The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19

AppomattoS was already a past trages
dy. when Mrs, Cooke felt herself Obliged
to make a trip to Baltimore TO buy
needed farm implements and stores vf
all kinds. Richmond was In ashes. VIZ
sinia was no longer Virginia. simply
Military District No. /. Tho mistress
OF Oakland had cause for thankfulness.
in that rents collected on property
owned By her In Kentncky-proper;y
that was another original grant from
the Crown-had accumulated. and had
put eight thousand dollars at her dis
posal. II happened that this money
was paid her IN notes Of thousand
dollars each and Granny had all eight
OF them In her pocket when TIRED
In her Confederate linsey- wooisey and
her bonnet OF home manufa 0turc. she en-
tered Bltimorc plcc OF business nd pro-
ceedcd TO nike her purchases.
She was waited upon by superclli-
Gus clerk. who observed her plain attire
and drew his own mistaken conclusions.
Mrs. Cooke went 'leisurcfy and care-
fully about tho business of selection.
When she was through she offered her
check i'll payment and the clerk refused
to accept II.
N'''' Sdlh Nils. Cooke. u is a new
cNpe ricncc Tor me to have my check
iistredi,ed but. as you prefer II. nero
Is the cash" And she handed tho clerk
one OF her crisp. new thousand dollar
notes. lie took it and went back to
the desk.
After some little delay. he returned
saying that the cashier could not siva
change for thousand dollars 'Thcn.'
he was politely informed. rs can
- II i,..T ri.
IN this establishment. you must excuse
inc FOR going elsewhere" And a very
disniicd lady badc good morning 10
a specially crcsttallcn clerk, who had
been taught a much need ii lesson.
In going to Baltimore and returning,
Mrs. Ccckc had passed through E!ch-
| m"nd and had gone TO pay her respects
TO General and Mrs. Robcr; L. Lee and
their family who were occupying tho
| house, '01 East Franklin street. where
the virginia Historical Society now
has its quarter. house owned by the
!atc John Ste wart. ~ Brook Hill Mr..
stewart had originally rented II to Gem
| crfi Curtis Ice, hut after the .urrrn-
| ar had placed 1T at tho disposal of
Genera I>e" as long as hc ana his fam
| ilN chose 10 occupy it, But General
| Lee wished TO get Mrs. lie. out OF Tho
city as soon az possible. Nie CocAo
came at the right memcnt She IN
sisted on tho Lees taking possession oe
Dcrwent. rs Mrs. Thomas Cooke wa;
| at l.ynnside. and General and Mrs Loo
| were won TO acceptance by her cordial
insistcncc. The last OF Juno. 1866,
General Curtis Lee having Son.. ahca.I
on Traveller, General and Airs. Lee ami
their daughters followed on Ivy canal
| BOAT TO Pemberton. From thence incy
went TO Oakland as Mrs. Cock IS guest
| Tor week. removing to Dcrwcnt after
ward and remaining there until General
Lees acceptance of the presidency of
washington and Lee University trans
icrrcd their residence to Lexington VA
rev women have had a more marked
influence on the young people OF her
family than had Mrs. Elizabeth Ram
doiph Preston Cooke. Several of her
grandchildren were reared by her at
Oakley and hold her and the Mace in
an absolute devotion OF memory Among
ms younger group is Miss Elizabeth
randolph Preston Cooke. named for her
| grandmother. a descendant of hers who
now ranks high among the social wei.
| rare workers of tho state and has many
OF the qualities which distinguished
the mistress of Oakland
perwent is now tenants house and
the fine shade trees. the chief attrac-
ton Of the cottage, have nearly Ill been
cut down or died. Thomas Lewis Pres.
III Noche' the owner oil Derwent, died
some years ago. His second wife Mis-.
Curtis of Gloucester county, and her
family are now living at Bon Air
Oakland was burned in 1900. Many
OF the beautiful things associated with
It's history rcrished In the flames. rare
books like an original edition of John
smiths history OF Virginia. and beau
tlful pieces Of silver. The house was
not rebuilt. Captain Edmund Randolph
Cooke. who owns the estate, added 10
a building in the Oakley yard known
as the Office Preston Cooke, another
or Mrs. Cookies sons. has for wears
pecn brilliant member OF the Rich
mond bar
The mistress of the mansion and the,
| mansion itself have had their day and
their passing. But their memories
survive and arc eternal