Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-11

LETTER FROM Nix. JEFFERSON. In the vol
ume of Mr. Jefferson private life recently pub
lished arc some letters never before given to
the public
One of the latest is interesting as expressing
his feelings for an old friend, Mr.. Adams, with
whom his friendship had suffered 4 long inter
ruption from political causes
II communicated the letters, according to
your permission, to my grand d-daughtcr, Ellen
Randolph, who read taGin with pleasure and
edifcation She is justly sensible of, and flat
tered by, your kind notice of her. and addition
ally so by the favorable rccollectlons of our
Northern visiting friends. If Monticello has
anything which has merited their remembrance,
it gives it value the more in our estimation;
and could |, in the spirit Of your wish, count
backward score of years, it would not be long
before Ellen and myself would pay our homage
personally to Quincy But those twenty years
Alas where are they? With those beyond the
flood Our next meeting must then be in
the country to which they have tlown-a
country for us not now very distant. For
this Journey we will need neither gold nor
silver in our purse, nor scrip, nor coats,
nor slaves. Nor is the provision for it
more easy than the preparation has been
kind. Nothing proves more than this that the
Being who presideS over the world Is essential
ly misunderstanding from u.s. one by one, the
faculties Of enjoyment, soaring our scnslbllltlcs,
leading us, like the horse in the mill, round and
round the same beaten circle
To sec what We have seen,
To taste the tasted, Alnd at each return
LESS TASTEFUL o er olr palutos to decant
Another vintage
until, satiated and tatigued with this lcaden
iteration, We ask our own congo
heard once very old friend, who had
troubled himself with neither poets norphloSo-
pliers, say the same thing in plain prose, that
he was tired of pulling off his shoes and stock
ings at night, and putting them on agalnin the
morning, The wish to stay here is thus grad
ually cxtinguishcd but not 50 easily that OF re-
turning oncc in while to see how things have
gone on. Perhaps however, one OF the ele,,
ments of future felicity is to be constant and
uninlpaSsioned view of what is passing here
lfSo, this may well supply the wish OF occasion
III visits Mcrcicr has given us Il vision OF the
Year lao; but prophecy is one thing, and his
tory another On the whole, however, perhaps
it is wise and we'll to be contentcd with the
good things which the master OF the least
places before sand to be thankful Tor what we
have rather than thoughtful about what we
have not
EVERYTHING AMIss.--popkius, who has
been staying ut 4 seaside watering pace, WAS
asked the other day (says the Boston CONNER
cia Bullctin) by friend, who thought he
looked rather crusty, if anything was am'Ss At
the hctel.
YES, about everything is amiss at this con-
founded trap said P. mopping his face
Eve rything amiSs i low 50 {? -.
'Wcll, in the first place the accommodations
are mis.reprcsentcd the servants are mis-
governed man is mis-lcd in coming here,
and mistaken in thinking to en- joy himself )
his time is mis-spent his confidence IN the the
landlords, beds, butter and rooms mis- placed !;
a'man has his mis-givlngs the hrst u;!S I, a.t,'
bootiacE, slippers pei "a and things, and contributes
TO his mis-comfort the company. is ms celia
ncouS several old Misses are mischief max
ins and mis- constituting your polite courtscy II IN,
to misconduct and, to crown the wh9e' .ne
waiter mis- -pronounces my name, and the par
Keeper always makes 4 mis-count IN making
change