Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-02-04

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boy. promptly an6 frankly accepted tn
,linvitation, and soon charmed his unknowa
i friend by his ingenious. boyish sOnver-
e sation. After time Mr.. Jefferson asked
= his companion if he la ! ever lard ol
b Tom jefferson. oh, yes was the quick
j. Response. My dad says he is the -=
l, rascal ever lived. Nothing daunted by
q his unexpected eandor, the president con-
J., tinued the cony ersation, and when, in re-
! ply to illusions purrosely made to Tom
Jefferson. the lad would cxclaim that,
$ dad said that he was q traitor to his coun-
try lie would say. in expostulation, oh,
perhaps you would not iind him such
bad fellow after ALL When he reached
the point where his companion must
ieave him, Mr.. Jefferson said, rs the boy
. lcaped lightly to the ground. You can
!. tell your dad that you had ride with
Tom Jefferson, and he is not suchs bad
fellow 'Darned if | dol" exclaimed
the youth. Dad would give me tho
worst licking ever had if he knew I
had been riding with you.' Still amused
at the youngster persistence, Mr.. Jeffer-
son said in a kindly tone: Now, my
young fellow, want you to come and
see mo al the White House in Washing
ington, and you'll find that am not ~
bad as your dad thinks am The boy,
with bare acknowledgment of the friend
" invitation, ran off towards home. He.
was however sufficiently impressed to
tell dad that he was 1oing to see the
pr resident at tie White House and meant
to 60. Nonsense sneered the parent,
when you get there he will ask you whOs
the dickens you are?' No he won u per-
sisted the had, and am a-going.' He
was as good as his word. His fall cup.
plies, hom.espun suit and change OF
undcrclohing had just been completed;
and one morning, donning the new suit
and the new Shirt, and putting the re-
mainder of his personal effects up in .
handkerchief, he twisted stick through
his baggage. slung it over his shoulder,
and started briskly off to walk to WASH
ingtOn to see lis friend.
In due time the brave youngster reach-
ed the capital city. and inquiring his way
to the White House soon found himself
at the entrence. To the servant who ap>
peared in response to bis vigortds blows
on the panel of the door he boldly de-
mandcd to see Tom Jefferson He is Of
dinner, and has company replied the at
tendent, not little astonlshed at the au-
deity of the ravelsoiled boy with hia
bundle. That's nothing promptly an
swered the young adventurer, he told me
to come here and SEE him, and I've come
and am not going away without seeing
him, SO you had better 90 tell him l am.
here There was no chance but to obey
so the servant went to the dining -ro0ul
and told his master that there was q boy
outside who said that he must see tho pres.
idenr. as he had been told to come. Mr..
Jefferson at once ordered the intruder To-
be brought in. and the shabby youth
with his bundle on his back, found Nm-
self in the midst Of state dinner party
But, nothing daunted by his strange poa-
itl"n, when the president in genuine a.
exclaimed, Who the devil
are you?' the youngester CALCULATED.
Darn it, that's just what dad said you'd
say if I'd come here. Pm Chas.. Morgan.
and you axed me ter come when I Was
riding with you, 'tother day so I did,
replied the president. his srecollcctionoftho
incident reviving, and now you are here.
sit down with us and have some dlnner.'
Another plate was ordered to be placed ut
the table, and Charles Morgan took q
seat with undiminished assurance among
the fine ladies and gentlemen. Mr.. Jeffer-
son directed the dusty bundle, to which
his young friend had clung to the last,
TO be taken to spare bedroom. and an
Counced his intention of keeping the own
er thereof as his guest. After few day.
during which the Mr.. Jefferson had
greatly enjoyed the outspoken franknes.
and fearless nature Of the acQualntarc.
picked up by the wayside, he inquired
young Morgan what he could do tor him
What would you like to be when yo'
ire man, my fine fellows' I want tob
l colonel, was the answer, In whic.
charly persisted in reply to tho questio,
whenever put him, until. one day, play
fellow was brought him in the shape o
! midshipman. When, after enjoyin,
he society Of his new acquaintance for .
ho1s time, the president once questione
lin as to his wishes IN rcgared to hi
uture, he has made up his customary de
isiOn that nothing but the navy woul
meet his desire. To his great delight Mr.
Jefferson told him his wish in that re
pect could be gratified. The sequel t.
he story is easily learned. The boy en-
cred the navy and served his countr.
obly durng the remainder of his life.
md { commodore Morgan, l am told by
hose who knew him best. already pre-
erved the honest simplicity of character
nd the fearlessness which SO attracted
Tom Jefferson when he met the out.
poken Charley Morgan on the Virginia
ighway.
The NV York Tribune give care.