. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . e always lends enchantmentalike to past and future — the was and the is-to-be. But here ! let me get onwith Jefferson. He was not very well off as a young man, but in 1/72 hemarried a rich wife, and his two thousand acres increased to forty it was that he built Monticello, turned his little mountain into a park,and became a landed proprietor. I thought he was called the Great Democrat, said was, replied Uncle Tom; but more from the principles he laiddown and the measures
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . e always lends enchantmentalike to past and future — the was and the is-to-be. But here ! let me get onwith Jefferson. He was not very well off as a young man, but in 1/72 hemarried a rich wife, and his two thousand acres increased to forty it was that he built Monticello, turned his little mountain into a park,and became a landed proprietor. I thought he was called the Great Democrat, said was, replied Uncle Tom; but more from the principles he laiddown and the measures for which he worked than from any simplicity in living or surroundings. His love ol personal liberty grewwith the years. He heard Patrick Henry give his great Richmond speech, and be-came a fiery patriot. WhenWashington was made com-mander-in-chief, Jefferson wassent to Congress in his place,and there prepared and pre-sented the famous documentwith which hisname is chieflyconnected — theDeclaration of In-dependence. I have seenthe desk on which JEFFERSONS CHAIR AND WRITING-TABLE. ne WTOte the. WITH THE SAGE OF MONTICELLO I 2
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