The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-11-09
2 ioisf Thomas Jefferson.

I per s. tos,sAugust,; we take tsRscoliec
tions by Ihree, Of his tGrauddaugh
Jefferson loved Farming and d gaSrsdein, aSsd i,
IihR,i the Hfefds,f ftHe orchards, aid hiil
baspafaghussa ghussa BEDS 1Of flowers, too,a III
was very fond = r remember the plan
ting Of the first hyacinths and tulips
Tho precious roots were committed Il
the earth under his own eye, With 4
crowd iiof happy young faces Of BIZ
grand children clustering around Il
see the process; and inquire anxiouslJ
the name: of each separate deposit
In the: morning, Immediately after
breakfast, he used to visit his flower
beds: and gardens. Instbe summersa
the day grew warmer, he retired to
his own apartments, where he remain.
ed until about one O'clock. Ny mother
would sometimes send me Oh q mes.
sage to'l;im. A gentle knock, a call,
i'Come inland I'would eIter,, with q
mixed feelihg'of love and reverence,
and7some pride in being the bearer Of
cemmunication.to to ono whom r ap:
preached with all 1.-the affection iof q
child and;something Of the loyalty Of
subject. .yosr; p.gsgqf n.!rtjget,t 5il j
My grandfather's mannersto ns his,
grandchildren, were, delightfnl; I can
characterize them BY no other, word.
He talked with Us freely, afsctionate-
ly; never lost an opportunity Of giving
d pleasure, or 2 good lesson. He rey
proved without Woundipg 5us, i, and
commended witho makingI us vain.
Hc took pains to. correct our errors,
and false ideas checked the bold, en-,
eouraged the timid and tried, to teach
US to reason soundly and fecf rightly,
Our smallest tollies he treated with
good-humored raillefy !, our graver
ones with kind and serious admoni-
ton AS o child ! used ,to, follow him
about, and draw as near to him; ASH
could. / remember when I.was small
enough to. sit on his knee, and play
with his watcb.chain. = As a girl I
would Join him IL, his Walkson the ter
race, sit with him, over the fire during
tile winter twilight, or by, the open
windowsgin summer. = AS child, girl,
and woman, I,loved dsand honorsd him
above all earthly beings, And well ]
might. From him secuted to fow oil
the pleasures iofamy life. 1, To him i
owed all the small blessings and Joy.
fill surprises of my childish and girl:
ish yeafs.a I was fond of riding, and
was rising above that childish sim
.plicity when, provided Twas mounted
on a horse, I cared nothing for nv
equipments, and when an old eaddfe
or broken bride were matters Of no
momcnt. II was beginning to be fas
Itidious, but I had never told my
wishes. Twas standing one bright
day in the portico, when q man rode
up to the doer With a7beautifal lady's
saddle and bride before HIM II y
heart, bounded. These coveted arti
|rles were deposited at my. feet. My
grandfather came out Of his room tt
toll me they we're mine. When aboal
Effteen years old I began to think ofa
watch: but knew the; state Of MY
fathers finances promised no such in
diligence. One afternoon the letter
bag was brought in. Among thoclet
ters was small packet addressed II
my grandfather. 1t had the Philadel
| phia mark upon. it,. l looked at j
with Indifferent, incurious eye Three
hours after an elegant 1ady's watch
with chain and seals, was in my. hand
which trcmblcl for very joy. Ny
Bible came from him, my Shakespeare
my first &riting-table, my first hand,
some writing.desk, my first Leghorn
hat, my first silk dress. What, in
short, Of all my small treasures did
mot como from him !? "t F'".I' :, , N3
1 cannot describe the feelings oi
veneration, admiration, and love that
existed ii2ny heart toward him" ]
looked on him as being too good for
my comprehension land yet 1 felt nc
fear to approach him md be- taught
by him some ofathe childish sports
that l delighted in When he walked
lin the garden, and would coll the
children 10 60 with him, we raced Of
ter and before him, and were made
perfectly happy by this permission to
accompany him. Not one of US, in oar
Widest moods, ever placed a foot on
one Of the garden beds, for that would
violate one Of his rules; and yet ]
never heard him utter o harsh word
to ono Of us, or speak in a raised tone
of voice, or usc a threat. He simply
said :tDo," or "Do not" He would
gather fruit for us, seek out the ripest
figs, or bring down tho cherries; from
on high above our heads with a long
stick, at tho end Of which there was a
hook and a little net bag. One of our
earliest amusements was in running
races on'the terrace, or around the
lawn. lie placeed us according to our
ages, giving the youngest and smallest
tho start of all the others by some
Yards, and so on and then he raised
his arm high, with his white handker.
chief in his hand, on which our eager
eyes wero fixed, and slowly counted
three, at which number he. dropped
the handkerchief, and we started of
to finish the race by returning to the
starting-place, and receiving our re-
ward Of dried truit-three figs, prunes
or dates, to the victor, two to tho sec
ond, and one to the, ,lagger who came
in last. Often he discovered, We knew
not how, some cherished object Of oul
desires, and tho FIRST intimation we
had Of knowing the wish was its un
expected qualification. Sister Anne
gave a silk dress to sister Ellen. Cor:
nelia (then eight or ten years ole, :,