The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09

80 Is my SnlrU It'll, Stlu MI D., as ue
mechanically threw her from him, and pro-
ceeded to wiring out the moist and depressed
ornament.
Calming her with kind words, however, and
rsviving 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 a 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 a load of
costs on the county that the prosecuting at
torney was glad to dismiss the defendant.
From this on Mr.. Jefferson's success was as
Eured. 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 speaker he had won
derful staying qualities, and would fire.
uuently remain long after every one else had
gone home The biographer says that before
he left the bar Mr.. Jefferson's practice was
worth $500 sterling per annum.
He married. Jan. l, 1772, Martha Shelton,
young, beautiful, accomplished and child
less widow, daughter and heiress Of a 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 right, under the
| Virginia law, to be an heiress as a man had
| 4 ho,. until IIn cif
ply said to her, "Go and sin nc more" He
said that, as for himself, he would not be the
first one to cast a stone at all heiress.
Mr.. jefferson was at one time a member OF
the legislature and did much good work while
there He was Instrumental i'll abolishine
the laws relative to entail and primogeniture
He also greatly improved the existing game
laws, making it felony to turn jack from
the bottom OF the pack.
During the war one of Jeffersons estate
was pillaged by the forces under CORVALLIS
and Tarleton's cavalry boarded at his Montl
cello place several days, contrary to Mr j.
wishes Upon the death of his wife, in SEP
| TENDER, 1852, he accepted an appointment a
plenipotentiary to France.
"You replace Dr. Franklin, said the Coun
| de Vergennes to the new minister
II succeed Dr. Franklin, said the great il
ventor of Simon pure simplicity; mo one ca
replace him."
The historian says that Mr.. Jefferson mad
a good minister. He not only performed tn
usual duties, but he sent over seeds, plant.
shrubs and blooded hens eggs to his nativ
land, acted as correspondent for the papers
and wrote book called "Notes on Virginia.
He returned to Virginia in 1889 and wa
soon appointed, by Washington, secretary
state. In 1896 he was elected vice-presiden
and in 1900 he was chosen president of th
United States. He now began to introduC
Jeffersonian simplicity and wear yarn mi
tens while doing his chores. As a presider
he won many friends, and office seekers fror
all over the Union came to him frankly an
told him they enjoyed his administration, oil
so much. jefferson refused the nominatio
for a third term, and March 4, 1909, he n
tired to his beautiful reserved seat at Ion,
cello. where he practiced on t1t viol!D an
wrote autographs for grateful people.
Mr. jefferson was tall and well formed
being about the height and general tout el
sennble of the writer, parting his hair in I'll
middle. also in similar manner to that (
much affected by the humble writer of the
lines. He had sandy hair and gritty di
position, also benevolent expression {
eountenance, which often misled people WI
! came to him for the purpose of indorsing b
! administrator and securing the postoffice
. their own town lie was good citizen,
: Kind hearted man, and loved his country fir
/ rate. A great many believed that had an.
, thing happened to prevent Washington beinl
the father of his country, Jefferson woul
have Len a good man for that place.-Bi
! I'VE III Boston Globe.