The tri-weekly standard., 1867-09-19
[Springfeid Cor. Cincinnati Commercial. !
LINCOLN,S HOME AND GRAVE,

From the squares southeast corner follow
ing Sixth street southwark, past new hotel
that next to the residence of Douglass
friend, at last offers welcome to the traveller,
to the third cross street; at its end turning
east two blocks, on the northeast corner of
Eighth and Jackson streets, we find the
house of Lincoln, from the spring following
in his marriage-which took place in the
fall of 1S42-up to his departure for Wash
ington. .s-.-....e
At first of single story, the second was
added in 1857. and, as said, from a small in
heritance to the wife 1t stands above the
street. on ground embraced by brick wall,
surmounted by wooden paling, correspond
ing to the color of the house-light drab,
and so near the street that steps of stone,
beneath the gate, climb nearly to the door.
A weather-board house, tall and slim, the
front facing west, shows five windows above
and four below-all with green shades-a
pair each side the door, which is in the CEN
tire and has side lights of plain glass. Over
the door, climbs a rose bush now in bloom,
and nearly opposite the southern corner, at
the pavement's outer edge. stands an elm
tree planted by Mr.. Lincoln's own hand
Between the house and fence, round the front
and south, runs a strip of turf, worn by a
footpath in the centre. .. Bog.
The south presents to view the end of the
front with its four similar windows-a pair
above and below-and back also, double
storied, but its roof at right angles coming
Just beneath the jutting caves of the other
both plain shingled.
This extension comes to the line of this
side on the first story only, and with a lat
ticed porch, from which climbing roses ex-
clude the noon, to which at the same dis
tance from the house-line at the front sim
liar gate opens. Over the porch roof rim
med with its iron balaster, face pair of re-
tired windows from the second story. Near
the rear corner nestle a pair of apple trees :;
and from the corner to the alley the fence
changes from paling to upright straight
boards of the uniform color, above which,
near by, from the alley peep little barn and
wood-shed, shouldering mats of verdure.
The clim bing life, on barn and porch, as
well as the snug turf in the pack yard. to-
gether with the dowery margins of a straight,
brick paved bisecting path, refreshing to the
simple Western home, are seeds of Eastern
care from the hand of fostering tenant
On the north, front and back, are together
on the line that bounds the neighbors' Sward,
over which eight windows, four to each
part, swing open their green blinds.
To the front gaze the house seems to pick
up its ears-each chimney with the lightning
rod
The property is now the children's, pres
ent from their mother. 1t is occupied by
tenant first admitted to possession upon the
departure of the family, Mr.. Tilton, presi-
dent of the Toledo, Wabash, and Great
Western Railroad, originally from New
Hampshire, but for eight years previous to
1861 a resident of Cleveland, Ohio.
With sincere kindness Mrs. Tilton and her
mother receive all who come, and we'll the
house is in amicable hands, for hardly ever
less than three or four day. and sometimes
twenty call Some that are for early trains
come before breakfast.
Ringing the bell, we are received into a
hall bisecting the front, from which on the
right opens Mrs. Lincoln's private parlor,
now bedroom, in which plain, low, black
walnut bedstead remains from former furnish
ment
Here Mr. Lincoln received the wondering
wirepullers that, after the nomination up to
the removal, besieged in tide the honest"
man.
They entered the drawing-room opposite
(Which, through folding doors, extends back
thirty feet,) whence, after touching the hand
"f the tall spirit, loosed from their conven-
ton bottle, they returned through the dl-
nlng-room, which opens back from the right
wall of the drawing-room, and thence, re-
entering the hall. passed ont, sped by part
ing smile from Little Mary"
From this hall a winding staircase leads to
two front bedrooms, of which the south one
still shows marble-top bureau and wash
stand and walnut wardrobe-relics. The
"tner is hallowed by ynight-thoughts of " Lin
coin at home"
In the drawing-room Gront) remain
Ssnat-not and marble top side-stand, and,
oSs Iaek in the right-hand corner. sidewise-its
Ua ,1:i, POSITIONS the identical bookcase,
Ga %,en Its writing leaf, over which, the folding
o uo0rs being closed, Lincoln leaned to study,
gural. =
tim mere were received the Chicago delega-
nat;, Win their momentous tribute of nomi-
snco nor Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, has
with r1a, ualled, with his wife, and described
wera thn ana1 intense and trembling earnestness
wLoos sIsn I: nrst scanned those features on
niaoen meaning hung the future. At