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Jack Jouett
tContinued From Yesterday

Lieutenant Hudson gave Mr.. JEFF
ferson a second farm. MI. Jefferson
then sent his wife and children to
Blenheim. the, home OF Col. Edward !
Carter. six miles TO the South. Mr.. I
Jefferson then followed on horse
back. and had not left the house
more than ten minutes. before the /
British entered riding horseback
from front door to back DOOR I
through Mr.. Jefferson's home, Mon |
ticellO.
Jack Jouett had saved Mr.. Jeffer-
son. Nirginia'S Governor, from cap |
ture, |
The ride was the greatest act of !
Jack Jouetts life. Seldom has 1t
been euualled in the history OF the /,
world. and neve" We believe mas
there been more at stake, than there !
was in that momentous fourth OF
June. Mr. Jefferson would nave
been taken in letters to England !
and doubtless have died an arch |
traitor to tn eking. Perhaps there
would have been no United States;
and certainly there would have been
no University Of Virginia. Bravery
he rode and bravely he lived. His
ride was more hazardous, more try
ang. and beset by graver dithcultles
than were those fifteen miles of Paul
Revere through a region of marked
ybroken topography, through wood !
and river, hill and valley, through
pit-fall and Guagmire, through I
region infested by hostile forces, all !
along the way-at times in halllng
distances of the enemy, he rode.
But with it all no Longfellow has
come TO sing of him. However the
tribe of poets has not died with
Longfellow. There was one on the
staff OF the Charlottesville Daily
Progress on October IS 1909, at the
time of the unwilling of the tablet
TO the memory of Jack Jouett. In
fortunately the name OF the poet IS
unknown.
"Hearken good people; awhile abide
And hear of stout Jack Jouetts ride;
How he rushed his steed, nor stop
ped nor stayed
Till he warned the people of Tarle-
tons raid.
The moment his warning moi" was
rehearsed !
The Stare Assembly was quickly
dispersed.
In their haste to escape they did nos
Until they had crossed the mountain
top,
And upon the other side. come down
To resume their sessions in StauntOn
town. =
His painting steed he spurred
In haste to carry the warning word
To that greatest statesman of any
age
The immortal Monticello Sage.
Here goes to thee, Jack Jouett.
Lord Keep thy Mem'ry green:
You made the greatest ride. sir
That ever yet was seen"
Airom Nh. Jefferson's ''Miscel-
laneous Papers," is the following:
Learning that the Legislature
was in session in Charlottesville, |
they detached Colonel Tarleton with
his legion of horse to surprise them.
AS he was passing through Louisa
on the evening of the 3rd of June,
he was observed by Mr.. Jouett who
Immediately set of for Charlottes-
vile, and knowing the by-ways of
the neighborhood, passed the en-
emy's encampment,. rode all night
and before sunrise of the 4th called
at Monticello with notice of what
he had seen and passed on to Char
lottesville to notify the members of
the Legislature. !!
In Mr. Jefferson's. own words .
Jack Jouett's ride is verified.
The following resolution was pass
ed by the Virginia. Assembly on the
18th of June for the gallant service !
Of Capt Jack Jouett:
tResolved: That the Executive |
be desired to present to Capt. John
Jouett an elegant sword and pair of
pistols, as memorial OF the sense