The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-26

No visitor was permitted 10 see her es-
cept her legal adviser No. member OF
mis- family ever saw her, although she
was frequently the recipient Of attentions
from them In the way Of dclicacies such
as an expert and kindly housewife would
suggest. From time 10 time these had
been borne by child-daughtcr Of our
lawyer-wh0 did not venture further
than the door Of thecottage. The invalid
however soon found ont The name Of the
little girl, and upon every occasion Of her
visit did not fail to express in the tender
est way her appreciation OF these atten-
tons.
Finally the end came The venerable
matron died, IS she had lived these many
years-alm0st alone. her LAWYER and he-
servant only being present When she
found her end was near for the first time
she referred 10 her age by announcing
herself nearly ninety years old Her
mental powers remained s0 unimpaircd
that she Was enabled 90 give expression
90 every WISH whether in regard to Dus.-
ness 0r preparations, for her burial
These matters having been arranged. ana
as IF She hld reserved for tbe last mo.
mut what She uoN bad t0 saw she or.
dcIcl Der servant tO take from cgrtsin
drawer miniature, which She s1.cmnly
aycrrJd She yalucd more than a.I else she
hsd possessed tIat B. hsl been ibo prop.
crty of her mother and her grandmother.
both Of whom. Ike herself. had lived 40
great age The relic having been placed
before her, her failing vision seemed 90
kindle anew AS she gagld upon tae bc4u-
ului c0untoUanCe depicted upon it So,
20 word escaped Der lips. until appearing
80 last 90 bc satisfied. She in % clear AND
distinct voice made it her last r0Que-.
that this miniature should be given &C.
the chiid-girl who had SO often been the
bearer 0l the dain'ies She had received
during her long illness, that She should
preserve it carefully to bcr iirs end. mo-,
only as q token of gratitude from the
eiyer. but because She knew DO 90 bo an
original picture of ihe person 10 repre-
seutcd 70 The sIrQrIs. 10 those who
saw the face 10 proved to be q beautifully
executed painting of Mary Stuart Alas.
poor SOU. The Imagination sill Doe ever
charmed of thee lb0l .uOhlps- Queen
Of TWO kingdoms and claimant of a
lhird lhou cm.dof romance and mystery
ut mOdcru history. and DO last victim ot
thine oRn iO.llts and ilc passions o'
the times auhappily lived a Cam % h0
possible thi, aged matron Iut n0W end
log her hcrm, lie here n an humb'Ds.
form of home actually has hd in Der
possession an these years th. royal
lrinkct Ot thee Yet il would seem true
without doubt; Therefore BE-. us look
more at il and learn the re-t of. IL
At The time 10 WAS lhu. teQuc4thci thc
painting vas securely seq into deep ant
solid frame of OAK which bore evidence
of great age. The frame was greatly out
OF proportion 90 the size ot the picture
The later was . small oval enclosed In
narrow rim of gold. and painted ON ivory
of the finest quality Unfortunately si
Was subsequently taken out ot Ws oakel
setting and mounted into more modern
frame Had this not been done some app
proNimati0n might have been made t0
lbs aye hy ascertaining the period a'
which chat style of framing had been IA
vogue This result might q, well be
reached ~ computing the combined agce
of The three very old persons who had
cousecutiyciy owned b. II would In this
way he found that The aggregate Oi these
ares stretched almost back to the time a.
Queen Mary BE This AS 10 may, the
writer saw the picture many years ago
and IL bore evidences of great aye T.
bad faded much but the c0l0rng was
still fresh enough to confirm ihe tadi-
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