He had no idea who the young fellow was, but the boy recognized the famous actor. Robert Todd Lincoln, the son of his brother's future victim. But he was incredibly wounded by his brother's bullet none the less. Stories like that are not unique, of course. Take a day, go down to Urban Ministry, talk with the folks coming in for a little food, and you could hear similar stories over and over again.
Life is unfair.
But in our heart of hearts, we think it ought NOT to be. Bad things like that should never happen to people. When we think about it, we wonder why God could allow it. Perhaps God is unfair. No, we know better than that.