Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-30

would turn to his violin, expectorate on
the keys to keep them from slipping
while tuning up, and then practice. so
his biography says, for three hours at u
time.
And yet he got enough votes in after
years to elect him President OF the
United States.
Thomas Jefferson was eminently sue
cessful at the bar for eight years, start
ing in with 6S cases the first year, and
gradually working up to 430 cases In his
fourth year Of practice. He studied hard
at the law even then, and II Is said that
his industry as a student was something
truly remarkable all his life.
When his father died, Jefferson went
al once TO the store and bought twenty
gallons of midnight oil. l GET this in-
formation from Joseph Jefferson, who
has given me many Of the points and
considerable of the data used in this
little sketch OF the early life OF Jetfer-
500, the statesman.
Thomas earned at the bar as high as
$500, which was regarded In those times
as a great income. He was very eco
nomical, and out OF this income he
managed to save enough for the pur-
chase of 5, 600 acres Of land, according
TO James Parton, in addition TO what he
already owned.
Mr.. Jefferson In 1772 married Martha
Skelton. q young, beautiful, wealthy
and childless widow. who died the fol-
lowing year, and thus doubled Mr.. JEFF
ferson's income.
In 1860 be entered politics, having
been elected a member OF the house OF
burgesses. These burgesses were men
who met occasionally 10 discuss the
preVious question. He was noted for mis-
liberality and for his disaDproval OF
slavery. He was not so ultra antl-slavery
as John Brown, whose soul Is at present
engaged IN marching on, but he regarded
the institution with grief and soIicitude
for thu future.
Though strongly attached TO the
mother country. he united with Patrick
Henry an the Lees in denouncing the
course pursued bY Great Britain toward
the colonists. He expressed himself
many times both by voice and pen rela-
tive to this matter in no uncertain tone,
and the same spirit actuated him In
his early efforts as is breathed in such
glowing language and soul stirring SEN
timepts as we find In the Declaration OF
Independence 10 later years.
II is said that JeffersOn's Ill feeling
toward the mother country originated
in 1870, when q representative OF King
George visited this country and was in
troduced TO Jefferson at plain Nir-
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bread. The Englishman's name was Sir
George Alderney, aud be had a pompous
way which Jefferson did not like and
could not tolerate.
At the dinner, in conversation with
Jefferson, Sir George, who had turned
M his nose at the simple food offered
him by his colonial friends, referred 10
his IN health, and Jefferson asked him
what his aflment was. Sir George re-
plied that he suffered a great deal from
insomnia.
81 used TO have that good deal my
SELF said Jefferson, especially while
IN college, but one day | went TO bed
and slept Il of. Did you ever Try that,
Sir George?"
II is sstd that Attorney wrote home
| 20 one OF the papers In London regard
ing the above incident, giving 1t as an
illustration Of colonial ignorance. This
made Mr.. Jefferson so mad that
throughout his long and useful life be
never forgave the mother country.
After the dinner was over il is report
ed that Sir George actually took Jsfier-
son aside and said TO him: Il beg par
don, Mr.. Jefferson, but YOU know l
couldn't 90 away withou ling you
that you made terrible a ourself
at the table just now, and than
see you repeat it, you kno thought
1 would call your sttentioh 1t
..You know, undsrstan pf cawse,
that you have had few ad ages here
among the saVages. and on Know
varv Iittla OF 49, ;, and 80
est now.