The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
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AFRAID OF him. and saw in him only the
tehherest and most devoted parent He
carried with him the "chillinc atmos-
phere of an iceberg but he melted
nerceptbly III the presence Of his fam
ny. lie possessed the deep, ccnccn-
! tratcd affections which were "A part of
, me Puritan temperament, which made
nm IA devoted husband and father. al
! thoush inclined TO that deal OF pnrcn-
tai authority which belonged to a
Stcrhcr generation. OF his three sons,
the Youngest. Charles Francis, was
WIN MIN during the eight years OF his
ulpiomatic career at st. Petersburg and
London. The others. George Washing
ton and John, were left at Graintrec
with their grandfather
Jefferson IA Devoted Father.
Thomas Jefferson was the father of
six childrcn--iivc girls and u boy, who
lived only few days. OF the girls
Martha, the eldest, survived her father,
ana Mary, the fourth daughter, was the
only other who reached young woman
mood AT the close OF The Revolution
airy War Jefferson returned to his be-
loved Monticello in the belief that his
public life was ended and that a sea-
son OF domestic bliss awaited him.
+NDout the same time another Illus
'rlous Nirsinian was returning to his
estate OF Mount Vernon with tho same
happy illusion. Jeffcrson's was tile
spcedier disillusionmcnt
inc darkest morning that ever
dawned At Monticello was that which
left Thomas jefferson the sole pro-
tector of his mothcrless daughters His
sorrow over his loss was as racking
as his affection had been loyal. with
Il capacity for tenderness that was
like woman's he vowed that no other
Should N h,iv :,
the affections of his young daughters;
That he would make II his life business
10 form their characters ana direct
their education, and that he would
never undertake any public service
which would interfere with his duty
to his children.
But the master of Monticello was
, not designed for obscurity Fills coun-
| Try needed him. and Congress asked
him 10 go as envoy to France At
first lie refused emphatically, but the
call was persistent, and even his own
daughters urged him TO accept. Al the
! personal solicitation of Washington
and Madison, he consented at last. hut
declared that ne should take his three
surviving daughters with him. Final
| ly. however. his relatives and his in
innate friend Madison prevailed on
him to leave the younger girls at
/ .fpHb'tilo III ol trusted
! friends and TO take with him on the
voyage only his eldest Martha, n
! beautiful and cultivated young woman
vino was her fathers constant com
panion.
Soon after jefferson and Martha
reached France news came that Lucy,
tho youngest daughter, aged about
two years. had died ut Monticello. The
distressed father wrote out his rcsig-
nation, but was persuaded to recall it,
iic had Mary brought over to him
from Monticello and again tho remnant
OF the household was reunited but not
Thomas Mann Randolph came to Paris
on visit, and before he returned won
the heart Of the lovely Miss jefferson
Her father approved of the match, but
he would not permit his daughter 10
20 back to Virginia without him. 40 he
obtained leave OF absence for six
months.
Whom jefferson and his daughters
sailed from Cowes, the great Virginian
had set foot for the last time on for
cign soil. The first news that greeted
him on his return was that Washing
ton had appointed him Secretary OF
State. lie wanted to decline. but
Washington had set his heart on tho
ter. and finally jefferson was obliged
To accept in order to preserve their
friendship. \ week after his daugll-
ter's marriage. he repaired TO New
York, then tho scat of government
and entered on his duties. AS soon as