The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-26
A Diary, True or Enlse.


A Diary, True or False.
Every now and then a diary appears.
sometimes ,videatly spurious. some
times as evidently sincere. We have
before US diary said to have been
written in the nineteenth century by
a young lady who knew Thomas JET
terson, to whom she constantly refers.
We give 1t for what it Is worth:
And when he gave me this dear
ring with the promise Of tho love his
whole heart would b2at for me forever,
l forgot all that Sukcy Potter and
Judy Burwcll had said about his cat
eyes and carrot locks. and felt my
whole heart go out to him.
tom rodo over on Black Eess last
evening. Shadwel Is many. too many
miles away, but my dear heart prom
Uses that he will soon carry me eff and
make me mistress OF the place What
naughty Madam Jefferson say then?
She thinks SO much of her English
blood and looks down upon us all, and
does not wish her son TO mate with any
but those OF English blood or those Of
English, her RIA ldolph kin.
Tom stayed late last night. but he
brought his beloved fiddle, and as no
played he seemed To forget mo and
time too. Methints / am just little
"sukcy Potter and I ride down to
Fairlnwn tomorrow. She viii have
MIR. Wythe. But 1 shall be alone.
wish Tom could have ccmc. Gay do
ines, indeed. at Fairlawn. Sul<ey Pot
ter. Judy BaruweN, Frank Fauuuicr,
Mr.. Wythc. old sally Jones Nancy
Brown. Polly Randolph and many more
met " Fairlawn. cousin Betty's house.
TO attend the marriage of her daugh-
to Act wi
horseback some on foot many in gigs.
and poor old Sam Randolph rode on
his best on. Such n laugh as all our
heauN set UP when they saw him. but
never IL Zig cared sam. but tcthercd his
O.: to the fence along with all the FIN
est stock in the country Cousin es
corted the coach, out OF which peeped
old madam in all pride. 1t lurchcd to
the door. its wheels heavy with
orange colored clay. The old Cover.
nor :fet each one with stately vol
come. and after the gentlemen had
refreshed themselves with apple toddy.
and we had stood half an hour In our
riding habits we went upstairs to re-
fresh our toilets. Then we adjourned
to the drawing room. where wo sat
sthiy until Phil came down and whis-
pered to me arc YOU afraid Of ghoses?'
Il laughed and said Pass II on and
soon the company b-.San TO laugh as
the company Interrogation went
around. The large diuing-room was
cleared for the wedding. and guests to
the number were assembled. The
bishop was there. ana Bet stood before
him in her bridal array. Such kiss
ing went on after those fatal words,
I, Henry, take thee. Betty. had been
said Tom led me out under the eyes
of heaven and whispered what I will
not write. After he said I intend to
.fI .,N1y loo.
be many long day before 7 see my
darling again. This was an awful
blow. for ] did not know he had de
cideG upon this college education He
is only seventeen, and seems very
yoing to go. l wish Frank Fauouicr
ana Mr.. Wythe were not such friends
OF his.
Tom writes often How wish I
could be near him If only to darn his
stockings and make the jumblcs he
likes :" much .Iudy Burwcll was hero
to-day. I hate that girl. How she
laughed at Toms pink curls as sho
called them. She would not laugh so
loud If the eat eyes looked. in her di-
rcction. Tom has sent me his profile
cut by t'renchman He says Mr.. -
Is travelling this way, and | must have
nine cut. Judy cannot laugh at this
cut of Tom His hair il black enough
In IL, The profile man came to-day
Mother B,lle Size and all were done.
Monsieur cut out two ut one time, and
after mother had claimed one from
each child slipped my other one
Under ny apron. ana Tom shall have
it II | have to send 1t by Judy her.
self
Judy had her profile cut also. ana
gave me one to keep. ] am glad sho
did. rs perhaps She would havs given
1t to Tom. She is bold enough to do
anything. That / should live long 70
write this down. but do il I must. for
VI do not write my heart Viii break,
rs ] must not talk TO any one.
When Ju ~ went 10 bed she dropped
q letter Little Phil thinking no harm,
brought IL to me 10 read TO him. 1t
was open ard commenced Sainted Be
linda. l read on and soon found Ii was
u real love letter, bu: rs 1t was In my
Toms writing. / thought IT, was for
Ire, and he had called me a new rnlno
cnlied from, his store OF learning. Soon
! found II was not meant for me, but
FOR Judy. and indeed. when i turned
IL over and scanned tho address. there
Rurweil was In plain writing upon the
other side"
Is this a real bona fide diary? And
the inm orta. Thomas Jefferson play
ducks and brakes with the disconso- 4
late writer? We have heard that no
was Inclined TO be = trino sly with tho
ladies, but we don't know.