Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-15
Mrs. Nellie Young.

Death Of Lady t0ho RnerO General Wash.
ington.
New York Herald.
A remarkable woman has Just died at
Richmond, Va. She was perhaps the
last living human being who had seen
and talked with Washington, notwith
standing the number of struggling pre-.
tenders who occasionally appear before
the public as claimants for this honor.
Mrs. Young. the person to whom refer.
ence is made, was the last surviving
child OF General Washington's steward,
Anderson, the honest and frugal Scotch.
man who for so many years had control
Of his domestic affairs at Mount Vernon.
Her maiden sister, Miss Nellie Ander.
son, died in Richmond more than tif.
teen years ago at the advanced age OF
ninety.fve. and now the venerable sur.
vivor departs this life after having lived
exactly the same length of time. She
was born at Mount Vernon in 1887.
For more than sixty years she had resd
ed in Richmond. respected by the en-
tire community and beloved by all
whose privilege it was to enjoy her i'm.
mediate acquaintance. Remarkable for
strength OF body a. well as yigor OF
mind, she had perfectly retained, until
within the past few days, recollections
OF the early part of her life at the home
| OF Washington. To all who conversed
with her on this subject and its interest.
ing associations, she gave. without os.
tentstion, satisfactory replies. Togrea,
dignity OF bearing she united that true
modesty 80 characteristic OF the real
woman. She died as she had lived-a
devout Christian.
Mrs. Young always took great pleas.
ure in dwelling upon the goodness and
uniform kindness of General ard Mrs.
Washington to all connected with their
| establishment. IL must be remem bered
that at that time the relative social
positions OF dependents, domestics and
the great proprielors we're strongly con.
trasted. The aristocrAtic sentiment pre-.
vailed, and about the great house." as
il was called, more than ordinary
sense OF ave presided. With this were
connected the strlctest rules OF decorum,
| against which II was more than treason
to err. Notwithstanding this the chll.
dren Of all the adjoining household.
were free TO go and come; and Mrs
Young and her sister often romped on
| the porticos and through the hall OF the
stately mansion with the children oi
the FaiTfaxcs. Custises and Lcwises.
some OF whom were constant guests ot
| General and Mrs. Washington. In
deed. she has told the writer that she
and her sister were rarely permitted TO
NaI ItNe ha a. h
ington before having received some
token Of kindness in the way Of fruit
cake and such like. and that on no oc.
casion did the General pass them with
out a kindly greeting. She took special
pleasure in referring TO an incident in
which Washington's stepson. youn z
Cnstis. and Rawlins, one of bis mana.
gers, met with a sore discontinue. The
two we're indulging their fsyorite pas.
time OF dancing and fiddling. Gusts
being the dancer and Rawlings the iid.
dler, when to their surprise and dismay
the General stepped suddenly upon the
scene. We may we'll imagine the effect
Of so august presence At such a mo
ment
The air Of Mount Vernon must have
been conducive TO longevity. Wash.
ington's favorite negro hunter and body
servant during the war. Will Lee, lived
to be more than q hundred years old.
Thomas Bishop, his English servant,
who had been with Braddock in the
same capacity on the Continent and in
America, up to the time OF the latter's
death, and who at the dreadful day OF
MonongahelA disengsged Washington
from his slaughtered horse and lifted
him, worn and weak. upon the back Of
another, also survived to nearly the
same length of days, and 30 did old
Father Jack, ;" the African fisherman,
whose duty IL was to supply the table At
Mount Vernon with fsh from the
waters Of the Potomac.