Wichita eagle., 1889-01-12
NYE AT MONTICELLO.
10 JUss Down Few Thoughts I'm His
Own Winning WAY.


Not long ago | visited Monticello, and
paused To weep over the grave of Thomas
jefferson. the great yet simple man who
wrote the poetic but impractical statement
that al nen are created equal As matter
of fact, if ell men are created equal. they
very early develop signs of inequality which
must be recognized by the most obtuse. That
they are, under the law, endowed with Ger
tain inalienabie rights, among which may be
enumerated life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness, no one viii deny, but in the pur-
suit of happiness how varied are the tastes
and ambitions of mani What a wide gulf
yawns between the joys of a life spent in
reading Browning and that experienced by
JACK the Ripper And yet it only illustrates
the divergence of opinion a. TO what consti-
tutes life, liberty and the pursuit Of happi-
ness
Mr. jefferson was the author also Of what
is called Jefersonian simplicity. II consisted
somewhat in living well and dying IN debt.
JeFersonian simplicity, as introduced at
Washington during the latter part Of the
presen. century, is delightful relaxation.
It is as pleasant way Of Willing away an
evening Is one could well think Of. The only
objection to il, of course, is the expense. The
y y
Is what hes kept Jeffersonian simplicity back
/ saw the neat little brick smoke house
whore Thomas brought bis Virginia bride.
1t consists of one room on the ground floor,
containing, among other things, window.
Mr. Jefferson married, and With bis wife at
once set out on a bridal tour on horseback
from Richmond to Monticello, arriving be-
tween Il and O'Clock on the night after his
vedding. / can, in imagination, SEQ the two
young people riding through the brush, UP
the hill, Mr Jefferson shifting uneasily in his
saddle from time 70 time, in order TO give the
saddle much needed rest and change Of scene.
In his hair / sec the burr Of the chestnut, and
I bear hin rcguishly say that hs calls it his
chestnut hair, partly On that account end
partly because It has been used before. Then
/ hear HIN swear 3 Little as be climbs per
ginmon tree for his hat
Mrz jefferson rides along behind, with
look Of chastened regret. thinking how shs
VII reply 20 a letter OF inquiry sen. her By
New York paper, asking il she regards mar
ria-e Is failGre She Is dressed plainly, II
a bronze dress and Garibaldi waist, laced
down the back with porpoise strings Over
al ste wears riding habit, more CT less
eutsd By the briars, and he'd In place by
means Of large white Esaiolica buttons Il is
n. OILY bad habit she has
III jefferson gets CT kls horse 8. the door
@. the Little rsi smoke house, ard walking il
= stately, but tsclgsed AID rocky, manner TO
TIE door, shouts: What. ho, within tbere!7
ard then taxing an eight pound key from his
pocket, oPels TIE door and welcomes lis
bride 20 her new home
This picture 10 &c. overdrawr. for under
xallar Circumstances the girl, whose dowTy
vas eno-ucus. and whoss ho1.e kadsbeen ors
q, luxury ar e2ss al he- liz. arrived In the
rlidte Ct TIE niStt within the ba-s walls q
ths little brick refrigerator On tie top q tse
r1caatstn, ard CT tie hands cf her h,ztan1
resi~ed, By way Of rsfrsz1ueut, the st
things Ct boe-ls of Rhine wilma
Er. JeIEso1 WIS always regarded a. G
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