New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
TAD LINCOLN,

RID LINCOLN,
Most ~ those who read the di-p,ich arror...,.
the death Of Thomas Todd Lincoln win move. .t
the well-uOwn young gentleman who dbl
Saturday at Chicago. The name Of Ta5p-'."a,
name given by himself with his fl.t sta,o,o..:'
ulterauce3 and adopted by hi, fond parent. aoI 'f
word-rccals the tIiclsy little spite who -
that sad ard solemn White House Of the GO. "
the only comic relief il knew. The years that -.
followed spent IN study and travel produced a., A.
tcIly different person. The Tad Lincoln Of our IN,
tory ceased to exist long ago. Tho modest ld 90
dial young fellow WHO passed through Neg,.y,,L
few weeks ago with his mother W never be l,oo,r'
outside of the circle of bs mourning friend. a..
little 'fad' viii be remembered NJ longasapvtr,
who bore personal share in the 1eat I.oyemeo,.
whose center for four ycas was at Washington
He was 80 full OF lie and yisor4 o bubJli,go~..
with health and high spirits. tina l. Kept tie b.,
alive with bis FRANKS and bis FAM asic euicrn,,.
He was always chartered HbFrtine.n and a.,
the death Of his brother Willie ptcmaturclys.,i,,,
and studious child and tie departure Of Roh.,,
for college, he installed himself a. the ab.,lu,,
tyrant of the Executive Mansion Ho was ilo,,.d
By both his father and mother, pe.ed and ind,l,.I
by his teachers and fawnod upon and NV
The ante-rcCms Of the White House he had A, ven,
bad opinion of books and no opinion lidisepnp and
bought very little Of any tutor who " ou,I uo.a...:
him in yollilg bis kids 70 chain OF in d.i,irsb,,
dogs tandem over tie South Lawn. 10 VIA ,,
shrewd as he was lawless and always knew wl .tbe,
be could make a tutor scrUcc'blo or not If b,
found one with obstinate ideas a The superiority ID,
grammar TO kte-fying an intellectual employ
ment, he soon found means Of ge'tiugTd ofhm
lie had much to do that he felt he could uotwa,,
time in learning TO spell. Early in the morning yon
could hear his shIill pipe resembling through m,
dreary corridors Of the Executive residence Tia
day passed in a rapid succession .of plots and COM
motions and when the President lfid down his weary
pen toward midnight he generally found his inian,
goblin asleep under his table or roasting hi, curly
head by the open fireplace and the tan chief would
pick up the Child and trudgo off, TO bed with h,
drowsy little burden on his shoulder STOPPING mde,
the doors and lodging the chandeliers. The Presi
dent took infinite comfort in the child5 rude health
fresh fun and uncomfortable bOisteroUsnCSs. liewa,
pleased to him growing mp in ignoranceO Of bojks
but with singularly accurate ideas Of practical mat
ters Ho was a fearless rider, while yet so small thsi
lis legs stuck out horizontally from the saddle lie
had that power of tanning and attaching animals to
himself which seems the especial Silt Of kindly and
unlettered natures Let him rum the oasy-gCBg
President would say; "he las time enough lefto
learn his letters and GET roley. Bob was Just slca
a little rascal and now he is a very decent boy"
Il was evident that with all hislinsubordnat5n
and reckless mischief the spoiled child was at help
Of truthful and generous nature lilo treated fat
terers and ofice-seclers with curOu coolnoss aad
contempt but he often espoused {, e cause OF sohs
Door widow or tattered soldier whom be fouIlTait-
ing in the ante-rooms, and it was mos, auusingo
see the hearty little fellow dragging lis shabby
protGg6s into the Executive presqce, ordering ths
ushers out Of the way, and demanding immediate
action from headquarters. The President rarely re-
fused grace of this kiud, and the demands wefB
| not so frequent as to lose the charnaof novelty
One Of the tricks into which lLs idlcne,s AID Lis
enterprise together drove him, was the occasion Of
much laughter to the juGcious. and much honor TO
the respectable in Washington. He invested, one
morning, all his pocket money in buying the stock
in trade of an old woman who sold gingerbread neI
the Treasury. He made the Government carpenter
give him board and some trestles, which he setup
in the imposing porte-cochere of thf White House
and this rude counter displayed his wares. Livery
oGice-se6ker who entered the house. that morning
bought toothsome luncheon Of the keen little mer
chant and when hour after the opening the boob
a member Of the household discovered the young
paStryman the adml1edC center OF group OF GIlhhhs
servants and toadies lie had filed his pockets and
his hat with currency the spoil Of tho Americas
public. The Juvenile operator made lively wOrkd
his i'll gotten gains, however and before night wa
peDniless again.
Although still mere child at the death Of hU
father this terrible shock greatly sObered and
steadied him. His brother Robert at once tool
charge of his education, and he made rapid progrcs
up to the time of his sailing for Europe with BIZ
mother. He has ever since remained with her dis
playing thoughtful devotion and tenderness be
yOnd his years, and strangely at variance with tie
mischievOus thOughtlessness of his ctildheod d,
came back short while ago, greatly improved by
his residence abroad, but always heisame cordial
frank, warm-heartod boy. In bis Loss the already
fearfully bereaved family will suffer new and deeI
affection, and the world which never did and never
will know him, will not withhold tribute Of regret
for the child whose gayety and ailestion eheeI'd
more than anything else the WON and weary hean
OF the great President through the tolSome year'd
the war. -
Tb Ir;sb ora b,or discussing the nature Of tie sop