The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-06-11

say has been, because I expect there
Is no one longer. Since you have
undertaken to act as my attorney.
you advise me TO go Immediately and
lay siege in FORM" but he explains,
whatever assurances I may give her
! In private of my esteem for har or
| whatever assurances / may ask I'm
return from her. depend on It they
must he kept in private. Necessity
| viii obiige me TO proceed in method
which is not generally thought fair:
ttat of treating with a ward before
obtaining the appreciation OF her
| guardian. / say necessity will oblige
me to it because l never can bear to
main in suspense so long a time.
Ii am to succeed the sooner know
Il. the less uneasiness / shall have to
go through. II l am to meet with i
disappointment the sooner know It,
the more of life I shall have to wear
it off; and il Belinda will not accent
OF my service it shall never be
~Hered TO another. That she may,
pray most sincerely. but that she
Will. she never gave me reason to
hone"
The matter of treating with
ward before obtaining the approba-
ton of her guardian" seems to he
! thorn in the fesh of Young JeHer-
SOD. and he informs Page this is q
sub-ect worth your talking over with
her; and | wish YOU would. and would
transmit TO me your whole confab
at length. I sho1ld be scared &c
death at making her 50 unreasonable
n proposal rs that Of waiting until
returned from Britain. unless she
could first be prepared for it. am
afraid IL will make my chance OF sue.
ceeding worse. But the event at last
must be this" he sagely philoso.
phizes. that If she consents I shall
be happy; il she does not. ] must
en6eaver 20 be as much so AS pos.
sible. Perfect happiness. I believe.
was never intended by the Deity 10
be the lot Of one OF His creatures in
this world; but that He has very
much put in our power the nearness
of our approa ches to it. is what ]
have steadfastly believed" d"
In this letter he tells Page that he
expects to he in the colonial capital
by the first OF October. (Derhars
for the purpose of continuing his law
studies under the famous iurist.
George Wythe. whose beautiful old
nome still delights the passerby in
the historic town OF WILLIAMSBURG
jefferson communicated his desire ~
Page TO rent rooms or else to bald.
mo castle. though. [ assure YOU" he
writes, only n small house. which
shall contain room for myself and
| y FCr
Belinda should think proper TO favor
us with her company. ii which case.
| will enlarge the plan as much as
she pleases." AS he stops over i'm
| Richmond on his Journey 10 vii.
liamsburg he writes to William Fem
ming thus: Il DO not like the ups and
downs of country life: today Won
are frollicking with a fine girl and
tomorrow YOU are moping by vour-
self. Thank God. l shall shortly he
where my happiness is less inter.
rupted."
But woe TO mems plans where NO.
mans heart is concerned. FOR by Oc
tobe- we find him in Williams
burg beginning a letter to John Page
| declaring. lin the most meiancnoly
fit that ever poor soul was / sit down
to write To you. Last night, rs
merry as agreeable company aud
dancing with Belinda in the Appollc
could make me, never could have
thought that the succeeding sun
/ would have seen me so wretch Ell as
l now am! / was prepared to say
great deal. l had dressed up in my
own mind such thoughts as occurred
to me, in as moving language as I
knew how and expected to nave per
formed in n tolerably creditable man.
ner. But. good God! When l had an
opportunity of venting them. few
broken sentences uttered in great
disorder and interrupted with Eauses
{. uncommon length were the iwC
visible marks OF my strange confu.
sion"
However, With his usual discrimi.
mating Judgment and philosophical
mind, he accepts the inevitable and
few months later, on receiving in.
teliigence OF the approaching mar.
riaSe OF the fascinating Re5ecca 10
his old rival, Jacqueline Amber. he
writes from Shadwel tc VIII Elem.
ming: Il have been so abominably
indolent as not to have seen her since
last October, wherefore i cannot
affirm that l know it from herself
though am as well satisfied tina; is
true rs if she had told me. We'll, the
Lord bless her, l say! Many anu
great are the comforts OF single
estate"
And so came the sudden ending
OF the youthful dream aud romance
OF Virgina's S talented sta5esman 1t
was nearly ten years before he relin-
quished the comforts of single
estate" to marry the beautiful Young
widow, Martha Wayles Skelton.-
From the American Home Monthly.
A Passing Illustration.
| Arthur Deerin Call talls = c-nna