Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-12-01
.Jassarsoss's H1yye Making


The Detroit Free Press contains an IN
teresting "reminiscences Of Thomas Jeffer-
sons love making. The lady Miss Burwell
who discarded him and afterwards married
Jacqueline Amber, was the mother Of four
daughters, one Of whom married the IA
nous Chief Justice Marshall, another
married Col Edward Darlington, the
chief quarter master of George Washing-
ton; the third married Daniel Call, a dis
tinguished lawyer of Richmond, aud the
fourth married George Fisher, a promi-
nent merchant Of that city. Mrs. Fisher
was the mother of DR.. E. G. Fisher, of the
W. L. Asylum, and the grandmother Of
Maj. Kinney Mr.. Jno. NJ. Kinney, and
Mr.. Henry Harrison, Of Augusta. The
Free Press Says:
There was another victim to the tender
p ssion in those days who afterward grew
famous-a young gentleman who eventu-
ally became President Of the United
States, ''apoStle of Democracy" and sage
of Monticello''-Mr. Thomas Jefferson.
1t is hard to contemplate this calm, collec-
ted, uneXcitaDle man of politics and sci
enlist in the light of d lover but Jefferson
was, in his early years, a very susceptible
young gentleman. We are not left to con-
own hand-in his letters published by his
literary executor in his "Life''-a most
amusing account Of his love affairs when
he was a student at William and Mary Col
| lege. Nothing more rollicking, gay. even
extravaganty comic, could be imagined
than certain passages in these epistles-
notably that IN which he describes at
length and in detail how Satan came
through hole in the roof while he WAS
asleep, and, taking the form Of a rat, stole
bis "gemmy worked gaiters." His fair
enslaver-to whom he constantly refers in
these letters-was Miss Rebecca BurWell,
the daughter of q gentleman of Glouces-
ter. He writes about her TO his friend
John Page, Esq, afterward Governor of
Virginia, which office he. too, was to hold.
He is nervcusly fearful that somebody will
discover who his sweetheart is ; SO. after
the fashion of the time he bastoWs upon
her name extracted from the Dict nary
of love-Belinda. Every fair one then was
Chloe, OF Daphne, or Florella: Miss Bur-
well was Belinda. But Belinda, the suitor
fears. is far toa plain. His secret will be
penetrated, bis movement be watched, his
love discovered Therefore he translates
Belinda into Latin, and calls the yohng
lady Cdnapdna IN die" Bell-in- day." Greek
letters were also occasionally employed to
wrap up from LrofaEe glances the dear
ones name, and it WAS even written back
ward in Greek, and becomes Adntleb!
We read of these follies of the afterward
famous man with q certain amused inter
est, and they seem TO bring the sage Of
Monticello and s'apostie OF Democracy" a
great deal nearer to us. He is man like
ourselves, not d N. re historic figure. He
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but dancing with Belinda at the Apollo'
that famous r. ON i'll the Raleigh tavern
where the youth grown to manhood was
to organize, through the committee Of cor
respondence, resistance to the British
crown. He is a boy, and is indisputably
in love in this good year of 1853, and he
courts and sighs, and tries to capture his
pref ty little sweetheart-as pous. it is
said, as she was beautiful-and, like his
friend George Washington, fails. The
young lady will not be captured. There
is much reason to conclude that. she gave
Mr.. Thomas jefferson 1.-THE slipper, send
ing him adrift the most unhappy of lovers
for we soon find him writing in the sad
dest strain about his prospect planning
sail boat voyage to Europe, and a return
Through the British provinces to the
northward,'' and proposing schemes for
the future unconnected with his dear
''Campa,sa-i This lady afterwards
married Mr.. Jacquelin Amber, the be-
loved and respected Treasul er of Virginia;
and it isa somewhat notable fact that
Miss Mary Cary, who discarded Washing
ton, was united to Mr.. Edward Amber,
brother of the gentleman who married
Miss Rehecca Burwell, who disc rded JEFF
ferson. The d1 mGores of that epoch were
unfortunates and seem to have been taught
by the saddest experiences that kissing
goes by favor"
Another coincidence between the natri-
alnnial fates of WashiE gton and jefferson
was TO present itself. Rejected by Belinda,
Tom Jefferson. as he was called by his
friends. betook himself to law and politics,
seeking il dusty TONES and political aspi-
ration some salye for his grieVous wound.
The day came, however, when Cupid aeain
asserted his sway. Jefferson made the ac-
quaintance OF beautiful young WIDOW
note that Washington, disappointed in
1--we also. met with lovely widow-Mr
,Jeferson's friend" being q certain Martha
SHELTON (the Martha being All additional
coincdence) wealty young Dame OF
s'Ehe Forest" in Charles City. This young
heiress las bore off from every competitor.
All his accom- 44ss.I,2ents were used to that
end--his wit, badinage. sddle-Dlaylng. aud
loyrr-like ardor. At last he SUCCEEDED and
a great wedding took p ace at The Fur
rest' on night of winter, the huge log
fires driving away with their blaze the
chill OF January, tile same month III Whica
Washington had married p!l3 falf WIDOW,
Martha On the next day LIE gt0an and
cello. then in process of erection on spur
of the Blue Ridge At 'Blenheim," the
house Of Col. Carter, near the mountain.
they were caught by a SnOW-StOrin, forced