. ▁Mrs . ▁Sn elling ▁was ▁al ar med , ▁as ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁unless ▁I ▁accompanied ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁journey , ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁children . ▁She ▁talked ▁about ▁it ▁with ▁Mrs . ▁Taylor . ▁That ▁lady ▁came ▁to ▁see ▁me . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁fat , ▁mother ly ▁looking ▁woman . ▁She ▁told ▁Mrs . ▁Sn elling ▁the ▁best ▁way ▁was ▁to ▁di vert ▁me ▁and ▁I ▁would ▁soon ▁forget ▁my ▁a il ment . ▁This ▁was ▁done , ▁and ▁the ▁c ure ▁succeeded . ▁ ▁Another ▁description ▁of ▁Margaret ▁Taylor ' s ▁appearance , ▁from ▁November , ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 6 0 , ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁The ▁Massachusetts ▁Pl ough man ▁and ▁New ▁England ▁Journal ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁Vol . ▁ 8 , ▁No . ▁ 7 , ▁page ▁ 2 : ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Original ▁text ▁based ▁on ▁White ▁House ▁bi ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Margaret ▁Taylor ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁First ▁Lad ies ▁Library ▁Note : ▁Phot ograph ▁on ▁this ▁web ▁page ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁authentic ated ▁by ▁histor ians ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House , ▁Smith son ian ▁or ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁Margaret ▁Taylor . ▁ ▁Margaret ▁Taylor ▁ ▁Margaret ▁Taylor ▁at ▁C - SP AN ' s ▁First ▁Lad ies : ▁In flu ence ▁& ▁Image ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 8 8 ▁birth s ▁Category