, 1879-02-13
GOSSIP ABOUT LINCOLN.

IAAOO lAANcVAAs
Whnt Ward I.an,nn t,ncsn't Tell About Abe
i:ntow-tIow Lnsnon ,Nak 1snt1'lnzcss-
Lcnnari SWEET Tells Ills "Reminiscences Of
Ahrntain Ltnc.ln.
Corttspontftnet fudtan1noifs journal.
NgW YoRH, Feb. U.-Thc marriage certificate
of Abraham Lineoln's father and inut1!ur Is now
rn!ng The rounds, having been discovered last
week and BROUGHT To tho light by ii Kentucky
laaycr named Browne. III his letter to Gen.
Bristow, inclosfnc IT, lic suys: ''IEe rrcDrtt
ought forever to nilcnrc tie charge Of the rrcs-
tdent's .licc.timacs." Perhaps It would not ur.
cur to anybody but 1awycr-a Kentucky law-
yer, we NAV say-lhat The discovery Of The inar-
riagc certificate Of childfs pare,sts must be
taken as proof of bis paternity. Undoubtedly
rst0, but. unltupiiy. that ,lots MT settle the
controversy. do mt h,Iow tint l. fs necessary
y he settled. DO nut kn.'w rs It mukes my
difference whether IL Is settled of nn:, Abra.
tslo,, c,Hnblnl1y tic Keen analytical brain VI Il
lnan with thu Tenderness u won,nn, ID secure
forever.
sttI!, the render Of Ward I.asnon's a1.tfe Of
li,ucon," at which Gen. l.r.stDw aims his "rtfu
satio.,' will 'c !iKc|y 10 reinclncr llnst La,nnh
h'nts at something quite different fr.,n IL mere
failure oi Il" pnrt ot I'hunas l..ncol:, to regis
ter . marriaTc erriItisa'c. llc s.sws clearly
less 5sllnw a I'm, ahrsla, W. !. nc~rr s,, ta -,
hia faincr n,"i n,olcr w,t,t crrat r,t",' ~
alll Significant rcserse." Then he brcaGs u,tt,
wi.linut warnng: "rhat Enlow aturyl' ad
snys tI,at ''lhc infclcit!cs VI Thomas Lincoln.
lie In thu ,tighl,otooI l,ecun,c !s:lppurt a!e."
,iltl that finally, 'llcy eliminated. h'lur,ty after
i'inrnls, u,ui ..unr AhrsI,n,m Eniny> i H. wi,irh
Lncoln bit oil Enlnw's hose, and .l,cf,, llayIug
asstlcurd him Tor 'tr, tult FIR fllinn!s.
,fo IN ,nroln, nn nrras ha,, int,pp I'll !iis T.
is,r,,n trns T,r,in,rn ,,y nirti, r,n1 a.. ,Ir.,
nIInut IAN. when Mc was 81. md wrns ~ hi.
mia IL, wns :. rIrh snr,.- rf mn r1 sI"ro.,,ait
lis stu,l,cl law buI inc a,I,,,,,t ~ Of law Nv h. Knew
Wss ,.'vrr cxrssiyr iIa ,lrn" ~, u IN .,,'css s"e"
y, M"s nt AZ. ~. Irs, ~ p4sSss 'sv ,,,
cnxos III was nrkIs. J ,,a.n@ VI taus ~ ,,s
fr, ,si; n,ony mi fnna If t"ie s,,r,cn c,IEr sI',
VIM inc,1n ,nrt, 1,ar,. ,.'ar1 Sr",, u.. u.!,i
)an Vhort,crs met nj to,,rt Lunun ,,s,aiir c,,.
frt olucsl tn",n il. worc riu,r mi nI,I H. ~,
ans ln hn1er a,i wns nl ~ Ia nr..a,, ,''
tra,ra ''I III was m"t ""n a,','.nt u is, i.i,
tnmt War1 Tnmnn. or = Ii,j M lis rro,,I"s n
tt ,r ra.iml lin, III. mi'iii,. s.,"t., v.rteJ
a t,nI' sI,r,,,1i, Il, ~ ~" urn Ii",, ~ ~.
aIis J, l." tsi ,sos T., ,,,,,r,v h",,.,a ~ n'. sv
~ I,urs.S H. o m ta,;,',r.. 'ua, u,.i
rau,,in.t make II st,ccch mare thHn f,nr xar,is
lnufr.
t{p sfr cI,o ouf +taff
s,nni 'lrv,tinn !, itn's,, VI inr",n III,
w.. ~, ,,I'tr, nv IN. I,.t-.i
Wj,p,, In hcra,n" isrcstlrnt br tnnt.
.nn, a',,r %a I'm Will nov,. ~ t.t.n,, NV,
uncnt;;cra;i "hs in 'auas ~ t, o'' ~ ~
,',,,I X :,nnm ant y INV .t,'r.n MAN ~. t,,nn
H., ,tc,rInIIy t"rrc M .yn r,.sov.r. ato,t & s lin,
ies,Ira Enifc "trht.cn irri.s ln,,@ ami s,nmu,
no,, f,,,,,e a, r Il,' n III tad M ~, ,en i,
III .ns II was % ,,n,!ssar" ~ s,rr,,.,t ,,'sntt
WIN mi,,ct n.i ,clsi", ,,'t famnm ,r,s ,,,,,
M"rshsi 1,r H." i1iststrt III, wn,I.t hnv, t.irau
H. IT, ~ ~, n1 ;,ur! un ,ras ~, , ,,, ~" @ j.
,. mn ..s ~. ns,,. maa ~ .',',. .i ~ ~
so,, a',, ho t.nt u,,, NJ il'n Wtc s
sar, nj ,,t,%t ,rttt nia nnlr.1v,r,i E"r-
H., thnt +,e sr,or't u.n,,.;1 rnr II, ..j,yl-
i"nt r. won't oft"r ,n.,,i. r.tir.a :, ~;
n,,d inv on sofn iu iis hplI outside af
his door. Lincoln found him til.ru watching
one night on emerging fro,u hls room unexpecs-
etiIv, nnd eot tctl tor him. lnsstng isMt lie
should use It. Lanon WIS often charged wftll
ness, but Lincoln Kept him III ulller bv sheer
force O! will; @nr he knew that, evrn II t!4 po-
lceau lad FOL very earnest r,,nyictiuns, ue ad
personal ticvot.on which wus u more value
thnn at,y sentiment.
Llrcon always ignored his old partner, 1crn.
don, aftus his gruat clevntInn. The reason urob-
nl.y Is that lIcr1un was formerly irFewuur tn
us ablts. AMI Lincoln fcasrsi that tle mtent re-
felt tic slight, u1l after Ltncna nssassi,!atlo,
went to Kentucky Ain! obtained letters alpl
memoranda amounting to SUI pages benrt1ig IN
I.ncol,,'s birth nni boyl,oo,l. These lc sud to
i.nt,on, mn they reuupcar In tile two srst chap.
fcrN of Lannon'S buuk, Hut nut oil uf them.
or even The substance VI all al them. ii,
thosu chuptcrs Lanou nude nnu definite
slatpl,cnt which lle was compelled to ul,,tt !:
ior wien he Invited Dayta DAVIS, l.ennar.l
Swat, Md Jesse Fell f,.ut Schuyler Calfux, /
Iolteyc] 10 n5sct li,u nt lie lsrges Hu,,sc, Cht-
c1go, md thrrc read to them what lie intended
tO uriut, they dcI,uuurcd him as M iny,utu ulpl
railla, and Threatened iIll, with ali ,c rct,.
uttes they coulI think Ut II ,u should persist ii,
uIaGlug ihe charges which he called Ilik reycla.
t,ols. After spending ajl night u.ulcr pcu,
AMI menace, lu vas Ut lust iuGrctl to nlodly II
SO much tllut nutlng Ut It suelils tu renaiu ex-
crut hunt ior u marriage certificate!
.wrrr,s u.cot..rcr1oss or Elyco,:y.
.',.ssa ,'..a - ..,,., ~..,..',
ai frnhoea nere u ,. w.'at t.eosaf'' -. , SWEET
tai n,o so'.u & rs,'.., No., ~ Nh n.'u, ~
nas never pee ur,itSu' ''"S ~ wy nf!nt
ngts. lmsn M m o"u.. "Ssu r taHs an m'!tate
ttsnus tof tMsns1 w.. s.aas "uy ' appentu as ~,
torneIs ~ & ~ sac .,,r ."s W.; Jo M 'h a.s
loEo.s. ,oa 1'oS s'ne, m"r,,s,'t INV "nu s,ae