The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-12-26

=, Oustls vas placed at the College Of
New jersey; but, being averse to study,
returned without completing the cur1ic. l:lis
ulum, to Mount Vernon, where he re-
sided until the death of his grandmoth.
er. 'E.71
As the Mount Vernon estate then
passed to Bushrod Washington, Young
Gusts built the Arlington Mansion.
and having married Mary FitzhuQli
Lee, Of Chatham, Va, resided there till
his decease in 1857. Mrs. Gusts died.
in 1853, and was buried in a seouester-
ed grove, near the house, having re-
quested that her body might not be
carried to Mount Vernon. It wa The
desire of Mr.. Gusts, and he had so ex.
pressed it in his will, that they both
should be buried there; but the idea
ct her being carried SO far was not
pleasant to her, and his body was placed
by her side; large number Of persons
testlled BY their presence their respect
and reverence tor the deceased. Four
daughters were born to them,, all Of
whom died in. their infancy, except
Mary, now the wife Of Robert E. Lee.
BY her fathers will life-interest in
the estate only was given her> and after
hss Eta ts hs5 Sa ss% her pronert
When he, young and singularly
handsome soldier, just from West Point
with the second honors Of his class, was
paying his addresses to Miss Custis, it
was his custom to ride out to the gar
dens Of MI. Pierce, well-known florist.
OF " ashington, for flowers for his
sweetheart. ......
It happened that she had two young
ladies' visiting her at the time, and Lee
being naturally gallant, as we'll as desir-
Gus Of pleasing the whole family, never
failed to procure three bouquets. As he
had nothing except his pay as second
lieutenant, it was rather expensive; but
he bore it with great philosophy, only
saying that it was hard to court three
girls for one wife.
Months passed on, when one bright
afternoon he rode up pale and breathlcss,
and cried out, as he approached:
"Pierce, old boy, make me six boou-
quets, and don't spare pains or expense.
Its the last you will get out Of ME, for
am going 70 be married on Thursday
night, and then the girls may rather
wild flowers"
Robert E. Lee is the son of General
Henry Lee, Of revolutionary memory,
whose mother,the be: a:ifal:Mrs Grimes,
was Washington's first love, and whom
he celebrated as the "lowland beauty"
Henry Lee was 4 member Of Congress
when Washinton died, and was appoint
ed to pronounce the funeral oratiep.. -Io
the peroration OF this address he lspok E
the well-known sentence: ''First in
war, first in peace, aud the first in the
hearts of his countrymcn. He is said
to have been destitute of moral princi-
pie, was dissipated and lmprovident
He died at Cumberland Island, Ga.
in 1878, leaving, his son Robert lad
Of ten years; who graduated at West
Point in 1929, and filed successfully
every rank up to Colonel. y,
After the thunder Of the cannon at
Fort Sumter had aroused the nation,
Col Lee deliberately turned his back
on the government that noarished him
and entered upon the rebellion. Just
five days before our soldiers crossed
long BRIDGE Mrs. Lee, reluctantly obey
ing tho repeated summons of her hus-
band, rode away from home, ac4ompa-
MED BY her daughters, Agnes and An.
ME, and her oldest son. Custis.l The
farewell scenes are represented hs ex-
ceedingly painful. Weeping bitterly,
she went from room to room, ind, ss
the: recollection Of the abeautiiul poet
came to her mind, Of her happy child
hood home, Of the place where her
children were born, and her mother
and father died, aud were buried, she
could not restrain her grief, aud burst.
ing into open lamentation,; dec Jared
chat it was hard that the only frand.
child Of Washington should be- com.
pslled to: leave her home. and the,t she
would not 60 until dragged away. He,
eon sought TO comfort her by, speakiua
OF his father, and saying that:if theS
should remain no one would trnst them
With her children she went around i,,, ;.
the estate o.the quarters Of her, slaves
and bade them all farewell. @': "
| No one could then foresce the year,
/ Of terrible war that would interveps te.
fore tho rebellion could bs crushed
but, from that time, ws can see thai
the glory of Arlingtos: began TO- fade
The forest oak that onoe covered the
estate is gone The thunder Of arm.
hes frightened from its pleasant slope.
and, grovess tho: presiding spirit which
Epiped athe'reeds IF peace and strewed
I.ths, ,lsad with epleaty::osA city Of the
lde1d y scsttpred over II lawn, which
/ ivasleasss stIoddsnx b. daaning feet, and
d yinagS o negro Is3agsss hold1 spoaII
session uf Sbs Asalt of ths mallee. ! al
i lliagtoa. sHouss, which was eviasatl,
| builts on TO sphin e Mount Vsznoe
! having bread piassa, supported b,