The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-06-25
"REMINISCENCES OF JEfFERsoy.
The Simple Node 0g Life Of the rather
OF ihe American Constitution


The Simple Node Of Life Of the rather
OF the American Constitution
Baltimore sun.
Sicut-seers and tourists from all parts
OF the civilized world still occasionally
pay their homage at the modest tomb in
Monticello's (Va.l graveyard. An oX-
celleDJ country road leads from the VII
Isge to Monticello, bis homestead. or
1ftle mountain top two miles OH
Three hundred yards from the house, on
the right " the read. the eager waytareI
catches a glimpse Of the monument
erected over MS remains, small granite
shaft designed and inscribed az ne
directed in bis will. It was SO muJll8U-
60 and Clipped for relics that y1e IN
seriptinn became UDlnt5lIgiule Nyi
MANY wears .go. and Congress apprcpri-
ared the money for reueWai oi 'ea
monument and its railing. The WoIE,
a duplicate. fortunately for the gooo
sense and taste Of Congress, has DseG
con1DIateC. p highlv-iecoraGed Taiiing
enclosing the cOnsecrated spot. Not tar
off % the tomb Of his friend, DaOE5y
Carr. and those OF his family aud To.a-
Ives Wild flowers bloom IuteI5pef5eC
/ bet rwce1 and around tIe graves. ana. II
/ she new enclosure, which looks itt1St
bright they have been planted The
. zirl.g is primitive, the shaft simple and
/ the Eject left on the visitors mind is
/ that Mr. Jefferson displayed good taste
/ in his burial directions.
( Aunt Polly. an aged negro, who USED
- wait upon hfm sc table, s'lil lives III
. svD-tgal.r. She is evidently preset
1 with the honor she had ct performing
: this special service she says she knows
/ was q small eater. and preferred soup
and vegetables TO meat, wine 10 whisky,
I which in fact he did not drink ~ aH
Ills wines were directly imported f3i
his own use, and were chiefly BordeauA
and L.dar5A. He was smoker. though
not Of cigars. be carried about VIII
rp q big cherry stem 3 foot long anC
how.ra out at the end, into which as
. would thrust some tobacco ieaTe
crumplad up on the moment, and Jni
H9 would smoke. The tobacco va
crown Oh htl estate. and he esteemed J
over sIi other brands bu5 he wa5
moderate smoker. and talking T4tA5
than smoking was his fOT55 as ue iiFe'
b to talk, people liked 20 listen 70 him
and OF course always with marked Or
8 terence. He was very liberal in givln
tins. OF snail change. 10 servants at SD
o. day it was the universe. practice % Cl
, I ali m g1ia} service. His purse was mad
Of silk. and re kept both its ends We
filled ont with silver, thinking notblI
OF giving d quarter Or half CoI9r %
;. servant as q qualification. Aunt Ioh
- recalls with particular pleasure ~ loo.
i, ing back over her career, that Nj. oe.
J., fGrgon always greeted her and snoy
-" hands with Ser every time he Te5UTne
Y home after su absence. The pOutest ,
Y men me shook bands, ~ tact, wit
= everybody. white or black, whom
knew OF who was presented TO him.
. rECUITARITIEs OF DRESS.
His every day and Sunday cloth
y were Of L0mespun graylsb cloth AZ
e home make: q roundabout. red YES
.e both DugtOning mp around the nee
81. -ra-. .ry-e0E1s. hOme-EniG stocking
pumps with silver buckles, and brOa
60 Nrf-uoa slouCh hat constituted his on
- ft in dress IN very cod waaJh6I
n . tied red comforter around his Zee
- country fashion. About his liuen
was very particular, and the washe
y woman in charge ~ Monticello we
al careful TO do it up exactly in accOr0au
% | with his fancy. Z was with eZ5Ter
ri reluctance thag he 81 last laid asi
- able reuta'oong. When riding ont
as used n wiuJer woo.en and leather lie
-h g!ngs.' and hcwover spattered vi
ag mud on returning home be TemOv
-o . chem with nt7 Own hands seated beit
e. blazing Hickory lie. Tie aCcustOw
-'- r5ms-ti IeveI 10 cal. D. others FOR assi
~ uroe when .- could easily DO wIibuu
,~s su- 10 those 5tr!E matters which cat
.s. for outside -H'rrrrT0. viz, cleaning
rolu, .rg ring the articles or his toll
-- r.~aI-.ag his clothes ard keeping tG
..' D. j-.u. i.s Eres oE-Ct.uC, ana ms e
iu wants wgl. thorough y drilled 80 fu.
Tv- BIS c>~rctaGor-. Wherever he ulr.
.lr - lis G-u....laIy was gGry uptey q
-. Tigrifed, though b" c5ui1 adapt nima
,- readily I'd any assem- oia-a- -lE &"
'9- CEeu % 20" village e-o i-s UHTrc."s't
literally aD.~Ct him l5 -sr' =.
CEr hero. 90 ---u-aag uEu be ni-
, chem, ard ladies', OF whose society
7'' vss fond, were devoted 70 him. At
Sc f-leTa7 "A big crowd attended, inciuG
md al the ser-anrs on the place VINO
20 LiNitej their sorrow 1T many To-
After his death Monticello v7=s occur
-aE sight years, aud duri-g the lnte,
N' b. bed room, with every hing IN .
p o. n- Iafg lU. was untouched, Iswa7 sn
fF- ar6 HupIv furnished usually u5
., with Lle sun, and before breakfast {
a,r0ll around the yard and 70
~ srailes. He wa6 g0od-iookiug m
2ct and Lad sandy hair up e. MS death.
.hle it is tc say his hair dIG no. turn 81
Dor Was he in the least bald Cgs
4-z visited tIG house and grounds for y
a-a1- lis death, and even aftC- 9
rofo-5 Levy, ot 5le United States Fl.
sly 5Cuglt Cla estate i0 1884 The C
.1y. ncaCTG'8 LoiE uOw owns lt, and has
ace teCly Leeu sBdeayOnug TO -es5c-e
mar mansion 20 its pristine state. 81 wt
re q suitable act If the estate a~0l'
'' 10 purchased lu she name Of the coU
I re ami given TO lTT. Jefferson uea
ftv. kin, some Of whom still reside
,n-- Charlotte 5G5vIiia.
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