ts of all the friends you're leaving.

Happy girl may your life prove,
All sunshine, joy and purest pleasure;
One long, long day of happy love,
Your husband's joy, his greatest treasure.

Be to him all that woman ought,
In joy and health and every sorrow;
Let his true pleasures be only sought
With you to-day, with you to-morrow.

Believe not that in palace walls
'Tis only there that joy you'll find;
At home with friends in your own halls
There's more content and peace of mind.

More splendor you may find 'tis true,
And glitter, show, and elevation,
But if the world of you speak true,
You prize not wealth or this high station.

Your heart's too pure, your mind too high,
To prize such empty pomp and state;
You leave such scenes without a sigh
To court the joys that on you wait.

After meeting Mr. and Mrs. Gouverneur, my future husband's father and
his second wife, at Cold Spring, I renewed my acquaintance with them in
Washington, where they were living in an old-fashioned house on New York
Avenue, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets. We often welcomed Mrs.
Gouverneur as a guest at our Washington home and I was subsequently
invited to visit her at their country seat, Needwood, Frederick County,
Maryland, located upon a tract of land chiefly composed of large farms
at one time owned exclusively by the Lee family. I quote Mrs.
Gouverneur's graceful letter of invitation:--

My dear Miss Campbell,

I can not refrain from writing to remind you of your promise
to us; this must be about the time fixed upon, (at least we
all feel as if it was), and the season is so delightful, not
to mention the strawberries which will be in great
perfection this week--these reasons, together with our great
desire to see you, determined me to give you warning that we
are surely expecting you, and hope to hear very soon from
you to say when we may send to the _Knoxville_ depot for
you. I would be so much gratified if Mrs. Eames would come
with you; it would give us all the sincerest pleasure, and I
do not think that such a journey would be injurious. You
leave Washington to come here on the early (6 o'clock)
train, get out at the Relay House, and wait until the
western cars pass, (about 8 o'clock), get into them, and
reach Knoxville at 12 o'clock. So