Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-19
WHAT MRS IINCoLN SAYS ABOUT
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
A Curious Chapter Of Riegrnnhx

-NAf AsN NtFA y ktltt NtAA OF INA shed
the controversy in regard 20 Abraham Lincoln's
religious belief. and this has brought 10 light a
statement made by Mrs Lincoln 20 Mr.. WI.
herpdon Tor Biographical uses, that supplies a
curious and highly interesting Photograph OF
MI Lincoln ~ seen in the uuressrye OF domestic
life. Mrs. Lincoln Saws.
- vas eorn ON the lSth dav OF pecemher
rs, IN lexington, fNyette county, nv. Ana
daughter OF kobert ;. aud EliEa Toad mstasn
name Eliza Parker. My mother siisd 1hsr
was very young. Was educated h. Mrns ~.
teile, French lady, opposite Mr. Clays She
Wa vel educated, MAS French, spoke nothins
else; scholars not ALLOW Ell G.. Finished nv esss
cation at Wards Academy. People from the
north visited ed. Lexington. Went 20 school here
months. Went back TO KENTUCKY Went ~
schools two year. after nrst came 70 Illinois
returned TO Illinois in ISS9 or 40 Tits Wa
Siler MIS-. wallace came out 20 Illinois
NV husband Intended, whom he ~. ,nro,,h
NTH his Presidential terms, % take me snd
family 20 Eurore. Didnt m late year dreaf.
OF death-wss cneery, funny,
LIVED IN HlGu SPIRITS.
He intended 70 return and 90 TO California over
the Rocky Mountains, and see the prosf,ects Of
national debt. He aud Sumner were IKE how
during the last days OF the rebellion, They
were down on the river after Richmond vas
taken; they acted like boys, were 80 happy -
glad, the war Was over NJ. lincoln. m ~ fs.,y
wanted 20 live In Springfield, his old home aud
De buried there; Changed his epinion- notion
70 ANt- NGNtf Nt-ilitN on ANY Mace
some.
Mr.. Lincoln was
TIE KINDEsT MAN
ahd mostioving husband and father in the world
ne gANe us All unbounded liberty. said 10 me
Always when l asked Tor anything. "You knoW
m We :, you Mant-go and getit.' Henever asked
me " Wa necessary. lie was very, exceeding
" indulgent 70 his children. ehiied or praiS.sd
Them Tor what they-their acts etc lie .lWavs
sald; 1T l. nay pleasure that my Oh ildrep are
free, happy, and uurestraiued bv patsrnai -
child 10 its parents"
Mr.. Lincoln had a dream when down tha
river At City Point, after Richmond was tsken.
He dreamed thai the White House Was burned
up. Sent me up the river TO see. weut. Met
stanton on the way do Sn. Mr.. Lincoln told
me 10 get party and come down. which ala.
MT. Lincoln found out that - -wAs
stealing a. he thought, public moneys. In-
tended 10 turn him out MY husband plsced
great confidence in nv knowledge on 6ums1
nature. He had not much know ge of men.
Our expenses at the White House sere aboat
$1,000 90 per month, breakfasted at o'clock
a. IN; lunched at O'Clock y. m, dinea at 8 n.
m ar. Lincoln got up irregglsrly; saw the
people; attended the hospital, etc, etc. lie
HK WORLD rrRN SEWARD orr
when peace WAS declared. Hated Andrew
johnson. Once only johnson followed Mr.
Lincoln, when he said: why lie this man fol-
lowing me-
A letter OF Mr.. Lincoln 10 me Got ont In the
army. MI. Lincoln was tender, etc. our din
ners cost US $500, for friends, diplomatic corps
etc. Sometimes there were twenty tour OF the
Todd connections or family At once az our table
wiies conduct while In Washington
was extremely bad.
MIR. Lincoln had a kind Of poetry in his ma
ture. He was a terribly frm man when he SCI
bis foot down. None of us-nO man or woman
could rule him after he had m ace up his mind
] told him about Stewards Intention 10 rule him,
He said: 81 shall rule nyself; shall obey myO own
had
NO HOPE AND NO PATH
ia the usual soceptsuOn OF these words. He was
religions man always, a. I think and believe.
his hrst thonght-to say think-abouf thus suh-
Jet was when Willie died-neyer before. lie
iet rellelols more than ever about the time he
went TO Gettysburg. lie was not technical
CHRISTIAN. he read the Bible a good deal %
MIR. Sumner and Mr.. Lincoln were great
cbums after they became acquainted with one
another. They watched each other closely.
Down at City Point once Andy johnson fol-
lowed us. Was drunk. Mr.. Lincoln said
For Gods sake don't ask johnson 10 line with
AK him. NV
often said that God would not let auv harm
come 10 my husband. We had passed through
i've long years-terrible, bloody years-pn-
scathedi 20 that thought So did MIR. Lin
coin. lie wal happy in his idea-was cheerful
almost JOYOUS, as he got gradually TO see the emf
l used TO read newspaper charges-newspsper
attacks on him. He SAID: "DoR't d. TAR. for
have enough TO bear-vet I care nothing FOR
them. n Tn right, ia lire. II Tn tcros'S, T'H
de anyhow; so let them pass unn0ticed.n 4
would plsyfully say, That's the way to learn
read both sides"
Mr.. Lincoln's max m and philosophy we're,
WHAT rs TO BIZ WILL BE,
and no cares (prayers) OF ours can arrest the
decree.
could tell when Mr.. Lincoln had decided
anything. lie was cheerful ct first: then he
pressed or compressed HE lips tightly FIRMLY
one against the other. When these things
showed themselves TO me fashioned myself &C
cordingly, and 20 did all others around have
MIN 10 DO sooner or later, and they would find
IL out. When we first went TO Washington mauy
persons thought that Mr.. Lincoln was weak, but
ne rose grandly with the circumstances OF the
case, and men soon learned that he was above
ihem all. i never saw n mans mind develop
itself so fnely-his manners got quite polished.
lie would say TO me, when / talked 90 him
about Chase and those others who did him evil
do good to those who hate you and turn their
ll-wil TO friendship" Sometimes in WASH
lngton, being worn down. he spoke crabbeily
10 men, haTshly so, and yet IL seemed the Ieo-
pie understood the conditions around him and