The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-29

How Charley Morgan Became 9 Comm
dore.
I"Carp" IN Cleveland Leader.

("Oarp" In Cleveland Leader.
Colonel Wintersmith, of Kentucky. told
the following good story OF Thomas Jeffsrson
at the Ebbitt House last night. l do not
think it has ever been published.
Said he: "One day when Thomas Jeffers IN
was riding through Virginia on his way fro n
Washington to Monticello he came upon q
boy tru6ging along with his clothes in q
satchel. which hung on stick from his
shoulder. He stopped his gig, AID asked the
youth il he did not want to ride. The young
man looked of him q moment IN bold way.
and finally said yes. He was motioned to
get in, and in q moment be was sitting by
the side of the President who opened tae
conveu alton by asking him who he was. aud
where be was going. Re replied that his
name was Morgan, aud that he WAS going
home from school, and continued by putting
the same question to the President saying:
i beg your pardon, stranger, bat what might
your name bsP
1.-The President replied: MY name is
Thomas Jefferson
THE boy looked up sstonished, and asked,
Not Tom Jefferson President OF the United
States?
eyes replied Jefferson. and as he did so
the boy jumped from the gig and into the
road, saying, I have heard of you, Tom
Jefferson. My father gays you are rascal
and wouldn't he thrash me If he caught me
ridin' with you. Father knows you, and
he thinks you are the biggest sounded in
the country
"'No, he doesn't replied the President.
Il know him very we'll. We are good
friends person ally, though not politically.
He won't care if you ride with me. | am
not bad fellow; get in. Still the young
man refused 10 get in. he reiterated the
statement that he believed jefferson to De q
rascal, but finally was persuaded, and again
took his seat IN the gig.
Inwrrs oh
Jeferson succeeded in making friend of
him, and on parting told him that If he
would come to Washington be would give
him an Office to prove to hum that he was
bis friend. No, you won't said the boy.
You will forget me- No, l will not an
sweTed Jefferson, and with that the two
parted.
Some months sfterward young Morgan,
becoming disgusted with things about home,
concluded to run OIL and 90 70 Washington
after his office. Hs stole out one night with
his clothes in a bundle on stick over his
shoulder and walked to Washington. When
he cot to the city-it wRs nothing but a
muoGy Yillsge then-he was covered with
dust, and his boots were the color of clay.
he went. however ust as he was, u to the
| White House. and, finding the door open,
walked boldly into room where he saw
Jefferson writing bending over table. He
went Up to him and, laying his hand on his
| come after that Office The President looked
up, but could not remember the boy. Not
ing his amazed look. young Morgan contin-
ued: There, | told you you would not
remember me when / came here Jefferson
replied that his face was familiar, and on Nor
gan telling who he was, the President greeted
him kindly and asked him to be seated.
| He then called a servant and sent the boy
| off TO BE brushed up, asking him ii he had
smother suit of clothes, To which be replied
be had. He wss then given a room In the
" hite House. and the President told him to
| look ABOUT a few days and see what kind oil
an office be wanted. This young Morgan
did, and at the end of the first day told jeff
erson he would take q colonelcy IN the
/ army.
President Jefferson lauehed, aud told
/ him that the colonies were always old men.
He must take something else, but not to be
in a hurry, to ieok around and see the city.
! he then sent a midshipman with him to
maze things pleasant for him. and in day
or two young Morgan decided that he would
rather be midshipman than anything else.
Jefferson at ohcs gave MIN the appointment
and he went on ship immediately. He
made splendid naval officer, and he died q
/ Commodore