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RANDALL'SfLIFEtOF OF JEFFERSON .;de
.sThe Richmond Enquire, has ipse received s,d1a al ad
! vance copy Of Mi. RANDALL's 5 forthcoming Lsti
of Thomas jefferson. The first volume wiflbt
published in aifewidays, and the other two viii
follow soon. The Enquirer speaks very favor.
ably Of the work, and gives many extracts. We
copy two or three: .r..4q9sf ,tE i4;i stafai
-s HIS DAudnrrR. WISHES TO BE 4 WIN Ntv.y :.
/ In April, 1889, an incident Of an inter-
testing character occurred in Mr.. Jefferson Is
family. His oldest daughter, fasl has been
seen, had been educated in the views and
feelings of the Church of England. Her
mother had 1zealously moulded her young
mind in that direction Her father had
done nothing certainly by word or act to
divert it from that channel !; and it had flow
ed on, for aught Martha knew or suspected
Ito 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 tenets of the
church to which his family belonged. -. The
daring and fippant infdelity now rife in
French society disgusted the earnest, .seri-
Gus, naturally reyerentials girl. The calm
|seclusiona Of Panthemont, it's examples of
serene and Iholyylife, its intellectual associa-
tions, wooed her away from the turmoil and
glare, and wick kedness and emptiness With
out. After meditating on the subject for a
time, she wrote her father for his permission
to remain in the convent, and 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 ia
| Ither in a fever of doubts and fears, Never
was her smile more benignant and gentle.
He had private interview with the Abbess
! He then told his daughters he had come for
them. They stepped into his carriage--it
rolled away Martha's school life was
ended. Henceforth she was introduced in
| to society presided, so far as was APP
tpropriate to her age, as the mistress Of her
fathers household. But sums paid to 'sBal
batre for lessons On tie la the
guitar master 70: tlle sdaaein MASTER Y
| to Polly's Spanish MASTER" &C., continue
to find their record in the account book DUR
| ing Mr.. Jeferson's further stay in France:
Neither he nor Martha ever, after the first
letter on the subject, made the remotest al
lusion, to each other, to her. request to en-
ter a convent. She spoke Of it freely, in
after years, to her children always
depressed her fallapprobation of her fathers
course on the occasion. .'eS She always spoke
lof her early wish as,rather the dictate Of a
transient sentiment than fixed conviction
of religious duty; and she warmly. appIau-
tded the quiet and gentle way. which her. fa1
ther took to lead her back to her family, her
friends, and her country ~ .y.e RI
- HIS RETURN FROM FRANCE. 80 nj
Two or three days before reaching home,
Mr.. Jefferson had sent an express directing
his overseer to have the house made ready
for his reception. by a specified day The
overseer mentioned this, and the news flew
like wildire over the different farms which
! it is customary to mention collectively as
Monticello The slaves could hardly attend
| to their work. They asked leave to make
his return a holiday, and. Of course. receiv-
ed permission. Bright and early were all
up on: the appointed day, washed clean d
the stains Of alabor,. and attired in their
Sunday best. They first determined te
receive him at the foot of the mountain and
the women and children refusing to be lef
behind, down they, marched in a body
Never dragged on hours SO slowly. Finally
the men began to straggle onward-the wo-
men and children followed--and the swarm
did. not settle again until they reached the
confines of the estate, perhaps two miles
from the house. BY and bye carriage and
four horses was seen, rapidly approaching.
The negroes raised shout, The postllions
1plied their, whips, and in moment more
the carriage was in their midst. Martha's
description of what ensaed is sufficiently ae-
curate, antil the summit of the notch be-
tween Monticello and Carriers Mountain. was
attained. 95 She says, the carriage was al
most drawn up BY hand We consider old
1Wormley s authority the best on this point.
HE pointed gut thesyery spot soon afterthe
carriage had turned off from the highway,
when in spite of, the entreaties and com
mands (not, however, we imagine, very
sternlyl uttered y 0fi the ..oM MASTER the
horses were detached and the shouting crowd
pushed and dragged the, heavy vehicle at
no snails pace up the further ascent. until
it reached the lawn. in front Of the house,
ME-. Jefferson had no idea whatever Of be-
ing "teted'i (Africanice fort carried from
the carriage door into the hobse- on
men not being to his aste But lwhe1 can
control his destiny r. Not word could be
heard in the wild uproar, and1when he step
ped from from the carriage he unexpectedly land