In summer when the sun sizzles in Natchez, Mississippi, a carpet of green grass sweeps across the gently terraced land surrounding Monmouth, an enchanting antebellum mansion that now performs as a luxury inn. Established long ago, giant pecan trees and live oaks reach their leafed branches wide against the sky, casting shade over paths that invite you to stroll. And as you do, angels keep watch.
“We cater to people looking for history, authenticity, and peace.” —Lani Riches, proprietress of Monmouth Wander the grounds of Monmouth Plantation, and you are sure to encounter an angel—a statue of one, that is. “I just adore angels. I think they bring the peace of God,” says Lani Riches, who just might be an angel herself. Thirty years ago, she and her husband, Ron,…