own char
and his own candle little apart from the rest where he
sat reading if there were guest TO require bis atten
ion but often laying his book his little round table
or his kuee While be talked with my motaer the elder
members Of the family or any child old enough 70
make one of the family party. l always did, FOR
was :. the most active Ind the most lively Of the
Young folks and most wont 10 thrust myself forward
into notice.
Omittirg spy further reference to the details of
Mr.. JeAersons life, which for the most part slidsd
TRANQUILITY to the end, we come to the eosing scene,
which is described in letter from his eldest grand
tOD Col. I. j. Randolph
Mr.. Jeferson ad suffered for several years before
his death from disrrhea, which he concealed from
his family, lest It might give them uneasle.s. Not
aware II, surprised, in conversation with him,
in March, lS26, to hear kim in speaking of an even,