. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . t? The mean things ! cried Marian. Bert is just a trifle too realistic, said Uncle Tom. Tarleton and histroopers came tearing up here to capture that pestilent rebel, Jefferson, whowas then governor of Virginia. But the governor just managed to givethem the slip, and the British colonel kept his hands off the fine old place—it was not so very old then, however,— and did not do much damage. Jack seemed just a bit dissatisfied. The idea that the British in the Rev-olution could stay their hands
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . t? The mean things ! cried Marian. Bert is just a trifle too realistic, said Uncle Tom. Tarleton and histroopers came tearing up here to capture that pestilent rebel, Jefferson, whowas then governor of Virginia. But the governor just managed to givethem the slip, and the British colonel kept his hands off the fine old place—it was not so very old then, however,— and did not do much damage. Jack seemed just a bit dissatisfied. The idea that the British in the Rev-olution could stay their hands whenever there was a chance to pillage ordestroy did not accord with his idea of history. I thought that was just the sort of picnic that chump of a Tarletonliked, he said severely. Even the worst of us are not so black as we are painted, Uncle Tomdeclared. Tarleton has enough sins to his account without adding the loot-ing of Monticello. He held off his hands here, even when Arnold hadburned Richmond and Cornwallis had laid waste Jeffersons lowland estateof Edgehill, two or three miles JACK STOOD AT THE FOOT OF THESTAIRCASE. WITH THE SAGE OF MONTICELLU 119 What were the Americans doing all this time ? asked Jack. Wherewere our soldiers ? With Washington, Uncle Tom replied. Virginia was stripped offighting men at the time of Cornwalliss raid. She was almost bare of re-sources, too, so lavishly had she contributed to the support of the Americanarmy. When the State was invaded by the British,— first by Arnold thetraitor and next by Cornwallis and Tarleton,— Jefferson, who was then gov-ernor, would not call on Congress or the army for aid, lest Washingtons
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