Is it the Fourth?
anonymous
October 14 2009, 01:00:17 UTC
I'm sorry but this story idea has been bugging me and bugging me. I'm sorry if this wasn't what you were hoping cause it wasn't exactly "meet"
America kneeled beside the bed. Tears clouding his eyes, but he refused to let them fall. Despite feeling the life seep out from the hand cradled in his palms. Despite the knowledge, the pain engraved in his very being whenever one of his children "left".
The United States of America would not cry.
Not even in the event of his "father's" dying hours.
His tears will not sully Thomas Jefferson's deathbed.
One of the Founding Fathers, a man whose pen gave birth to the very core of America's heart and soul. The Declaration of Independence.
His third boss. He taught America to appreciate the simple things in life. And to above all else, believe in his people. In the common man.
Re: Is it the Fourth?
anonymous
October 14 2009, 01:47:30 UTC
oh this was devastating ;A; not a fail-fill at all in this anon's opinion. jefferson's first 'is it the fourth' punched me in the gut because i remember reading that those were his last words.
Is it the Fourth? Notes
anonymous
October 14 2009, 03:10:33 UTC
-Thomas Jefferson the 3rd U.S. President and writer of the Declaration of Independence (although the document was actually worked on by many others) -He was an advocate of the common man, didn't like big cities, and tried to eliminate the aura of majesty around being the President -His last words were "Is it the Fourth?" which caught my attention and this scene developed in my head -Trist, his grandson-in-law, claims that Jefferson asked the question twice when he wasn't answered the first time, so I went with that -He died of a combination of dysentry (or some form of extreme diarrhea), pneumonia, and kidney infection -He died on July 4, 1826. At the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. On America's fiftieth birthday.
(I wanna try my hand at John Adams but that will be later, and not here cause I think I spammed the request enough)
Re: Is it the Fourth?
anonymous
December 29 2010, 05:04:01 UTC
I know this is probably long done with, but I have to say I loved this. Also, double devastation: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the very same day. Poor Alfred D:
America kneeled beside the bed. Tears clouding his eyes, but he refused to let them fall. Despite feeling the life seep out from the hand cradled in his palms. Despite the knowledge, the pain engraved in his very being whenever one of his children "left".
The United States of America would not cry.
Not even in the event of his "father's" dying hours.
His tears will not sully Thomas Jefferson's deathbed.
One of the Founding Fathers, a man whose pen gave birth to the very core of America's heart and soul. The Declaration of Independence.
His third boss. He taught America to appreciate the simple things in life. And to above all else, believe in his people. In the common man.
Thomas Jefferson was... important to America.
And so, he would not cry"You've grown ( ... )
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sequel maybe? -hope-
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I got all choked up in the end. T~T
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Not a failfill at all! Emotional without saying too much.
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-He was an advocate of the common man, didn't like big cities, and tried to eliminate the aura of majesty around being the President
-His last words were "Is it the Fourth?" which caught my attention and this scene developed in my head
-Trist, his grandson-in-law, claims that Jefferson asked the question twice when he wasn't answered the first time, so I went with that
-He died of a combination of dysentry (or some form of extreme diarrhea), pneumonia, and kidney infection
-He died on July 4, 1826. At the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. On America's fiftieth birthday.
(I wanna try my hand at John Adams but that will be later, and not here cause I think I spammed the request enough)
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That was beautiful.
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Also, double devastation:
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the very same day.
Poor Alfred D:
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