The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-17

at every step.
There is no trace whateyeP of the
grave of Mrs. Jefferson, which was about
tho first interment, and which was To-
Gated by the side Of the ohelisk of JEFF
ferson. He survived her forty-four
years. In 1841 this grave and its slab Of
white marble we're visible with tho aim
pie inscription: MARTHA Jefferson, born
in l747 o. 8. Intermarried with Thomas
Jefferson January !, 1772; torn from
him by death September 6, 1892: this
monument Of love is inscribed.p On tae
| other aide of the obelisk the slab cover
ing the grave of Jefferson's oldest daugh-
ter is partially legible. What 10 missing
is in brackets: n
"M. a. R.-[Martha Jefferson Ran
dolphs eldest daughter OF Thomas Jeffer-
leon, born September 27-t1772l. Inter-
married with Thomas Mann Randolph
February %, 1850. Died October 10,
1886: She possessed Q strong aud culti-
waited mild and gentle tenn,
per; warm, atiectionaate and
ealf.sacrifcing in all her duties. This is
d slight mark of the love borne by her
son, Thos. Jefferson Randolph" The
latter, the first grandson Of Thomas JEFF
ferson, died but o few years ago. (He
was President in 1872 of the National
Democratic Convention, which met at
Baltimore.) He was present when JEFF
ferson died, and furnished Mr.. Ran
dolph, his biographer, an interesting ac-
! count OF Jeferson's last moments.
From him it is learned that Mr.. JEFF.
ferson had no funeral. It was his wish
| that his interment should be private and
I without parade of any. kind, and no
notice of the hour of ipteTment nor inyi-
tatione were Issued. His body waa borne
down the mountain side from his resi-
dence by o little procession Of his family
and servants, but .at the grave his friends
and neighbots had gathered in drench.
| ing rain to pay their last tribute OF, affec-
ton. The burial service of the Episcopal
Church was read over the remains at tho
| grave. Mr.. Jefferson wac invited to the
city of Washington on the 4th of July
the day on which he died--to join lin the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of
American independence, b'As he declined,
on account of i'll health, though anxious,
as he said, to see his "ancient neighbour"
in that city.
/ In his last days Jefferson wrote to
Madison: "Take care of me when dead,
and be assured shall leave with you my
last afections." Although Mr., Randall
tells us that this probably referred to a
defence of his political life it Is an appeal,
now partially heeded, to the American
people to save from further desecrationi
this "templei of aiIence and sreconcilia-
ltiOn.np s5,.,. 10, s :, {, {. =
Monticello itseiS, at the time Of our
visit, was in possession of q tramp.
When We reached the hill top from the
graveyard and walked to the front of the
mansion, an old man in rags sat half
asleep in the sun on the rortico. He
aroused himself at the barking of q half.
fed dog, and greeted US gruliy with: "Do
you want to see old man Jefferson's
house, gentlemen |" We answered.
4 HThen it will cost yon twenty five cents
/ apiece" The money WAS paid, q chain
across tho main door was unlocked, it
swung open, and we entered q spacious
aate-hall. The appearance of decay in
his earthly habitation' %%sss not so great
as we had been led to believe, but was
not the desecration in keeping with that
down the mountain slope? The home
of Thomas Jefferson in possession of o
trampl Who could believe this unless
ne had seen it. Yet inquiry proved this
to be the literal fact. This old man had
sat himself down there without authority
from any one and levied admittance to
Monticello, where Washington ard Mad
ison and Lafayette had been welcomed (
The description of the house is possibly
zoo we'll known 10 require one, here. It
stands on the very apex of the mountain,
and was formerly surrounded by orna-
mental grounds aud is now half embow-
cred in trees. Itisa q long brick structure
mounted by dome with porticos front
and rear. Ono Of MIR. .Jefieraon's idio-
syncracie5 was a fondness for architec-
ture.. While the hall was large and the
rooms spacious, the stairway was 30 mar.
row as TO DO uncomfortable to stout
person, a9d quite in .contTseys to the staig-
ways Of that date at Mount Vernon and
Montpelier. Tie hall opened into an
octagonal dining room with sliding glass
folding doors with q finish that looked
modern. The second floor was cut u b
into oil kinda ofinconceiyabls bed rooms
owing 70 the form of the house. In the
d0me there was one room used for dane.
ing parties, and at other times Ms O draw
ing room. In all OF tile bedrooms there
were dark, narrow alcoyes for the beds,
Il which were paftlye fixture in the wells.
There were here and therc odd places of
furniture, and an old cafringe, M..ich be-
longed to Jefferson !; but the marble
and brescia tables, French mirrors and
handsome spfasn which adorned the
house with the statuEry and paintings
4 have gone long ago. 81 "a
T..ieview from Monticello is magnifi-
cent. For fifty miles on the left, till the
sceEe is melted into the haze OF the Blue
1 Ridge to Willis mountain on the right,
h forty miles distant, there is one vRst sea
4 of vegdue tstret tched out HE q hiap
under the feet There may be mora
beautiful views, but they must be rare--
very fAro from ain eminencei suitable for
j DWELLING place. s. X 4
il Ar9hfp eilcr, Graye 81 SgadiSoh.l :.
q Ths condition of the gTasaa and Inonu.
ment Of James Madison - quite In con.
4 traat Wit thetof j jfessol, The county
laeAt Of Madison is Mont nel Ter, IN Orange
County, Va, about fotir mica irol1
Orange Station, on the " Virginia idland
: Railroad, and about sixsy miles from
Monticello. Some minutes before the
grand old mansion is reached, the granite
q obelisk over Madisonss grave ie visible
! through the fields half q mile TO the Right
Il OF the house. II, ID located In q large
8 field, and inclosed with substantial
. brick wall, quits one hRndsed feet sluare
and five feet in nsheights Oashs cast aide
there Is q small plain iron gate, with thu
: words Ia iron lettefe
MAIDS on 1920. q
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