The Wilmingtonian., 1886-09-04

$50 is my shirt frill" said Mr.. j., as he
mechanically threw her from him, and pro-
ceeded to wiring out the moist and depressed
ornament.
Calming her with kind words, however, and
reviving her by holding bottle of home
made ink to her nose, he asked her to tell
him her case speedily, as his time was very
valuable, for he expected another client the
following spring, and so he could not delay.
Briefly, she was accused of numbering some
people, and she needed the help of bright,
young lawyer to convince the illiterate jury
that this was not true.
Mr.. Jefferson took the case and by sys-
tenn of changes of venue, continuances and
appeals, succeeded in piling up such load of
costs on the county that the prosecuting at
torney was glad to dismiss the defendant.
From this on Mr. Jetferson's success was as
kured He got so accustomed to speaking in
public that his mouth did not get dry any
more, and he could easily talk for hours upon
political subjects As u speaker he had won
derful staying qualities, and would fire.
quently remain long after every one else had
gone home. The biographer says that before
he left the bar MIR. Jefferson's practice was
worth $500 sterling per annum
He married, Jan. l, lI72, Martha Skelton,
young, beautiful, accomplished and child
| less widow, daughter and heireSs of well
| known Virginia lawyer named Wayles, a dis
tant relative of p. Wayles, now in Great
| Britain. Mr.. Jefferson was always kind to
his wife and never reprOached her because
she had been an heiress He said that a
woman had just as good a right, under the
Virginia law to be an heiress as a man had
and he would not taunt her with it. He sim
ply said to her, go and sin no more" He
said that, as for himself, he would not be the
first one to cast stone at an heiress
Mr.. Jefferson was at one time a member of
the legislature and did much good work while
! there He was Instrumental in aboishing
the laws relative to entail and primogenture
He also greatly improved the existing game
laws, making it "A felony to turn a jack from
the bottom of the pack.
During the war one OF Jeifelsons estates
was pillaSed by the forces under CORVALLIS,
and Tarleton's cavalry boarded at his Month
cello place several days, contrary to Mr. j S
wishes. Upon the death of his wife, in Sep
tember, liS!, he accepted an appointment as
plenipotentiary to France.
"YOu replace Dr. Franklin y said the Count
de Nergennes to the new minister.
II succeed DR.. Franklin" said the great in.
ventOr of Simon pure simplicity; mo one can
replace him.
The historian SAYS that Mr.. jefferson made
good minister. He not only performed the
usual duties, but be sent over seeds, plants
shrubs and hloOded hens eggs TO his native
land, acted as correspondent for the papers
and wrote book called Notes on Virginia =
He returned to Virginia in liS9 and wa,
soon appointed, by Washington, secretary OF
state. In li9b he was elected yice-presitl,nt
and in 1900 he was chosen president of the
United States. lie now began to introduce
Jeffersonian simplicity and wear yarn init.
tens while doing his chores AS a president
he won many friends, and office seekers from
all over the Union came to him frankly am
told him they enjoyed his administration, OH
so much. Jefferson refused the nomination
for third term, and March 1. lsUJ lie re
tired to his beautiful reserved seat at Monti
cello, where he practiced on the violin anl
wrote autograph, for a grateful people
Mr.. jefferson was tall and well formed
being about the height and general tout en-
semble Of the writer parting his hair in tn,
middle, also in II similar manner to that 5,
much affected 10y the humble writer Of thes,
lines. He had sandy lair and Il gritty dis
position also beyeNOltnt expression Ui
countcmaurc, which often miplrd people who
came 10 him for the purpose Of indolsing hi,
administration and securing the postOtlice il
their own town lie was good gitizen, q
kind hearted man, and loved his country first
rate. \ nll ln,nv believed that had any
thin, ha. ii l,pwy"nt Washington being
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