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We all betray our natures, by the creatures we instinctively gather about us. One might know that Jefferson at Monticello would select high bred saddle horses as his companions; that Cardinal Richelieu would find no pet so soothing, so alluring, as a soft stepping cat; that Charles I would select the long haired spaniel. WE ALL BETRAY OUR NATURES BY THE CREATURES WE INSTINCTIVELY GATHER ABOUT US ONE MIGHT KNOW THAT JEFFERSON AT MONTICELLO WOULD SELECT HIGH BRED SADDLE HORSES AS HIS COMPANIONS THAT CARDINAL RICHELIEU WOULD FIND NO PET SO SOOTHING SO ALLURING AS A SOFT STEPPING CAT THAT CHARLES THE FIRST WOULD SELECT THE LONG HAIRED SPANIEL
omas grew to an estate of two or three dozen buildings, outhouses, tenant houses, a dairyman's cottage, fisherman's house, agricultural offices, and several large barns. We can imagine that he shows us all of these things--explaining every detail with enthusiasm and accuracy, occasionally digressing upon the habits of birds or fish, the influence of tides and currents, the changes of sky and wind. All natural laws are fascinating to him--inspiring his imagination and uplifting his spirit--and it is these things, never politics or business, which he discusses in his hours of freedom. He himself supervises the planting and harvesting and slaughtering here and on his other farm at Franklin--the family homestead--even when obliged to be absent, or even when temporarily residing in Washington and hard pressed with the cares of his office as Secretary of State. Those painters who include a parrot in the portrait of some fine frivolous lady do so to heighten their interpretation of character. HASED FROM CAPTAIN THOMAS GREW TO AN ESTATE OF TWO OR THREE DOZEN BUILDINGS OUT HOUSES TENANT HOUSES A DAIRYMAN'S COTTAGE FISHERMAN'S HOUSE AGRICULTURAL OFFICES AND SEVERAL LARGE BARNS WE CAN IMAGINE THAT HE SHOWS US ALL OF THESE THINGS EXPLAINING EVERY DETAIL WITH ENTHUSIASM AND ACCURACY OCCASIONALLY DIGRESSING UPON THE HABITS OF BIRDS OR FISH THE INFLUENCE OF TIDES AND CURRENTS THE CHANGES OF SKY AND WIND ALL NATURAL LAWS ARE FASCINATING TO HIM INSPIRING HIS IMAGINATION AND UPLIFTING HIS SPIRIT AND IT IS THESE THINGS NEVER POLITICS OR BUSINESS WHICH HE DISCUSSES IN HIS HOURS OF FREEDOM HE HIMSELF SUPERVISES THE PLANTING AND HARVESTING AND SLAUGHTERING HERE AND ON HIS OTHER FARM AT FRANKLIN THE FAMILY HOMESTEAD EVEN WHEN OBLIGED TO BE ABSENT OR EVEN WHEN TEMPORARILY RESIDING IN WASHINGTON AND HARD PRESSED WITH THE CARES OF HIS OFFICE AS SECRETARY OF STATE THOSE PAINTERS WHO INCLUDE A PARROT IN THE PORTRAIT OF SOME FINE FRIVOLOUS LADY DO SO TO HEIGHTEN THEIR INTERPRETATION OF CHARACTER
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