Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-02-06
{ New Series, Vol. >, No. 45.
Told Series, Vol. 81. No. 10.

river after Richmond was taken !; they act
ed like boys were so happy, so glad, th
war was over. Mr.. Lincoln up to 1856
wanted TO live in Springfield, his old home
and be buried there. Changed his opinion
notion where to live. Never settled or
any blace particularly : intended moving
and traeylng some. Mr.. Lincoln was
THE KINDBST MAN
and most loving husband and father in the
world. He gave us all unbounded liberty
Said to me always when l asked for any
thing, "You know what you want-gc
and get it.'' He never ashed me if it wa:
necessary. He was very, exceedingly in,
dulgent to his children; chided or praised
them for what they-the;r acts, sc. He
always said; ''It is my pleasure that my
children are free, happy, and unrestained
by paternal tyranny. Love is the claim
whereby to bind child to its parents -
Mr.. Lincoln had dream when down the
river at City Point, after Richmond was
taken. He dreamed that the White House
burnedup. Sent me up the river to see.
Went. MeP Stanton on the way down.
Mr.. Lincoln told me to get party and
come down, which did.
Mr.. Lincoln found out that t---
was stealing, as he thought, public moneys.
Intended TO turn him out. My husband
placed great confidence in my knowledge OF
human nature. He had not much know
ledge of men
Our expenses at the White House were
about $10,9O0 (?) per month breakfasted
at 0 O'Clock A. NJ, lunched at 2 O'Clock
p. NJ, dined at p. NJ. Mr.. Lincoln got
up irregularly saw the people; attended
the hospital, sc. He said
HE WOULD TURN SEWARD OUT
when peace was declared. Hated Andrew
Johnson. Once only johnson followed
Mr.. Lincoln, when he said why is this
man following me ?''
A letter Of Mr.. LincOln's to me got out
in the army. Mr.. Lincoln was tender,
sc. Our dinners cost us 500, for friends,
diplomatic corps, SC. Sometimes there
were twenty four of the Todd connections
or family at once at our table IS
conduct while in Washington was extreme
ly bad.
Mr.. Lincoln had kind of poetry in his
nature. He was terribly firm man when
he set his foot down. None of us-no man
or woman-cOuld rule him after he had
made up his mind. 1 told him about Sc
wards intention to rule him. He said
Il shall rule myself; shall obey my own
conscience, and follow God in it.n Mr..
Lincoln had
NO HOPE AND NO FAITH,
in the usual acceptation of these words.
He was religious man always, as think
and believe. His first thought-to say
think-about this subject was when Willie
died-never before. He felt religious more
than ever about the time he went to Gettys-
burg. He read the Bible a good deal in
1864.
Mr. Sumner and Mr.. Lincoln were great
chums after they became acquainted with
one another. They watched each other
closely. Down at City Point once Andy
johnson followed u.s. Was drunk. Mr.,
Lincoln said, For Gods sake don't ash
Johnson to dine with us.'' mo, DON'T
said Sumner. and L did not ask him.
l often said that God would not let any
harm come to my husband. We had pass
ed through five long transferable, bloody
years-unscathed so that l thought so.
So did Mr.. Lincoln. He was happy in his
idea-was cheerful, almost joyous, as he
got gradually to see the end of the war.
fused to read newspaper charges news
paper attacks on him. He said: Dom
do that, for l have enough to bear-yet
care nothing for them. If I'm right Tl
lire ; If I'm lcrong, Fll die anyhow so lei
them pass unnoticed." would playfully
say. That's the way to learn-read both
sides.''
Mr.. Lincoln's maxim and philosophy
were,
WHAT Is TO BE WILL BE,
and no cares (prayers) of ours can arrest
the decree.
l could tell when Mr.. Lincoln had de-
cided anything. He was cheerful at first
then he pressed or compressed his lip;
tightly, firmly, one aginst the other. When
these things showed themselves TO me ]
fashioned myself accordingly, and so did
all others around him have to do sooner oil
later, and they would find it out. When
we first went to Washington many persons
thought that Mr.. Lincoln was weak, but
he rose grandly with the circumstances Of
the case, and men soon learned that he was
above them all.
l never saw mans mind develop itsel
so fnely-his manners got quite polished.
He would say to me, when talked to him
about Chase and those others who did him
evil, 'Do good to those VIII hate you and
turn their ill-will to friendship" Some
times in Washington, being worn down, he
spoke crabbedly to men, harshly so, and
yet it seemed the people understood the
conditions around him and forgave.