Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-08-25
MRS. LINCOLN,S HALLUCINATIONS.

Mrs. Abraham Lincoln is MOI sick, il
spite of paragraphs in one thjusaat
newspapers OF the country. She j.
peculiar, mentally little off
mysteries" other old ladies call hel
complaint. But her pursuit of happi
ness is hardly more eccentric now thar
much of the time during her entire
widowhood. How is She, really;
Well, she took carriage ride of sew.
eral miles the other day. returning t.
her home with q healthful glow upon
her cheek. She wants to go again;
and, if this want doesn't wear Out, il
will be humored often. She said il
was the best ride she'd had for long
time. And, sure enough, it was, for
she had only just let herself out from
continuous. self-inflicted confinement
in an upper room during six months
and more. Not even the kindest SIS
terly entreaty could persuade her feet
to cross the chamber threshold till one
morning early she descended the stairs,
attired in pink silk and French laces,
and scolded her servant for not having
breakfast ready. "A pretty hotel"
said she. scorn:ully, Ito keep guests
waiting for meals until after train
time" OF course, the kitchen maid
went nearly DAFT herself at sight OF
this guest" and ran to apprise her
mistress that Mrs. Lincoln had turned
over new leaf and. sure enough, on
returning to the kitchen. the maid
found that this. strange quest" had
no thought of taking the "train" on
an empty stomach, but had turned the
steak in the broiler. and was removing
the jackets from the boiled potatoes
with all the housewifely skill of her
early days.
Mrs. Lincoln came to this city to re-
side soon after her return from Europe,
in October last. She is most consider
ately cared for, and all her harmless
weaknesses humored in the family of
Hon. n. Edwards, Mrs. Edwards being
her sister. She arrived in November,
and. during the following holiday sea-
son. she shut herself up in her room,
mourning the extravaganza of the
times. and childing those about her
who displayed gifts of jewelry and the
like. And then she stayed. like a veri-
table silk-worm, in its self woven CO.
coon. till the late morning adventure.
As above narrated. VIVA: did she do
there all that time? Principally, she
overhauled her many trunks. complain
ed that she was very sick. and ate full
meals of substantial food three times a
day. She reconciled ill-health and
hearty eating by insisting. TO the few
friends whom she admitted, that her
malady was a very peculiar one, CON-
peliing her to consume large quantities
OF food. She would rise from repast
OF roast beef. coffee. etc. and very de-
Jectedly inform her attendant, or visi-
tor, that in all human probability she
should not see the light OF another day:
and often, in literal verilication of her
prophecy, she would close the window
shutters, increase the opaqucness of
the curtains By pinning up shawls or
quilts. and light plain tailow candle
ohe rejects the use OF gas rs of the
devil. If asked 10 specify where she
felt bad in body. she would reply,
sometimes, I'm on fire. burning up;
J t'St feel OF me, and see how hot ami 4
AT the same time her temperature
would appear perfectly normal for
iady ABOVE sixty years of age. At 9TH
er times she would insist that she was
!" beng all hacked to pieces by knives:
lust feel that cash in my shoulder:
ton think l can stand such wounding
long, do you?" Yet tender and COM
friends assured her that
there was no trace of either blood or
scar.