The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-04-05

MEN OF THE REVOLUTION.

The Atlantic Monthly, for Apri
mas very interesting article from th'
pen OF James Parton, full of histori,
incident of the public days of Thomas
Jefferson. Jefferson and his brother.
in-law, Dabney Carr, were prominen
IN the action taken by the Virgins
House of Burgesses, TO unite the CO
lonial legislatures in opposition to the
encroachments of the mother coun
try The following paragraph rela
ting to what followed on the gather
ing will interest the reader
The session being ended, Jefferson
and Carr resumed their professions
duties. If they rode homeward, as
is probable, Jefferson was obliged tc
return soon to the April term Of the
General Court at Williamsburg and
his brother-in-law had causes to plead
in the county court at Charlottesville
the village that lay in sight of MOnti.
cello. Dabney Carr, then eight years
married, had, as / have heard said,
his little house full of little children.
The sixth was born about the time OF
coming from his first session, flushed
with triumph Of his maiden speech,
He was compelled to leave again be.
fore his wife was strong enough to set
up. Her spirits sank with the thought
of bis leaving her, and she was op-
pressed with the forebodings OF evil.
He took his leave Of her, and mount
ed his horse for his journey to Char
lottesville. When she heard his hor-
ses's steps upon the read under her
window, she raised herself feebly in
bed to catch last look at him, but
she could only get high enough to
see his hat, as il swayed to the motion
Of the horse. Soon after reaching
Charlottesville he was seized with a
type of typhoid fever, the
course OF which was so rapid that he
could not he moved even so far as
and he died before JEFF
ferson heard thst he was in danger. |
The news of this desolating stroke
came near depriving his children of a
mother. She lost her reason for a
ime, during which she could only
Zee the moving phantom of hat, as
he had seen her husbands when he
passed her window. When reason
eturned, and for some weeks after,
till that maddenipg hat would not
'anish from her sight. 1t was long
,efcre she could bend her mind to the
lew duties which the event devolved
lpon her.
In this sudden desolation of her
oung life her brother was literally a
over of refuge to her: for he took
er and all her helpless brood home
o Monticello, which thenceforth be.
anne their home, as he their father.
lie reared and educated all those six
hildren-three daughters-with the
anne care, tenderness and liberality
8 his own. He nurtured their infan-
"; be guided their entrance into &C
i've life; two OF the sons pursuing
With distinguished success, his own
profession. Nor did he ever, during
he long series Of years, when he had
'ffices to give away, quarter one of
hem. or one of their children, upon
he public. When he reached home
le found that his friend had been bu-
led at Shadwell. Mindful of the ro-
natnic agreement OF their youth, that
whichever died first should bury the
,ther under the giant oak on Month
,ello, beneath which :hey had read
md talked during long summer days
le caused the remains to be removed
Nd mused over an inscription proper
or the tombstone. He wrote one,
Thich recorded the usual brief outline
# human life, and ended it with
hese words ITO his virtue, good
ense, learning and friendship, this
tone is dedicated by Thomas Jeffer-
on, who, Of all men living, loved him
most"