Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-24
PAUL REVERE OF
OLD DOMINION
Whose Ride Saved Jefferson
From British.

Norfolk, Va. Nov. 23.-An effort is
to be made to raise funds to erect a
monument at Charlottesville, Alber-
marie county, to the memory of Jack
Jouette, who by a wild ride from Lo1-
lisa Court House to Charlottesville
saved Governor Thomas Jefferson and
the Virginia legislature from capture
by a force of British troopers under
Major Tarlton. The Charlottesville
Progress gives the following account
of Jouett's memorable exploit:
Among our younger readers there
are probably few who can tell you who
Jack Jouett was; and so we propose
to give them that information. TIE
British commander, Major Tarlton,
with his ESQ mounted free-booters, was
moving upon Charlottesville to cap
ture the state government and legisla-
ture which had been removed from
Richmond to Charlottesville, as more
safe place. AS they passed Louisa
Court House at rapid rate Jouett,
WHO was temporarily sojourning there,
saw them and OWNED their purpose.
Leaping upon a horse and taking d
shorter road which was familiar to
him he soon left the enemy behind. He
reached Charlottesville in time to give
the alarm, upon which, the members
of the legislature promptly adjourned
and retired to Staunton; and riding up
to Monticello he notified Mr.. Jefferson
who after hastily securing his most
important papers and sending his
family off in a carriage to his Bed
ford county place, mounted his horse
and rode away, over Carter's moun-
tain, just aus the detachment sent by
Tarlton to arrest him appeared III
sight. Jouett was aided in his pur-
pose by the detention of Tarlton at
Caste Hill, the residence of Dr.
Thomas Walker, where he stopped for
breakfast. DR.. Walker had, of course
left, but his patriotic wife, upon one
preteXt and another, postponed the
breakfast for two hours, while SIZE
dispatched a messenger to Charlottes-
Vile, fifteen miles distant, to give the
alarm In this, however, Joaett had
anticipated her.
Patrick Henry was member of the
legislature. He and another member
riding together in the fight to Staun-
ton, stopped to request some refresh
ment at the old stone tavern which
was afterwards converted into the
Mountain Top House near Alton. The
proprietor (note We do not say pro-
prietress), who was somewhat of a
virago, asked them who they were
I'VE are members of the legislature
who are escaping from Tarlton" The
woman, cycling them with a look oil
scorn, exclaimed: mo, you can't get
nothing here, you towards. If Pat
rick Henry could see you he would
show you what towards you are to be
running from the enemy" She could
not be made to believe that one OF
the men whom she was denouncine
was the same who, in st. JOINS
church, Richmond, set in motion the
bali of the Revolution by his slogan
Give Me Liberty or Give Me DEATH
Compared with the ride of Jack
Jouett the ride of Paul Revere sinks
into significance. From Louisa Court
House to Charlottesville is, Wy the
nearest route, tLirty-five miles. From
Boston to Lexington, Revere's ride, is
only ten miles. His object was to
warn hundred Colonial soldiers Of
the approach of the British. The OBJ
iect of Jouett was to warn the Vir-
gina government and legislature and
governor.