The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-09-02
How Wrs. Zee and JYaa. Jackson ave
Spending the Summer.
From lllc Eockbrli"c Springs Correspondent 81


From llsc EockbrlI@c Springs Correspondent cf
Now Orleans Times
Among these, | found here Mrs. Robert
Z. Lee. whom | had not seen for thirty
years. | had known her when boy as the
belle of Arlington, thc daughter OF George
Washington rIrEc Cus.is. who was the
alo~tcd child [>tcp-sonl cf George WASH
ir-ton, hu, m blood relation. Then she
was III clc4ant and attractive young lady,
of great aiiahilty Of manner and personal
charms. Alas. found her greatly changed
by time, and still norssSas discasc. The
charm OF her manners s1szA continues, but
her body has been terribly afflicted b. rhcu-
inatism, whicl has made her such cripple
hat for some years paSt-aimost from the
commencement Of the late war-hcr only
locomotion is affected in n chair with wheels,
which is moved about By servants. N
spite Of this &ft}iction she is a most aGrec-
able and cheerful Old lady. receives every
one with o SMILE, aud conycrses upon al
subjects with great intelligence, yiyacity,
and good humor. There is nothing OF the
laughter, querruiOusnCss, or discomfort q
the invalid. in hcr mannor o. conversation
Her ;imc J.: occupied III aoaiul converse,
sewing, wri,ir:, and playing with her
4randchild, joIl.: little fellow, The son Of
General Y. II. +. Lee. She i full OF en-
crgv anl industry, and employs herself
most 2calousiy TO a late hour Of the night
sewing for herself and daughters. At pre-
sent she is engaged in making = dress for
herself and one OF hc. daughters ont Of
some calico sen. aG Z present from the
Phoenix cotton mills in Georgia. Mrs. Lee,
though contcntcd with her situation, and
deeply grateful for the many tokens Of love
and admiration which have been !ayishcl
upon her husband and herself, very natu-
rally sirhs for her old home at Arlington:
from which She has hcea 50 ruthcsaly and
harbar0usly hanishGl. She expects TO close
her life amid the scenes Of the bappy days
# her childhood and girlnood. Even
this most cherished desire, howc:cr, She
will checrfully sacrifice to her dignity ana
pride, and will never consent to receive
back her estates if rendered With any con-
Giiious Or as a charitable and mCrclfui con-
desccnsion and favor by the Government
which so cruelty devastated ana appro-
priatcd property bcqucnthel BY hcr patrl-
otic father, and never legally acquired by
the authority which now retains it. Arling-
ION must cease to BE Il Federal cemetery
when tic family of Robert E. Lee occupy
it. The daughtcr-in-law Of 3irs. Zee is
here with her, the wife If General ". II.
+. Lee, one Of the most elegant and bcauti-
ful ladies I have seen in Virginia. She was
Il Miss Boiling, Of Petersburg, of the old
pocahontas stock, always famous tor beauty
and high spirit. Her commanding and
elegant figure, her bright and bcaminc face,
and air Of mingled dignity, grace, and gen
tlencss, would make her III the largest
assembly the cynosurc o. all eyes-thc
::obseryed Of all Observers" Mrs. I. j.
Jackson is also making a soiourn in the
place. She Is a Youthful and handsome
widow, of atlablc manners, and her little
daughter, Il bright girl Of seven Or eight
years, attracts universal attention az the
sole heircss Of the illu0tr;ou5 hero Of Chan
cellorsyille and OF a hundred other battles.