The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-13
the master who designates by name the

unfortunate pig
Not only does he have italian garden
ers as he will afterwards have French
cook. but he takes lessons from an ltal-
ian music master Martha Wayles (who
Is now Mrs Jefferson) was taught to play
upon the harpsichord by Alberto: the same
teacher now guides Mr.. Jefferson in his
struggles with the violin When absent
from home he carries as part of his lug
gage small fiddle Called a kiD and
early every morning when the others
In the house are asleep he begins to prac-
tice. keeping 1t up until breakfast Is
ready. For three hours each day, for
many years, the persistent Jefferson has
been laboring to express In sound the
music that was In his SOUL AS to his
success In having done so accounts vary.
His style of music, like his taste in cook
cry and house building, differed radi-
cally from the standards approved In the
backwoods. Country people who dearly
love a breakdown" do not understand
why anybody should play hymn tune
on fiddle. Such people would sit up all
night to hear the catgut ring with Ar
kansas Traveller, mississippi Sawyer,
Cotton Eyed joe" "Soap-suds Agin the
Fence, Billy in the Lowgrounds."
DEVILS Dream and "Durangs Horn
strains Of 'Cavalliero Rusticana"
When the renowned v1olinist, Ole Bull.
gave a concert in Washington It IS said
that in the midst OF one of his most ex-
Quisite rendltions. when the audience was
listening with that intense hush which is
the highest tribute. a harsh voice ella nged
through the hall, shouting:
None Of your high falutin' stuff Give
US the Arkansas Traveller
The disturber was General Felix Grun-
dy Mcconnell. q congressman from a
southern state.
There was an animated struggle, for
the general and congressman was stall
wart as well as obstructive and beliger-
ent-but In the end they managed 10 put
him out Of tho house
To such a man as he, tho musical per-
formances OF Thomas Jefferson may have
seemed quite tame. The fiddlers who
pleased country people were those who
played by car; Mr.. Jefferson played by
note. The tunes which delighted the
rural citizen were quick. short, full of
life, impelling to the dance-inspiring
catches which made the light leap into
the eyes Of the young, while the feet
OF age softly patted the floor. keeping
time-merry music OF the people, bub-
bling over with frolic and fun. and bring
Ing to the lips instinctively the old ball
room call OF Honor your partnersG
Sweet, sweet are the memories which
cling to these old tunes! We danced then
when we were young. our fathers, our
grandfathers, our grea t-grandfathers
danced then when they were young.
Fair women, bright-eyed, rosy checked.
light-footed go in and out, round and
round In the dance. radiantly lovely, IN
nocently joyous, far back as eye OK
recollection can sweep. And as the fiddle
talks-as the old. old tune rings to the
rafter, as the pat Of the foot sounds on
the hoor-it is not only the boy and the
girl Of tonight we see as they go dancing
far toward the morning, but we see also
as in q haze the shadowy forms Whlch
come trooping out Of the past the van
.shed lovers and the vanished maidens OF
the enchanted realm of ''Old Times.
To country people whose education in
music had never gone beyond the sim
pie tastes of nature. 1t Is quite probable
that Thomas Jeferson's preference for
long drawn Psalm tunes or operate airs,
may have inspired the same disgust as
did the French cook--whose presence IN
Virginia aroused Patrick Henry to &C
cuse jefferson Of having abjured his
native victuals."
she time not having come for the feud
between these two, Patrick Henry and
! Thomas Jefferson often played violin
duets together; and another brother nd
dler Of whom jefferson was fond OF
playing with was John Randolph, son OF
! Sir John. the father Of Edmund
| This particular John Randolph was q
man Of elegant person, manners. and &C
complishments Withal he was one OF
the best lawyers IN Virginia. holding the
! post Of attorney general under Lord Dun
/ more.
And Jefferson coveted Randolph's fiddle
yearned eagerly therefor, and entered
into a queer contract by the terms o!
which he was to have the fiddle for three
hundred dollars If he outlived Randolph
! AS a consideration, moving TO Randolph
| he was to have books Of Jefferson to thf
value OF four thousand dollars in case ne
outlved jefferson.
| With great formality Jefferson had this
| agreement put into legal shape; attested
! by George Wythe Patrick Henry anc
! five others. proven before the clerk OF
tie court, and spread upon the records
And now the beginning of a. new era
was at hand Old things were passing
| away
The easy-going times Of peace. socia
! repose. and political quiet would be seer
| no more.
| Ties Of family and OF friendship were
being broken Old Lord Falrfax tie self
exiled hermit of the etono lodge in the
wilderness of Virginia. the British peer,
whose favor gave Washington his first
| Hft to fortune. will grieve over his young
/ friend who seems to be going astray; VIII
aoon be saying to his faithful slave. Put
me to bed. It is time for me to die
John Randolph feels that loyalty to his
| king requires him to follow Dunmore In
his fight His own son Is cut off from
him; for Edmund is a flre-eating rebe
who Will seek service with Washington
| But In the sadness and the haste of his
going. Randolph does not forget Jeffer
| SON Money. ready money, Will do tho
exile more good paY that the Violin. Per
haps he will not feel Ike playing 1t sgar
in the England to which be goes.
So Jefferson gets the fiGdle now-gets Il
for less than 500, and his heart Is made
exceedingly glad.
AS for Randolph, stanch friend Iowa
subject. superb lawyer. splendid gentle
man. he says good by forever to his only
son on the desolate seashore and goes his
way to London. penniless. ruined.
Upon a wretched pittauce from the
British treasury he liYes in poverty a.
Brampton. a broken man,
His daughter Ariana, had been about &c
marry the English aristocrat. Captain