The sun., 1882-06-18
THE HOME AND GRAVE or THOMAS
JEkbELSON


RICHMOND, June i5.-Thomns Jcffcrson's
-, NJ, , - O O'i 'i"s eiou"u On the
ola mohtlcelo plantation. two miles from Char
lottcsvio. small town tho county scat Of AL
~ o'unlS' w.
When. four years ago. the writer made a nil
grimage to the grave Of the great Virginia
salesman .1 , he found homegrown with brambles
ana weeds "So ,1,, ana d, even VEL, sood,sizcd trees.
hoverng about the simple grounds surround
relic TO hear a,yav nc a rnn,ar,,,,annn - ,,,ii.
1,. W oe"' away as remembrance ol their
which stands in tho back ward are in bicb
estsem amen, thor, NJ. ,ho. - ,aii,
this is " the s,mo ' borsv in0y whicb %fS @ 1ola
ferson mode tho iournav oyor ,hn Ior,,
r,o,,aa ,,n,',,,t, wv I,.' O'e 'nu rons
lnRtoh lRit. 70 DC ihaugurated as President Of the
GnesH ,itasU Ssa,esi M An aGed negro down in Char.
nun'er with piece of the oil-cloth covering Of
ne, ,he 4iianldated I'M, busgy; snmbo well kno wing
ton1. as il was once the property OF Ivory sta
PIE Keeper IN the village. who had 1t broken
TURNS during tne late war while taking some Confed-
Ignorance Is bliss. and Sambo keeps his own
counsel. Ono young lady from Maine was seen
In the windows. that she might have bit of itas
a souvenir, while her stnlwart father wrenched
tht blN hnDu Oh Lut Dht'k anu Uuslly con-
eoalod II In his pocket lest the guardian Of the
PROMISES would bring him to task.
The large shaft that marks the last resting
place OF Jefferson does not escape the dcspoil-
ers hands. as 1t bears evident traces Of the
recklnss use Of the hammer and chisel.
Every student Of the University Of Virginia.
which was founded by Jefferson and caiefully
fostered by him after his retirement from the
cello estate. ''> ''' 'N'' " ''''''' W Wv
The mansion itself stands Immediately in
front Of the family bhTynE groSSn,dl S,l, and IS Of
wood, which Is worm-eaton and falling into
utter decay. In its day it must have presented
fort and home! likeness. with its broad veran-
da, large window panes, and huge swing
rooms cause one to ponder on the good old
times when JeHorson sat with ms falmily. look
ing at the spark M hyinf up & the caysrn9ns In ri
buckied shoe ana thought the news long
time coming over tho MOUNTAINS from WASH
trees growing in the yard spread their umbra-
geous gsous, arms m to the four our, winds forming
canopy to shade tho tired tourist from the
scorching sun; Tothc right OF the mansion runs
long covered passagcway. leading to an out
house. which served as retrent and library
lor the owner. Here no sat IN the evening OF
his life, discussing great measures with any
chance visitor worthy Of his steel; at other
Ss ns se M
OF the whiskey punch for which Monticello was
tirely dismanticd. Tie barracks that sheltered
Jeirorson's many slaves are in such n plight
lnat lew parsons Woulu REGARD lleln a. any
longer habitablc yet dozens Of little half-cla
darkies were playing hide-und- go-seck around
the doorwnys while their mothers were up to
their elbows in soapsuds cleansing students
linen, an occupation which engages the time
OF every negroes in the ncighbDrho0d.
There Is a long circuitouS underground pas
sage. now choked up with its own ruins, lead
ing from the side of The mansion down into the
dense wood in which il opens and through
this dark way it is said Thomas Jefferson
escaped from n suuud Of British soldiers Who
nttemptpI his cnutlIrc during the second war
with the mother country Monticello has been
in the possession Of citizens OF three different
Governments for ,lurin. the Rebellion, it was