The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-09-30
IDAHO WORLD.
VIRGINIA NATIONS.


We take the following extract from
the Rockbridge Springs correspondent
of the New Orleans Times:
Among these, found here Mrs. ROD
ert E. Lee, whom 1 had not seen tor
thirty years. had known her when
boy, as the belle of Arlington, the
daughter of George Washington Parke
Curtis, who was the adopted child OF
George Washington, but no blood re-
lation. Then she was an elegant and
attractive young lady, of great afabil-
ity of manners and personal charms.
Alasl found her greatly changed by
time and still more by disease. The
charm of her manner still continues, but
her body has been terribly afflicted by
rheumatism, which has made her such
cripple that, for some years past, al
most from the commencement of the
late war, her only locomotion is effected
in chair with wheels, which is moved
about by servants. In spite of this at
Fiction she is a most agreeable and
cheerful young lady, receives every one
with smile, and converses upon all
subjects with great intelligence, vivac-
ity, and good humor There is nothing
of the languor, querulousness or dlscon-
tent of the invalid in her manner or
conversation. Her time is occupied in
social converse, sewing, writing, and
playing with her grand-child, jolly
little fellow, the son of Gen. W. II. +.
Lee. She is full of energy and indus
try, and employs herself most zealously
to late hour of the night sewing for
herself and daughters. At present she
is engaged in making dress for her
self and one Of her daughters out of
some calico sent as present from the
Phoenix cotton mills in Georgia Mrs.
Lee, though contented with her situa-
ton, and deeply grateful for the many
tokens of love and admiration which
have been lavished upon her husband
and herself, very naturally sighs for her
old home at Arlington, from which she
has been so ruthlessly and barbarously
banished. She expects to close her life
amid the scenes of the happy days of
her childhood and girlhood Even this
most cherished desire, however, she
will cheerfully sacrifice to her dignity
and pride, and will never consent to
receive back her estates if rendered
with any conditions or as charitable
and merciful condescension and favor
by the Government which so cruelty
devastated and appropriated property
bequeathed by her patriotic father, and
never legally acquired by the authority
which now retains it. Arlington must
cease to be a Federal cemetery when
the family of Robert E. Lee occupy it.
The daughter-in-law Of Mrs Lee is here
with her, the wife of Gen. W. H. F. Lee,
one of the most elegant and beautiful
ladies | have seen in Virginia. She
was Miss Boiling, of Petersburg, of
the old Pocahontas stock, always fa-
nous for beauty and high spirit Her
commanding and elegant figure, her
bright and beaming face, and air of
mingled dignity, grace and gentleness,
would make her in the largest assem-
bly, the cynosure of all eyes, the COB
served of all Observers" Mrs. T. J.
Jackson is also making sojourn in
the place. She is youthful and hand
some widow of affable manners, and
her little daughter, a bright girl of
seven or eight years, attracts universal
attention, as the sole heiress of the il
lustrious hero of Charlottesville and
of hundred other battles.