The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-03-05

formerly irregular in his habits. and Lin.
coin feared that he might relapse. What
ever the cause, Herndon keenlv felt tho
slight and after Llncoln's assassination
went to Kentucky and obtained letters
and memoranda amounting to 800 pages
bearing on Lincoln's birth. and boyhood.
These he sold to Lamon, and thew reap.
peared in the two first chapters of La
mons book. But not all of them. Ir
those chapters Lamar made one defin:g
statement which he was compelled 10
omit; tor when he invited David Davis.
Leonard SWEET, and Jesse Fell (and
schuyler Colfax, 1 0eieve) to meet him
at the Briggs House, Chicago, and there
read to them what. he intended to pript
they denounced him as an migrate and
rr1tian, and threatened him with ali the
penalties they could think of if he should
persist IN making the charges which he
called his revelations. After spending
all night under appeal and menace. he
was at last induced to modify it so much
that nothing of it seems to remain except
hunt tor marriage certificate!
SWEET RECOLLECTIONs OFLISCOLS.
l am reminded here OF what Leonard
SWEET told me some years ago about Lin
coin, and, as it has never been printed, I
may as we'll print it here. Lincoln and
SWEET were fast and intimate friends for
twenty years. They appeared as attor-
neys In the same courts, they RODE and
ate together, told stories together. and
had similar experiences. Lannon's biop-
raphy represents Lincoln's boyhood as a
period OF suffering; but Mr.. SWEET said to
me: -.
"Lincoln had a jolly time when he was
q lad. 1t was rough life. OF course. and
without luxuries, but it was got life of
exceptional privations. have heard him
tell CT 1t many times. remember riding
with him fifty miles in buggy one day.
and ne began at my request, and gave ms
the whole history of his life from early
childhood. Those were happy GAYS he
said, abiding to his boyhood. 1t was the
lie OF the average pioneer-the same life
that most OF the fathers anu grandfathers
OF the present generation lived in Illinois
and Kentucky. Tue idea Of suffering
never entered my mind during the whole
telling of his story. He represented that
ne had joyous, cheerful. CON. ortable
,ime'
us it true, Mr.. Sweet" asked him,
THAT Lincoln long expected to be Pres
end?'
"Why, nor he exclaimed. Nothing
could be more untrue. Never thought Of
the possibility of it enough even to Joke
ABOUT 1t till just before the convention
met that nominated him. He had been
talked of some at Springfield year
before, but he met it by telling a story
too the crowd to illustrate his incapacitv."
And you were all the while setting up
pins for himg"
'Certainly. We were all working up
public sentiment, for his success began to
loom up as possible. So, when he rid
culed his chances, pulled him into an
other room, and said: Nov, see here,
Lincoln; this it outrageous. We are trvs
ing to get you nominated for the Press-.
dency, and you are working right against
Us. Now you must stop it, and give US
chance
.'What did Uncle Abe SLY to that plain
talk!'
He laughed. and said it wasn't serious
enough to make any fuss about, but he
promised he wouldn't interfere if We
were bound to put him forward. The
week before the Chicago Convention met
I said to him: ''Well, Lincoln, are YOU
going to the Convenient He answered
with laugh, I don't know what to do.
I'm most too much of a candidate to 90
and not quite enough of candidate to
stay at home'''
ibid you ever talk with Lincoln about
religion, Mr.. Sweet" I asked.
"Often,' he replied. CATER 1850 I
was in the habit OF travelling with Lincoln
from county 7. seat to county seat. and fire.
quently slept with him. have discussed
these matters with him hundreds of times.
He believed the cardinal doctrines OF Chris
tienity. He was fond of discussing theolo-
q, land was we'll posted concerning the fact
involved. He would swear sometimes,a and
sometimes utter heretical expressions, 50
that he might rather be regarded as a
liberal or Unitarian than strictly ortho-
aox; but l have heard him say City
times that he beliveed he was IAN instru.
ment in the hands of Providence to bring
the thing through He was man who
cared far more of deeds than OF creeds.''
have talked thus long about Mr.. Liz,
coin because current discussion seems to
bring his honored name and fame up
anew. And am sure have given pref
ty near Mr.. SWEETS words Mr.. SWEET.
by the way, bears very close resem-
blance to Lincoln in stature, in gesture,
in face, in temperament, in genial quail
ties, and in the very texture of his mind,
and l shall be greatly mistaken if he is
not snatched up and sent to the Senate be-
fore long, from that State where frst-rate
Senatorial timber is not. very plenty
Jerome. I@* 80.
Among the wash fabrics of the coming
season, the zephyr-cloths Of Scotch gine.
hams will have prominent consideration.
Those of the spring differ from those of
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