The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-12-17

bones o! ~ UNKNOWN sol
dlers, gathered after the war
from the fields Of Bull Run
and the rontc to the Kappa
hammock. Their bodies could
not he Identified. but their
names AID deaths are record
ID i'll the archives of their
coEi,;iy. and its grateful citi
zans honor them as its noble
army OF martyrs. May they
rest i'll peace.
In the rear OF this is the amphithea-
tire. where the services Of Memorial
Day are every year performed. 1t is
covered with a large circular arbor,
over which variety of vines and flow
cring creepcrs furnish dense shade in
their season. Al about are flag stans
and beautifully kept tiowcr-heds, and
benches scattered upon green lawns,
and pathways I"o,lj1y to shady hooks
beneath the grand old oaks-a very
paradise for summer-dav lettering.
Behind the house. and within stones
throw OF the sarcophagus Of the In
know II, is Il tiny family burial-ground.
enclosed within low stone walls. In it
lies Mary Randolph, one of the lordly
Rando!phs Of the Roanoke valley. and
grandmother Of Mrs. X. +. Lee. Near
the beginning of the century she came
up from Richmond to reside with her
daughter, Colonel Parke Custis's wife.
who was then the mistress of Arlino-
ton; and she died here, becoming the
first occupant of the great National
Cemetery. Beside her lie Colonel
Parkc Custis. and Eleanor. his lovely
wife, who was one of the gavcst bellies
OF all the surrounding region: and sew
cral other aristocrats of the Old Do
mlnion, who We're all ''councctcd' hy
ties of blood OF marriage.
The interior of Arlington House still
bears traces OF the time when its great
rooms were famous for elegant hospi-
tality, and the first society" of the
infant republic made merry within
them. In its golden day Of long ago
the proud old mansion thrilled the no
b!est men and most beautiful women
of America, and no other OF the several
historic houses in this country has so
plainly retained the SAVIOR Of greatness.
Monticello llourished only while Jelfer-
son lived; the Hermitage fell into OBJ
scurc hands soon after jackson died:
Ashland. Sunnysile, Mar<hfeld, shared
the same ignohle fall. Mount Vernon
had no succession Of fame: the Illus
trious Washington was enough.
Beneath the cornices Of the Airing
ton parlors only the hooks remain that
once held the celebrated pictures which
George Washington's adopted son
brought over from Mount Vernon.
They included several ofiS Sinal portraits
Of the Father Of His Country, made
between the years lIl2 and l1oc: = .
the celebrated equestrian piece tv
IrumhHll; the bust, a masterpiece from
which SO many copies have been made:
three from actual sittings. bv IIurd;
the tnll-length portrait made by order
for the marquis Of Lansdowne; and an
other, painted for Martha Washington,
the widow, upon which her tired eyes
rested the last thing in this life. There
were many miscellaneous pictures. too.
some Of great value, most of which bad
been presented to Washington bv emf
n2nt people. Among the old-laShioned
splnnets and hlrpischords We're many
quaint articles Of furniture. each worth
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