The Washington herald., 1909-05-02

tie list of duties given little maid Of
the eighteenth century BY her loving IA
/ ther. the great Thomas Jefferson Little
Martha Jefferson had lost her mother by
death. and duty 10 his country called her
father to Annapolis so she was placed
under charge of teachers En Philadelphia,
as Jefferson rather patheticalIy writes
her. because OF the conviction you would
be more improved in the situation than
with me Ny love for you has rendered
the parting from yOu a difficult thing.
have placed my happiness on seeing YOU
good and accomplished. and no distress
I the world can now bring on me would
equal that OF your disappointing my
hopes. II you love ne. then. strive TO Be
good under every situation and 20 al liv-
I ing creatures
with respect 20 the distribution Of your
time the following Is what I should sp-
prove $40 practise music. 1o-1 P. VI. dance
one day. and draw the next 1-2 draw on
the day you dance and write a letter
next day 81 read French. Is exercise
yourself in music. ti1 bedtime read In
glish. write. &c
4 expect you 10 write me by every post.
inform me OF what books you read. what
tunes you learn. inclose me the best. copy
OF every lesson in drawing Write also
one letter week 10 each Of your three
aunts and always put the letter you so
write under cover 70 ne; take care you
never spell word wrong. Always before
YOU write word consider how il is
spelled and II YOU do not remember il
turn 10 q dictionary. L produces great
praise 10 q lady 10 spell We'll" One Won
ders when meal time appeared in this
strenuous day.
jefferson must always have taken deep
interest in those. younger than himself
for not two years later. in the midst OF
Paris life he pens q wo~dv epistle to his
Young boy friend. Peter Carr. dealing
with almost every subject that could in
fuence a developing youth jefferson
was evidently Of the school that believed
in the reverse Of CoeducatiOn. for start
ing with the platform that a strong body
makes a cUline-nlind. he de-
Clares that you must give two hours
day 10 exercise, for health must not be
sacrificed 10 learning AS q species Of
exercise. advise the gun. While Il gives
a moderate exercise 10 the body it gives
boldnesS. enterprise. and independence TO
the mind Col Roosevelt would proba-
bly, deny the moderate exercise clause. by
AOh- NFdAHES Eta- Su Will ttlE UaAa III
too violent for the body and stamp no
character on the mind o great Amer
lean baseball. what libel. and what have
you not stamped upon the vocabulary Of
the race,
One other bit Of advice that jefferson
gives is worth individual acceptance:
Never think Of taking a book with you
when you go TO walk. You should
never even allow yourself to think
as you move along. but divert yourself
with the objects around you. with what
the eye chances TO rest upon.
Tree at B'Enfant's Grave.
All the stories Of the removal Of the
body OF Maj Pierre Charles TEnfant from
Green Hill mention the cedar tree which
for more than eighty years has stood
guard over the lonely grave. Planted by
g friendly hand az the time of the inter
ment, Il has sheltered the consecrated
soil from summer sun and winter storm
ever since its evergreen boughs we're large
enough TO cast a shadow And at last
when belated honor came TO the grave
50 long guarded by the cedar. its sturdy
roots were so much a part Of the son
beneath that It had 10 be uprooted be-
fore Il would yield up is charge.
Some years ago a poem entitled Il
Loamy Soil Is Good for Roses from the
brilliant zen OF Stanley Waterloo. went
the rounds of al appleciative press, the
idea being that the bTilliancy or The crin-
son blossoms that spring from an old bat
tie field and the subtle sweetness OF their
perfume. has origin in the splendid clay
that gives them LIE By the same token,