The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-04-22
.iag ~i,h sre.t sItiesIls. Pc s.. raIlrsIy

ing ~i,h grssf sitieul's. he AS ra''felsi
nuconsciNu-, NAl
assassinsl t- sy ~sft ,set+4i
irym shsis -. 2tis, anf sudused ~ifh ole"d.
Ia other respects hI- coun tensnce ~as m
cnsng-d. In On scjoIning room were Mrs.
Lincoln. her son. Captain Robert L'ncoIn,|
Mise Hsnis--who wss ~ish Mrs. lincoln
d, the tine Of The assassination o the Prts-'
T. Andrews. and two .sdy,
friends 81 Mrs. Lincoln. Mrs. Lincoln was
under grest excitement aud agony. wiring
ing her hs.ds and sxclaining: "Why did
he not shoot me instead o. my husbanei J
have tried 10 be 50 careful Of him. fearing
|someth,ne would happen. and he HE seem
LED 10 BE- more precious now than ever. /
|must 20 with blm., shd other expressions
|of like character. She was constantly 20
lag back and isuh 10 The bedside o. The
President. exclsiming 10 great sgoay. "Hcw
|rsn.it be co." The scene wss besrt-fen nd
bug, and impossible TO portray in its living
light
Csptsin Rcberi Lincoln bare himself with
great frmnsrs. aud constantly eudesvvred
10 sssusge the gfsf OF his mother. BY tell
Ing her to put her trust in q I'd. and 81 would
be well Occasionally, bring entirely ov.r-
come. heiwouId retire into the hail, AM give
vent 10 mcst hesrt-rending isnrntations
He could recover himself, anJ rrtufn to mis-
|mo her. On !. with remark Bile self posses
sion, Try 10 cheer her broken spirits, and
tighten her load Of sorrow HE condnci
was The most remarkable exhibition Ut calm
|ness IN ,rying hour that nave ever seen.
About gus rter VI On hour before ih-
President died. his breath became very DIFF
cul', and, IN many instances. seemed 10 hnv-
|en.lreiy ceased, 80 that surgeons, While
holding his pulse would suppose him dad;
|he would brrs,hwish 50 great difficulty a.
10 be heard in every part " the house. Mfs.
Lincoln took her last leave q him abb 81
twenty minutrs before he expired. and was
|si.ling 10 On s'joining room when il wa
|snnouced 10 her shat he was dead. Whsr
|'hs announcement as msds she exclaimed,
/ Oh. why did you not TELL me he wss Nv ing
Al twenty two minutes past seven, he
muscles relaxed. and The spirit Of Abrshan.
Lincoln ded from lie earthly taberascis III
thst bourne from v hich no traveller reiurns
The countenanes Of she Pre- sldent Was b-.n
Ing with that characteristic smile, which
only those who hsve seen hin 10 his hap
|p:est scmeDss. esn appreciate. Excepting
The blsek6s-s Of his eyes. his fscs spps.r~.
perfectly natural. lie died without s,suc
|gIe, snd ~ithouf even . percep'ible motion
|oi any limb. Calm add silent. the great,
|snd good man passed away.
The morning ~ss csln snd rain was drop
ping gu city upon the roof o. The hunsle
apartment where they laid him dpan 10 die
Guards hsd been stationed 70 keep The pro-
|ple from the house. aud no noise coaid b.
|hssrd in the streets save The foo'strps OF
|tne sentry Pssslne 10 and fro, 10 lie guarded
|all q remained 81 AbrshsE Lincoln. An
present fer tie swtuI soIemnity OF the oc-
|cssion, and no man could have Witnessed
The tcunhirg scenes wihou, melting 10
|tesrs- Even Secretary Stanton. whose
|coo.ne-s and sell po.sesriOn were remsrk b.
Die. could not keep back the silent monitors
|of inward sorrow. which rolled rut FROM hi-
|syes upon his cheeks.
Mr.. Lincoln remained but . shorr time.
when she vas assisted into her carriage,
|fnd. With her son Rober and other friends,
|shs -. driven 10 the house. where but Is.r
evening she lett Tor the last time wna her
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