Evening star., 1928-02-26

fC0ntlnueo from Second Fa2c.I
beauty Of their conception and their
impessioned eioQuence. Those familiar
with the columns Of this journal will
not forget how largely We and the coun-
try are indebted TO the warm and ever
cheerful spirit of the deceased for many
Invaluable "reminiscences of Revolution
AIRY history. of the distinguished men Of
those times, and especially OF the pr!-
yas life o; their glorious chief In the
retirement OF the shades Of his home
az Mount Vernon.
Thousands from this country and
from foreign lands who have visited
Arlington 10 commune with Our Depart
Cd friends and look upon the touching
memorials there treasured UP with care
Of him who was first IN the hcsris OF
his cOuntrymeD viii not forget ih@
charm thrown over all by tns case,
grace, interest and yi.acity cf The man
ners and conversation cf MIN w1cse
voice. alas. is silent now. The multi
tudes Of our fellow citizens, accustomed
II the heat OF Sumnc- 70 resort 10 the
shades Of Arlington. viii hereafter miss
that Old man eloquent. who ever ex-
tended 70 them varm-heA-'ed vel
come and became partaker of their JOY.
Long q believe ia the great Truths
o. Divine Revelation, Mr. Gusts turned
10 these for consolation N his last
Gays. and died In communion with tn
Froies,aot Episcopal Church"
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A BOUT the r.oet interesting thing 10
"a take pace at Arlington House dur
ing the life @! the original proprietor
was the marriage Of his daughter. and
OILY child Mary Ann Randolph Gusts,
~ LaeGt fJoi5ert K. Lee, the ceremony
being performed by the Rev. Reuel
Ke.:n, IN the drawing room Of the
manson, on Tnursday. June 80, 1881.
Lizzie o! this important event seems
To De recorded The National Intel
igencer .or July ., 1881, gives simply
the following notice:
Marriage
n, Arlington House. by the Rev. Or.
Ke.tn, Lies1t Robert Lee Of the United
Gta.es Corps 0! Engineers. 70 Miss Mary
r. A Gusts. only daughter of q, w T..
Gusts ESq
Elsewhere We are u!d there were In
stnncaEce at tne wedding SIX brides
maids, one 0: whom vas Britannia
Peter, q cousin. VINO later married Capt
Beverly Kennon. u. s. n.
In nonaection with the marriage o.!
Ger. lee. ar amusing story is told, as
follows
In the early evening preceding the
hour fzec for the ceremony, d heavy
tl7unoets1Drfn came up. rather UnfoY-
t4nateIy tOy tne Rev. Mr. Mea1e, who
@ak yet on the road, and who reached
tie house thoroughly cfefifhec. IL yas
impossible for MIN ~ c0nouct 4 cefe-
inony without some change u fajfnent,
af.o they were obliged 10 supply him
with s,lit of clothes belonging 10 Mr
Gusts, father Of the bride. Uniuckiiy
tcf the II of these garments. Ms. Gusts
xSk short and stout, the clergyman tall
anc tnjn End he presented !uclcTo'ls
appesFance u those who saw him In
ills DorIGWec p!unlag@ However, tiit
ample folds u the sIFpilcs covered all
tie cefecg& anc the gliests were un-
aware VI the aWkWsFc pfecicament oi
the dlgnifeG divine.
Il may be tnst MF. Meade assisted
e. the marriage otherwise the nant
Meade ia this story is sn error, since
tie participating clefgymans name "ss
kejtn.
Ci course yoB are familiar with the
subsequent history of Gen. Lee. How
l1e resigned his commission In ult
unltec states Army, left his home a'
Arlington and became the SouthE mosI
famous general. how his estate VIA!
soid for taxes ana taken by the Fed
efai Government for cemetEfisi pur'
puses later W he regularly purchased
for sl56100 from the legal owner
George Washington Gusts Lee, son o
tne general