Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . e home of the patriot Mason, to Colchester and Alex-andria. At tlie latter place she had many friand^, the Carlyles, the Ramsays, the Dal-tons, the Craiks, the Arals, the Fitzgeralds and Johnsons who made frequent visits toMount Vernon and with whom at their hospitable homes in the new town she was anoft time guest. All this gave her healthy physical development and laid the sure foun-dation of her serene old age. The beautiful natur
Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . e home of the patriot Mason, to Colchester and Alex-andria. At tlie latter place she had many friand^, the Carlyles, the Ramsays, the Dal-tons, the Craiks, the Arals, the Fitzgeralds and Johnsons who made frequent visits toMount Vernon and with whom at their hospitable homes in the new town she was anoft time guest. All this gave her healthy physical development and laid the sure foun-dation of her serene old age. The beautiful natural attributes which were developing in Nellie in her later girl-hood, with her educational accomplishments, made her a welcome presence in all homesand circles. OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND 89 That Washington loved Nellie as fondly as if she had been his own child, all theaccounts we have of their intercourse fully attest. Their companionship was one ofuninterrupted harmony. She won him to her by the sweetness of her disposition, hereasy and graceful manners, her cheery converse, and the lavish measure of her appreci-ation of all his kindly solicitude for ^i^t^i- ?S^Ji.^- (At threescoreand-ten.) NEE NELLIE CUSTIS 90 SOME OLD HISTORIC LAND MARKS Mrs. Lewis after the death ofher husband which occurred Nov. 20, 1830, left the Wood-lawn home and went to Audley, a fine old estate of 1600 acres in Clarke county, she lived until her death in 1852. Of Lawrence Lewis, Foote in his reminiscences says : I remember him welland entirely concur with those who supposed him to exhibit a remarkable likeness tohis uncle the General, at least he was in appearance so much like the best pictures ofWashington that any one might have imagined he had actually sat for them. Here is one of the quaint songs Miss Nellie used to sing to her accompaniment onthe harpsichord still to be seen in the Music Room at Mount Vernon. The Traveler at The Widows Gate. A traveler stopt at a widows gate ; She
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