Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1865-11-07


believe that if there had been any truth in M,
charges which lie had brought against tbe
late Government he would have granted i'm
punity to o5the guilty. 1t was now ackuow-
ledgedb himself, under his own hand that
the stories by which he and his friends had
deluded the nation and driven.awav the row.
al fsInil IL. were mere calnmniss. devised to
serve turn. The turn had been served; and
the accusations by which he had inhamed the
public to madness were coolly withdrawn
But none of these things moved him. He
bad done we'll He had risked his popular
: ny with men who had been his warmest ad-
mirers, ia order to give repose aud security
to men By whom his mime was never men-
toned without curse Nor had he confer
red a less bench ON those whom he had dis
pointed of their revenge than on those
whom lie had projected. Ii he had saved
one taefien from prescription, he had saved
the other from the reaction which such pro-
+ sscription wonld inevitably have produced.
Z ~ his people did not justly appreciate his
poiiey. 50 much I'll. worse Tor them. Il e had
zdischarged his duty By them. He feared no
obioquys and he wanted no thanks
one OF THE g0Ys.
The Long Branch CORE pendent of the
New York 1'isaes thus chronicles the geats
OF. a marvellous boy who sat t6opposite him at
the table:
was greatly amused at dinner by an ex-
hibition of the epecIlmrides of shosIdy lam
lily. That the hotel register rshowetl Il I. name
otsshoddy in connection with. this gfoup.
do not assert scorn registers That The
head OF that family was entitled by divine
right to the name Of Cecias II Shoddy.
doiassert.g He was well enough; shoveled
hissiood into his mouth " ifl his knife. it ~
( true, but 50 does many an 5honest.ma Mrs
Shoddy was respienge int It'll diamonds. and
!, her stdbb red hinge glfftefed with many
coiored jewels; and Sd Asas ftt and not taiis
and past forty. But with mel der of these
was4 sswrapt up. 2 Itsyas with hat boy
Between the parents he sat direct III sopuosIte:
meat the table, aud i concealed wifil nv
napkin the visible struggle that went oil
w1thin me; trust no ONE observed it. He
was a feebld urchin, with watefBswhite ewes
aud freck led face, and ate his food With fiie
yoraclty OF q starved spaniel, and bHnked
continuity, ike a toad in a rain storm q Re-
gobbled, he gnaWed and he ciawed. HIS
tingers were alternately int verstlfng sSitl-
IN his reach, Guiding his haif; his coffee and
hisplate.s s = J, /. -. &.
e 4AS sSvtnSn huIPeS ana 1QIkS;0 Wnen he did
use them 1t was with the enerby of despaif.
He would seize bit of rickaseetl chicken,
IN both hands, andas he removed the edible
portion with his teeth, he. tossed the ejected
parts over his shonlder upon the floor He
got butter upcn: his coat sleeve and he wiped
It on upon, his pantaloons; he spilled every.
thing within hls reach, he thrust his hand
z behind him 10 grab the waters BY lie coat
and give his order: and when anvfbinsts ,,s,si
brought him he would scratch bis bead
thopghtfuily and stare VIII at IT while col
slectiug All his energies for tic attack lie
had au.eye torsevefYt hing on the table, and
the dessert comp ietely nonp pl1ssed him. .s4Iar,:
whats thats" ne cried, as, a gaily .colored
blancmanSe greeted his lastonished vision -
That's puddin z Mar made answer and
! '.Gimmeia lot, 9 the sonng hopeful respons
deds Only when appealed to, however, did
Mrs. Shoddyfobserve herchild; so also, Mr..
Shoddy The pareptl unconsciousness Of
that II child was something almost sublime.
He might have stood on his head, think,
and they would not have wavered..