The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-12-21
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-..!EMsilr,. !!EMsir., Jefferson wee in the habit of
driving himself in q gig, when he
TIlbde d visit to'bis connty. seat, Mon
ticello, at Charlottesville, Virginia.
He preferred this mode of travelling
Co the stage-coach, and of railways
ebPrs wsren6ne then betTeen Wash
ingtop, aud his rural residence. On
one OF his trips he saw a poorly clad
trudRing along 'he roadside, and ac-
c@sfed him, asking him If he would
take a ride. The by promptly and
fCaRkIyaaCcepsed the invitation, a.d
SOOn charmed his unknown friend b
bic ingenious boyish conversation.-
After time Mr.. Jefferson asked he
companion il ho had ever heard oS
Tom Jeferson9 ~... ....,~.7
20, yes" :" was the quick response
"My dad says he's the biggest rascal
ever, lived .4
Nothing daun'ed by this uncxpcc
ted answer, u Q President con inurd
che CONVEX sati"n; and when in repl,
to allusi"ns purposely made 10 Th"m
as jeter son, the lad would excaim
Ehat dad ,saId he WAS a traitor to his
country" he would say, III expostn-
lation, "Oh, perhaps you w"uii not
find him snch bad fellow, after all"
When he reached the point where hie
c0mponi N must leave h'm, Mr.. jet
terson said, as the boy lightly ,ap II
70 the ground:
''Y"n Cali tell your dad y IL had
ride with Tom Jefferson and he is
not such a had fellow"
"Dogged if dol" exclaimed the
YOUTH "Dad would give me the
worst licking l ever had it he know
/ had been riding with you"
Still amused at the youngsters per !
Ois'ence, Mr.. Jefferson said in kind
~ tone: ".
"N"w, my little fellow, / want yon
to come and see me at the White
Il 'mse, in Washington, and you'll
tad that lam not quite as bad as
Your dad thinks me-"
TIE b,N Mitlr bare acknnwledyv-
melt b" friendly invirati"n ran
"tf t"Nn'de his home. He wa how,
%v'r sufficiently inp' essed to tell
dad that he Was asked t. 60 to see
the President at the White Huusr.
aud meant to 20.
"NOnsense!"' sneered the raren :
when you ~ there he wunt know
who III the world you are"
IN" lie won't" persisted the lad,
''and dun a: going" IS y, .- |
lie was as good as his word. His
fall supplies, a homespun suit aud a
change OF underelothing, had Jus,
beeaec"mpleted; and one morning
DO i'gslhe hew suit and a new SHIRT
and ,Hptt'ng the re nander ot hi, per-
SoIl"l effects in q handkerch,t. he
tywSiStgod asuck through his baggage,
sung It over his shoulder, and star1-
ed briskly "ff 10 walk to Washington
to see his friend.
LII due time the b ave youngster
reached the capitol city, an! inqnit-
ing the W.! toI.e White House, -unn
fYnpd himself At the entrance. H.
sNU servant, WHO appeared in re-
sp0nse 10 his vigorous blows ON Ih.
l''shef ii the door, he b"IIIy demand
ed T." see Tom Jefferson.
Hes ~ dinner and has co pan, ="
replied the attendant, not - litlle ne-
toniShed at The aud"ci,J If the travels
soled boy wi h a'bmndIe.
"t9ats ,noth'hg," promptly rep!icu
the Adventures; "he told mo to cum,
here to See him, and I've come, and
amt going oil without seeing him
either" .
There Was no choice but TO obey.
so Ghs servant went to the d,nnv
TOosn and told his IN ,srer that a boy
wasoutside who sa,d he mnst sec tic
n. l..