The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-02

licking ever had IL he knew had been
riding with you"
still amused at the youths persistence,
Mr. Jefferson said in a kindly tone:
Now, my little fellow, want you to
come and see me at the White House, in
Washington and you'll find that I'm
not quite as bad as Jour dad thinks
me-"
The boy, with bare acknowledgment
of the friendly invitation, ran off to-
ward his house. He was however, suf-
ficiently engrossed to tell dad'' that
he was asked to go and see the President
at the White House, and meant to go.
Nonsense sneered the parent;
"when you go there he will ask you
who in the world you are"
mo he WON'T" persisted the lad,
"and Pm going"
He was as good as his word. His fall
supplies, homespun suit and change
of underclothing, had just been COM
pleted; and one morning, donning the
new suit and new shirt, and putting
the remainder of his personal effects in
handkerchief he twisted stick through
his baggage, slung it over his shoulder,
and started briskly off to walk to Wash
ington to see his friend.
In due time the brave youngster reach
ed the capital city, and inguiring the
way to the White House, he soon found
himself at the entrance. To the servant
who appeared in response to his vigor-
GUS blows on the panel of the door, he
boldly demanded to see Tom Jefferson.
He's at dinner and has company"
replied the attendant, not a little aston
ished at the travel-soiled boy with his
bundle.
"That's nothing" promptly the ad-
venturer answered, she told me to come
here to see him, and I've come and 1
amt going off without seeing him
either"
There was no choice but to obey so the
servant went to the dining-room and
told his master that boy was outside
who said he must see the President, Jas he
had been told to come. Mr.. Jefferson at
once ordered the intruder to be brought
| in; and the shabby youth, with his
bundle still over his shoulder, found
himself in the midst of state dinner
party. But nothing daunted by his
strange position, when the President in
| genuine neastonishment exclaimed, "Who
under the sun are you?" the youngster
calculated:
g Now that's just what dad said you'd
say if came here. Pm Charles Nor
gan, and you axed me to come when I
was riding with you t'other day."
+" So did, replied the President, his
recollection of the incident reviving !;
land now you are here, sit down with
us and take some dinner"
Another plate was ordered to be placed
on the table; and Charles Morgan took
q seat with undiminished assurance
among the fine ladies and gentlemen.
Mr.. Jefferson directed the dusty bundle,
to which the lad clung to the last, to be
taken to spare bedroom and announced
his intention of keeping the owner
thereof as his guest.
After a few days, during which the
President had greatly enjoyed the out
spoken frankness and fearless nature of
the acquaintance picked up by the way
side, he enquired of young Morgan what
he could do for him.
What would you like to be when
you are man, my fine fellow?" he
asked.
Il want to be colonel was the an.
swer; in which Charley persisted in re
ply to the question, whenever put t.
him, until one day play-fellow was
brought to him in the shape of young
midshipman. When, after enjoying
the society of his new acquaintance for 6
short time, the President once NOR,
questioned him as to his wishes in re
gard to his future, he made up his minC
with his customary decision that moth
ing but the navy would meet his desires
TO his great delight, Mr.. Jefferson tolc
him that his wishes in this respect coul'
be gratified. The sequel to the story
easy told. The boy entered the navy
and served his country nobly during tn
rest of his life. And Commodore Nor
gan am told by those who knew hin
best always preserved the honest sim
plicity of character and fearlessnes
: which so attracted "Tom" Jefferson
when he met the outspoken Charli
Morgan on the Virginia highway.