Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-02-02
JEFFERSON IN LOVE.


From the Atlantic Monthly for February.
When he had been at home three weeks,
lie wrote short letter which shows him re-
duced 10 a sorry plight indeed lie was torn
with the contest raging in his soul between
his passion and his judgment, and he plunges
into letter, as il were headlormosi, seeking I
relief IN converse with his friend, with whom ,
he had been accustomed TO exchange such |
confidence dear Page 10 tell you the pla' n /
truth, l have not a syllable to write to you 1
about" which was lovers way OF stating
that his heart was full 10 bursting. 81 d.
/ not conceive" he continues, THAT anything
eau happen in my world which you would
give n curse TO know" The worlds of these
two friends were indeed unlike for John
Page, heir TO one Of the large estates, hyel
in the largest mansion Of all Nrginia-Rose-
well,-whch stands 10 this day near the
banks Of the York River, a vast square bat
rack, treeiess, lenceess dismGntled, n pile
without inhabitant, picture OF desolation.
"All things here" the distracted lover went
on, "appear TO me to ,rudge on in one and
the same round VIC rise IN the morning
that we may cat breakfast, dinner AMI sup
per, and go 10 bed again that we may get
up the next morning and do the same so
that you never saw two Teas more alike
than our yesterday aud 10 day
II he had nothing to tell, lie had plenty
TO ask. A jury Of lovers would have pro-
! n0unced his situation serious in tue extreme.
lie was Cnamored &C u beauty and an heir
: ess she, in the full lustre OF her charms ; he,
g youth not twenty, Of small estate heavily
!, burdened, reading tue elementary book OF a
u profession requiring Yeas Of preparation.
!, Moreover, he had the usual dream OF foreign
y travel. Before settling to the business OF
y life, he meant to visit England, Holland,
70 France, Srain aud Italy,-where lie would
AZ buy "a good fiddle, land then cross to
IL | atu hx pf
y renee and Canada. Such tour would re.
II pure two or three years would She wait
" Could lie ask her to wait She must love
Vi him very much to do that, and he ill not
u know that she loved him at ALI for the watch
u, paper meant nothing particular, indicating
y friendly feeling, nothing more. VIVA
, would dear Page advise Should he 20 a
al once to town, receive his sentence, and en-,
ed this awful suspense Inclination prompt
ol ed this course but il she rejected him, h,
;" would be 'ten times more wrelched thar
ne ever" In this dilemma, he had some
~ thoughts Of going TO Petersburg, # Thu
- actors go there in May aud keeping on tC
w; Williamsburg for The birhnight ball at tht
VI Apollo, which of course, she would attend.
But, after all, had not beand Page better q
10 abroad al once for two or three years
tour ? I'll we should not both be cured o
as love in that time, think the Devil woul,
III be in l."
a THE END OF JEFFERs MS Love AFFAIR
r, The lover had occasion for an his philoso.
" ply In October when the General Couu
n; convened, he must needs be in Williams
Id burg, to watch its proceedings and submit
D. knolty questions to his lIiend Wythe. III
ut flew thilher on tie wings Of love. TneIt
- was Il ball al the apollo. He met her there
ne Who SO happy as he when he led her out iC
the dance lie mad made up his mind Il
at, speak, il opportunity favored, and he ha {