The Virginian Season 5 Episode 28 Lady of the House

John Grainger requests Mrs. Miles, an old childhood friend, to live with the family and teach the grandkids the proper manners and skills he feels they need. Her husband was killed during the Civil War and their Maryland home was burned by union troops. The family and The Virginian come to realize she has an old style attitude on their positions and other goals which push the family in the opposite direction expected by John Grainger.