The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-16
DOLLY MADIsON,S son.
The wsyward Youth and Man M En-
Uttered the Life OF a Noted woman.
From the Bommors American.

Wv bthA hASN NoN hNNr hlA ~ M we
journey OF a hundred miles to her husbands
home. an atom Of humanity nestled at her
feet In the old fashioned barouche, peering
out will great. wondering black eyes al
the strange scenes through which they passed
This was Payne Todd, the son OF her first
marriage 70, destined to infuse into her life
cup an In or sdient so bitter that those aware
Of it's presence marvelled at the smiling face
with which 1t was quafed To the little
philadelphia. who knew the world only
In its brlck-and-mortar aspect. the freedom
and expanse OF a Virginia plantation was a
delight. aud during his parents visit 70 town
he always begged 10 be allowed TO remain
with his "Grandmamma Madison who
after her sons marriage removed to a wing
of the building. where she maintained .
separate establishment.
The 5000 acres attached to Montpelier
belonged to the original Madison estate.
taken up three years after the settlement OF
jamestown. and everything within doors
and without was OF interest. The Declare
ton OF independence hung for years upon
it's walls. and the tiger lilies on the lawn
grew from seeds sent from La Grange by
Lafayette. On this lawn the little boy
tSSmped with his you G,S ' Shs -sistsr r chyiIS
Mrs, Gen Williams. who died three years
later as Mrs stephen A. Douglas had q ma
tional reputation for her beauty
.lhpre wa; q Fascinating garden; 700; AZ
OF the Hall OF. Representatives. With horseshoe
| terraces and parallelogram below. which
furnished an iIexhaustitle field Tor Payne ses :
with the double pink oleandpr blossoms. with
which Mrs, ,Madison loved to decorate her
ncrntiatine himself with the French gardener
the little hoy fell heir to the choicest spec'-
A negro Nutler more than 90 year. old.
| With hair ije n well-carded lambs fleece,
who stood behind his Rrandfathers cha,r,
| quarters, separated from the dwelling by q
leafy screen, where he heard weird songs ana
stories and where ,%colored mammles roasteo
ful magnet drn wing him often down the
woody path which led 20 them. .
The rigorous method. then employee N
dulum Of maternal authority swing too lar
in the opposite direction. and Payne; wh9
| socn exhibited the faults which afterwafo
generally pernitted to follow hi. own sweet
viii, His stepfather. toe, was tat more ie,
own son, often quoting to his mother. whom
rnsu't4 unre hcp',rir @ IN s''"" IN;
Errors IKE straws upon the surface now5
Those who would see for pearls must dive oaov'
realize the inportance OF this plastic pc
riod, and heguiling him into her apartment
set a daily lesson for him 10, learn. ,endeavor,
, inc TO instruct him further by reading alord
10 him PAYNE. howe or, possessed a curious
mc,tol sieve which sep PAR tr1 s sDd sITdTs,nIs
and the hear and Indian storte4 and the ooyl d
es%c'notes Of his cousin, Patrlcf henry. were
their teachings, which these were meant to
sN1son. passed quickly away.
After a time he was sent to school TO the
Bishop Of Baltimore, whore he, was asso-
ciated with Nine. Bonaparte and the mem
brrs Of I've Distinguished circle N wTiehh
. which ba tkuG up1uirah he contracted hADitS
OF extra vaGance and dissipation which
! chung 70 him through life. and eventually
VIXEN Vie parents were installed at the
White House he Joined them there, anq,
! iim as tho Presidents son. he WAS sought
II -. and battered. and soon lost al taste
going there during the hunting season with
/ parties Of fashionable friends. .
ad;sH nr 20 lied npon him to accompsny
the Z nbassv TO Europe 20 treat for peace
with the British representatives. a. 0he1t.
/ prince OF America, the heir apparent 70 a
! foreign throne, and admitted to royal circles,
and no fresS adulation was hesped upon him
Years afterward, when dIssipation had get
is st mp upon him. Henry Clay met him
; and hNins a keenly scrutinizins look upon
DO YOU remember when we were In Russia
! ,oget1sr, how John Quincy Adams and all
I Inc rest OF us set mart In a gallery and
waite ed you Ounce " it'll the Cars sister,
/ we being deb}g1red because we were not OF
Upon his return from TIL. foreign .ojour1
his other fondly expected that he would
settle down 10 50 . useful occupation. but
! he idlcd away his tie. first In one city and
then in another. and. having souandered
M UPON hcrs Her one no E for him
nov was marriage. and he did fall honestly
ard ardontly in love with Anne ole. a beau
tiul william sburg belle fortunately. Tor
her. she rejected his suit, when Mrs Madi-
son, in a nutter OF anxiety. wrote. rentind-
Ing biz 'I i II the sh World acre bsr ,slny t fsn'f he sV Would
not Turn his back upon the sex because one
! member Of il. had proved unkind
Young Todd, however, showed no ais
%po.ltIon to repeat the eSpeHenCe. the result
OF ii being only TO sink him deeper and deeper
Ills ,tepfather was now often called upon
TO discharge his Obligations at the gar Ing
table, delicateiy. referred q ss '1Sp Is,oris
Whnn this crisis was reached he made 80 re
effort at restitution by beginning upon Todds-
wS oiher 'hf fa %fjG OF ifpasnd Et'fGG ow : eRu pre 'Sr I'D
its % npletion. as well as that Of his plan
for The d S.lS6l'ibn he Sron 81 from 'f France s'' a
. M Der of silk manufacturers, before no
I hid h1t'hcd the worms or planted the null
A!tcr President Madlson's death, when
his widow returned 10 Washington, ,occu-
pviup whit l. now the los GS CLUBHOUSE,
on LAFAYETTE SQUARE, the 100000 paid TO her
bv Congress for his reports OF the, tonsti-
tvtioual Convention. together with what
no u! self hcQueatn"d her. would, have been
sufficient 70 - uiut in her in Co'ffort, II not
! olCc1nrc, had q, not been for the dram. upon
her ro.nur. os Of her sons habits As II was,
she WIS sn s'i "a rodN"ed al o-t 10 want.
and psul. President N7dtson's body servant,
who hid mar htsrd his own irecdo 90, ana WIS
then living with Daniel Webster. often brought
harriet h.SLCts Of provisions 20 her IRON
his o. rlovrr. even occasionally assisting
her with Us own earnings.
MeAuphl" her son was. o~rd"rlrr rare
chooses ava other l~uyurlss from abroad 4
great usplow ~ Mr.. Mad! ton. me srand-
son Of hnr sister child, who eiil lives, IN
Wlshi1 gton, and who. used 20 STAND by hcf
sid, at boz famous lcvccs lAs lar Rely at
tended as tho White Hous" receptions! says:
Young "a | WA ! often observed. q. look
Of disfrr-s uDon ny auuts iroc, ara h,i 6
sometimes tho bearer OF small sums 10 nor,
s,.n..,cd it, cause. Whom, Therefore, the
bUl was passed appropriate 9 10000 70 the
purchase % my UUclN's letters aud Other
writings. ran from the senate chamber
as my fathers avHut courier TO nave tho
Measure Of announcing tho news"
THIS gentleman. who also remembers his
COUSIN. her unfortunate son. SAYS;
40 me he was tho most Fascinating OF
mon AID have alVpys beloved That he
wqs rlnitNcutallv GOOD. only led Cstray
D., torr'q'ious. which fcw would have been
able to r',l Q. At that time he rrgdentrd
d 80. AHHH anf Fhn ~ - UaT