The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-03-24

oblong pieces, ,dovetailed between
them. 1t had the appearance Of
a itessellated pavement. Present
ly,s the yonng lady disappeared,
and Mr.. Jefferson came in He
has quite ami aged look, being
about 80 y care ofage. His figure
| is tall, and has the shrunk, shriv.i
Eelied appearance Of advanced age.7
Ills dress was very plain, and
rather shabbyAhis coat and pam
falcons of blue, 'withsan old buff
waistcoat-tife collarrof bis shirt
ragged, and slippers on his feet
His conntehance is'very bomely,s
and, / thought, carried, at times,
|.tlie expression OF cunning. He
received us very graciously, AMI
his manners were SO easy and IA
miliar, that i was quite at my ease
lin, q S moment, We ,convers 9 d
about the University, (then fast
Fastening to completion3, lie said
he was receiving aletters from per-,
sons in all quarters, inquiring
when the University would be
ready tor the receptioneof their.
sons one from South Carolina,
the writer Of which stated that he
considered their College as only
| preparatory. Hespoke Of Colonel
Bassett, member Of the Legisla-
tire, as one of their greatest enc
i mics. I asked, g Whyf't aBe.
canse,r said he. "be Is q visitor Of
William and Mary" - /" But" con-
tinued he, |" it is a very unneces-
sary jealousy !. for we shall not
stand in the way of any of the sec,
ondarys institu ions. We shall not
teach the rudimepts of the Ian.
guages. We shall have professors
to give lectures on these branches,
and to perfect the, youth in the
learned tongues" Iasked whetb-
er they would get, professors from
Europe2 He said, y" Yea
What salaries will you be able
to offer them2' "Iscannot say
| yet" ~**# - Or the subiect
of d;scipl;ne, he said, 'a We ehall
avoid the evil oftoo muclfgovern.
ment. For instance, we shall not
insist on wearing a gown, or any
thing of that sort" a" Will you
have any means 10 confine the stu
dents from rambling where they
please, and oblige them to attend
on the professors2 :" No; only
note their absence from recitation,
and send the record to their pa
rents. i want the professors to
} have nothing to do with the gov
erning or, Furnishing Of the stu.
dents. AL these sources of irrita-
ton must be avoided. j wished
the Legislature to allow ssspec al
police tor the University, but they
Thought the people would never
bear the idea of gentlemen's sons
being ruled by different laws from
the rest of the community. There
is plan adopted ON the continen,
Of Europe, and that, too, with per.
feet success, which is to constitute
O. court, consisting of the more die
Greet students, who take cogni.
zance of offences and pass sentence
on offenders, such as wearing a
FOOLS cap, &c. These things may
be tried, but / don't know how
, they will succeed in this country"
! Observing the engraved copy ot
! the Declaration of Independence
: hanging opposite me, ! said, 81
have the honor to have an ances
. tor among those names. Were
! you acquainted with him, sir i"--
/ avery well. He was man o.
. considerable abilities. He AND
Henry came together" I would
/ have been glad to ask him some
}. particulars of my grandfather, bu
i wac afraid of the appearance o
q family vanity, and the subject wa,
) Lsoon changed. We then talkec
4 of the pictures and bnsts which
|. hung and stood about the room
He spoke of Stewart as the great
: es. portrait painter in the world
9 "He not only gives the features
/. but the expression, tho mind, be
a yond all Others. But his charge
are high, I+gase him $100 70
.e that picture Of mine, and the sam,
: for that bead on paper over tn,
= manfel-piece.n "Wbose busts ar,
: thoser said 7, pointing to tw,
. which stood on each side of tia
! door. |" Two of the great . 8
y scoundrels that ever existed BE
7 naparte and Alexander" (of Rus
I Ella. ] laughed and said, az an
: glad 10 hear yon speak So Of Be