The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-22

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Ms. Abraham Lincoln was buried yes
terday. Her remains were put in the
crypt Of the Lincoln monument by the
side Of her husband. The funeral services
were simple and impressive. 1. was the
special desire Of Mrs. Lincoln that no ser
mon should be preached over her. The
preacher was content, therefore, TO say
much OF her family and little oil herself.
It was well known ut the time, and has
since been the subject Of frequent remark,
that the Todds thought Mary was making
poor match when she married Abraham
Lincoln. She "threw herself away as
the sayingia lie was a completely home.
ly man, not only In feature, but in char.
acter. Modest, unassuming, and thorough.
ly unpretentious, he was not, the villagers
thought, u person at all likely 10 get on in
the world. Then he had no family to speak
OF, and family was more thought oil in
those days in Central Illinois than II is
now. The Todds and Edwardses had
family, and were proud OF it.
But Mary Todd was wiser than those
who advised her, and she married Abra.
ham Lincoln. She saw him mount stead
lily upwards without apparent effort on his
own part. His expressions OF distrust and
diiiidence were indeed 80 common that she
may have doubted at times whether he
thoroughly merited the advancement he
received. But he was made Congressman,
and candidate for Senator and then Presi.
dent. He became even more than Presi.
dent-the commander.in-chief OF the great.
est army the world has ever known. And
be bore all his honors meekly. The won.
deriul speeches that fell from his lips, the
quaint sayings tinctured with fine worldly
wisdom, the funny stories that were told
too often to hide the deeper griefs OF his
lille endeared him to the common people,
made him the idol OF their affections. No
man before, and no man since, has enjoyed
the favor OF that class in the same degree.
Mrs. Lincoln shared her husbands hon.
OTIS, but perhaps not all his sorrows. His
was too chivalric nature TO make her fully
q contidant in all his public cares. It may
be doubted whether he was very great
man in her eyes. She perhaps never over.
came the habit OF her life in this respect.
But according to her lights she was good
vile TO him. She watched over him ten
derby. She vas assiduous in her attend.
ance upon him. She gloried in his station
and the position he had gained both for
her and for himself. She loved him de-
votedly, and the mistakes she made came
from an excess OF watchiulness over him,
and a feeling pardonable, though mis-
guided, that her judgment as to what was
good for him was better than his own.
The assassination OF Mr.. Lincoln was
terrible blow TO his wife. She never fully
recovered from the effects OF it. There
after she testified her veneration for his
memory as few wives had done before.
The suddenness Of the blow made it more
terrible. If she had seen him pass peace
fully away after long life OF usefulness
she might more easily have borne it. But
TO see him cut OFT so in the very prime OF
his lille and the meridian OF his fame was
for her cruel atiliction. She was thrust
into the world to care for herself without 4
moments warning, and exchanged the sta
lion OF the first lady in the land in day fora
lonely and neglected widowhood. The world
knows how she suffered, and how her
mind at times was ciouded. but it can
never know how desolate her life was for
the fifteen years that followed his death.
Part OF the love and gratitude the nation
owes her husband will be bestowed upon
her; and. while it cannot be said that
death is anything for her but relief from
pain, sorrow for her misiortunes will be
everywhere felt