The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-13

cold blood by an officer named Great
house. and Logan, who had always been
q noted friend to the whites. refused to
forgive or forget the crime. He was WILL
ing that the war should end, for he had
taken his revenge, but he would not make
friends.
Pressed by repeated messages to attend
tho conference, he finally sent the reply
which was preserved by JEFFERSON
in his Notes on Virginia. ana
which 50 many thousands of Amerl-
can school boys have spoken Logan
Speech created a deep impression even
b the rude camp where backwooos',en'
with guns IN their hands, first heafu H.
and It excites mournful interest Het. zap
tain Cresap was not. however. Suh'H u
that particular massacre. but OF another'
q few days previous.
CHAPTER VIII.
nav, a.. +,ne of his marriage until ne
Aacama An active member of congress-
Mr.. Jefferson spent most OF MS 'i'ie W
Monticello. Public business ana Id" p
tdce caused him to be absent 1requen"S'
but still the better parts OF the
were passd amid the delightful SCENES
home. where children came 10 coihpie'o
the domestic happiness.
Es1er,v as an artist at work on mooei
Mr. Jefferson continued to rear nls in""
sion. .,,,rv
Like the old Countess OF Shre"spuiS ,.
sBoss of Hardwick." who bcneveu &c
ehe would die when she quit pui
Jefferson never ceased 10 maAe 49,.
tons. improvements in house or siouiAuS
a. long as he could lay his hands on
ready cash.
And next to designing houses for himseh
r. delighted in designing them for 9TH
ers Public buildings. private buildings
in country and in town. residential oe
votfonaI. educational-no matter what
sort was wanted-Jeffersons heart glow
81 with Measure when he was asked 20
furnish the plan.
We see him in the dawn Of his orllliant
youth laying the foundation and rearing
the walls of Monticello; In his Tranquil
old age, when he can no longer walk ana
ride. we shall see him. telescope In hand'
watching from his mountain observatory
the execution OF his last great undertake
tng-his noble monument-the University
OF Virginia
After all. the instinct OF the architect
being that OF the artist who paints plc-
lures. no dwelling is lovely without an en-
vironment which charms. There must be
harmony, or the picture IS a daub.
True to this principle, Mr.. Jefferson
moulded nature to correspond with the
house-the house to accord with nature
The grove, the lawn, the terrace, the
gardens, the walk. the drfve-he thought
OF all. and himself directed every touch
which transformed rugged, unkempt sur
roundings into cultivated beauty. He
loved to work too well to leave 1t to 9TH
ers It was his passion to impress his
thought, his preference upon everything
around him. Where to plant the orchard
and how; what trees to set out and
where; what spot to level for flowers
and which for vegetables; how many
vines, shrubs, roots. bulbs. seeds. nuts
and what sorts; when the planting should
be done and in what way: where the ter
race wall should run and where the car
riage turn; IN each respect and all the
originator, the supervisor, the final aroi
ter was Jefferson himself. He teaches his
negroes how to burn brick, forge nails,
frame house set window or a door,
run STAIR lay a floor raise a dome. He
employs italian gardeners and then bosses
the gardening himself. He keeps an
overseer. and then directs how each field
shall bs managed, will not allow lazy
slaves to be pushed, and singles out the
individual pig for the slaughter. He
names his hogs, as he does his horses;
and his overseer aff1rms that he knows
tho name OF each OF these hogs. and that
when ore OF them IS to he killed, It Is