The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-01-28
LINCOLN.
[ Correspondence St, Louis Democrat. ]


part of which, l understand that
Mrs. Lincoln has taken some excep-
tom wish to state the exact truth
in relation to this matter, so that the
public may understand-know what
To believe and who tn believe.
About the year 1865 l finally de-
iermined to write the life Of Mr..
Lincein, The tenderest, the kindest,
best aud nobelest Of men, ever doing
aud executing the good, the just aud
true to men in all the paths aud
| walks Of life. In fact, he was the
patriot Of patriots aud now, as such,
he idams up against the deep blue
among the gisnlest figures Of the age.
The quick failure Of Lannon'S Life of
Lincoln-its speedy repui!iatinn by
the public, caused III part by its be
ing lampered with about the time it
went TO press, aud by its wrong and
injustice done 10 the great dead-has
only intensified my original idea io
write the life of Mr.. Lilnvsln. Let
me ssy here nnce for all, that | am
not one of the authors of Limol's
Life of Lncnln. never wrote sen
lance or ~;,;;TTu Tor the biography. |
lam quoted by Lamon. and tn that ex
tent | am responsible, AMI no further.
II is probable that never shall
rest satisfied till | write the life
Having this determination To write
the lite of Mr.. Lrculn, aud having
heard say about one year after the
death of the President that Mrs.
Lincoln had arrived in the city, aud
was stopping ut the st. Nicholas Ho-
tel, | called un her, and, after the us.
ual running remarks about her health,
ETC., made known my purpose and
plans. | stated to her that intend
ed 10 write the life of her husband,
and if she would consent, | should
like to have sume iacts-a short his
tory of herself u insert in the bio
graphy. She remarked to me, in sub.
stance, that il was not usual to men.
ton the iacts-the history ut the wife,
IN the biography of her husband, fur
ther than to say that the two were
married at such time aud place,
and tn which replied )" That is true
as u general rule, hut then there are
exceptions tb this rule, and should he. y
AT my special request. and after some
Argument. she consented to give
me short history Of her life. | got
II pen, pencil, ink and paper, drew up
II small table, and became prepared
tn take down, as well as could, the
substance of what she said. She com
menced as follows, which took down
with care:
"i VAS horn on the 18th day of De.
cember, 1923, in Lexington FayeIte
county, Kentucky. Am the daughter
of Robert 5. and Eliza Todd, maiden
name Eliza Parker. My mother
died when | was very young. Was
Educated by Nine. Mentelle, a
French lady, opposite Mr.. Clay's
she was well educated was French
spike nothing else; 4; scholars not al
lowed to. Finished my education al
Wards Academy. People from the
North visited Lexington. Went tc
school here. stayed in Illinois three
months. Went backjto Kentucky
Went to sehnol two years after | first
came t5 Illinois. returned To Hi.
nois in 1889 or 40. This was after
Mrs Wallace came out to Illinois.
"My husband inteiHled, when he
was through with (. his n Presi,lrntin
terms, 10 take ne anl family TO Eu
rape. Didn't-in late years dream al
death--was CHEEKY funny, lived il
! high spirits. He intended to return
aud GO to California over. the Rock y
Mountains, aud see the prospects o
the soldiers, etc, digging cut gold Il
pay the national debt. lie aud Sum
, ner were like boys during the las
days Of the rehellinn. They were
down on The river after Richmond
was taken; they acted like buys; wer,
So h' ppy, 81 glad the var was over
Mr.. Lincoln, up to 1865, wanted Il
, live in springfield, his old home, ane
be buried there Changed his "pin
Iau-noti0n where to live. NeveI
settled ON any place particularly ly
lntended mnving aud travelling sumo
"Mr. Lincoln was the kindost maj
and most loving husband aud father
in the world. He gave us all un
bounded liberty. Said to me always
when asked fur anything, Got
know what y"u want, so aud get IL,
He never asked me fit was necessary
, He Was very-excredly indulgent t.
his children. Chded or praised
/, them for what they did-lheir acts
: rte. He always said; IL is my pleas
ure that my children. are free, happy
and unrestrained by parental Tyranny
Lnve IS the chain whereby to oind 1
child Ia its parent. F."
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