| Show guided by the father of thomaa jefferson died in 1757 and the sons Bitu atlon was described by him years afterward in a letter written to bis eldest grandson when he was sent from home to school for the first time it Is given in the true thomas jefferson by william B curels tho letter was as follows when I 1 recollect that at fourteen years of age the whole care and direction of myself was thrown on myself entirely without a relative or friend qualified to advise or guide me and recollect tho various sorts of bad company with which I 1 associated from time to time I 1 am astonished that I 1 did not turn off with some of them and become as worthless to society as they were 1 I had the good fortune to become very early with come char actors of very high standing and to feel the incessant wish that I 1 could become as they were ills father left instructions for hla education and especially enjoined upon the widow not to permit hm to neglect the exercise requisite tor hla development this strong man knew the value of strength and used to eay that a person ot weak body could not have an independent mind |
