Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-22


"Ah." said the author of Simplicity
"Why do you come in here this way, dear
madam, and weep all over me wncn am
engrossed in business, and worried with my
large practice
CALAIS" SAID THE WOMAN,
with a fresh snort of woe, and wild wall
of wet anguish, once more inserting her
surcharged sobS in Mr.. JetlersOn's bosom.
alas, am undOnew
so is my shirt frill, y said Mr.. j., rs he
mechanically threw her from him and pro-
cecded to wiring out the moist and depressed
ornament.
Calming her with kind words, however
and rcviving her by holding u bottle OF
home made ink to her nose, he asked her to
tell him her case speedily, rs his time was
very valuable, for he expected another
client the following spring, and 50 he could
not delay.
Briefly, she was accused of numbering
some people, and needed the help of a
bright, young lawyer to convince
the illiterate jury that il WAS not true.
Mr.. Jefferson took the case, and by Il
system of changes OF Venue, c0ntlnuanCcS,
and appeals, succeeded in piling up such Il
load of costs on the county that the prose
cutting attorney was glad TO dismiss the
defendant. From this on Mr.. jefferson s
success was assured. He got so accustomed
Ia speaking in public that his mouth did
not get dry any more, and he could easily
talk for hours upon political subjects. As
a speaker he had wonderful staying quail
ties, and would frequently remain long
after every one else had gone home. The
biOgraphcr says that before he left the bar
Mr.. Jcilcrs0n's practice was worth $500
sterling per annum.
He married, January |, 1712, Martha
Skclton, young, beautiful, accomplished
and chilleSS widow, daughter and hcircSs
of wcll-known Virginia lawyer named
Waylcs, a distant relative Of L. Waylcs,
now in Great Britain Mr.. jefferson WAS
always kind to his wife and never re-
preached her because she had been IN heir
cSS. He said that Il woman had just rs
good a right. under the Virginia law, to he
I'm hcircSS aS man had, and he wOuld not
taunt her with it, lie simply said to her,
$50. and sin no more" He said that, as
for himself, he would not DC the first one
to cast stone ut IN hercSS.
Mr. Jefferson was ut one time a member
of the Legislature and did much good
work while there He was instrumental
in abolishing the laws relative to entail
and primUgeniture. lie also greatly I'M
proved the existing game laws, making it
a felony To turn 4 lack from the bottom OF
the pack.
@ He succeeded Patrick Henry rs Governor
of Virginia, rcsigning the office after twO
years. He then turned in and assisted
General Washington in defending his
country and being first i'll the hearts OF
his countrymen.
During the war, one of Jefferson estates
was pillaged by the forces under Corn,
wallis, aud TarletOn's cavalry boardad at
his Monticello place several days.
CONTRARY To ME. Us WISHES.
Upon the death of his wife, in September,
l1S2, he accepted an appointment as plcni'
potentiary to France.
"Y0u replace DR.. Franklin" said tho
Count de Nergennes 10 the new minister
II succeed DR. Franklin" said the great
inventor of Pan-Elcctric simplicity; 'nG
one can replace him."
The historian says that Mr.. Jefferson
made good minister. He not only per.
formed the usual duties, hut he sent OveI
seeps, plants, shrubs and blooded hem
eggs TO his native land, acted as cOrrcspOn
dent for the papers, and wrote a book
called Notes on Virginia.
He returned 10 Virginia in 17S9 and. was
soon appointed, by Washington, secretary
of state. In 1875 he was elected vice
president and 1900 he was chosen president
of the United States. He now began TO in
troducc Jeffersonian simplicity and weaI
yarn mittens while doing his chores. A.
4 president he won many friends, and
office seekers from all over the Union camt
to him frankly and told him they enjoyed
his administration, oh, so much. Jeffer
son refused the nomination for third
term, and March 4, 1903, he retired TO hi
beautiful reserved seat at Monticello
where he practiced on the violin and wrote
autographs for a grateful people.
Mr.. jefferson was tall and well formed,
being about the heighth and general tout
ensemble Of the writer, parting his hair il
the middle, also in a similar manner I,
that 30 mvch affected by the humble wri
ter of these lines BE had sandy hair and
gritty disposition, also benevolent ex
preston Of cOuntenancc which often mis-
lead people who came TO him for tb,
purpose of indOrsing his administration
and securing the postofiice in their owl
town. He was good citizen, kind
hearted man, and loved his country frs
rate 4 great man believe that had any
thing happened TO prevent Washington be
ing the father OF his country, Jefferson
would have been good man for that place
BILL NYE.