New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-01
A sorrowful Romance.
The Story of Love Affair in which Presi
1incoln's Assassin Was One of tho Principa

The Story Of Love Affair in which President
Lincoln's Assassin Was One of tho Principals,
A page of the unwritten apochryphal
history of the United States appears in
the Pittsburg Telegraph. 1t is as fol-
lows:
A merchant of Allegheny has in his
possession the following note:
April, u.
pointment for this afternoon. I regret it
much, but business interferes. J. W. b.
The note was written by John Wilkes
Booth in 1865, two days before Lincoln
was assassinated. In April, 1865, the
Allegheny merchant went to Baltimore
to endeavor to find some traces of his
brother, who had gone from Pittsburg
as soldier in the early part of the
rival in Baltimore" said the merchant,
II called at the house of Mrs. -. The
family consisted of Mrs. --, her daugh-
ter Estelle and Robert, 4 boy about
twelve years old. Miss Estelle was be-
tween eighteen and twenty years old,
and was rather pretty. She was tall
and slender, and talked with great spir-
it. She was very graceful and quick
witted, and sang we'll. When l had
told Mrs. - what my GRAND was in
Baltimore she expressed a great deal of
sympathy for my mother, and insisted
upon my occupying the room which be-
longed to her son who was in the army.
Mrs. - told me that her daughter
had formed fancy for man who did
not care for her, and who was an actor.
She said that nothing had ever come
out of the matter, and she did not think
there was anything to fear, but she did
not like the mans profession, although
she took pains to assure me that he was
a gentleman; had always acted in the
most honorable way, and never seemed
to notice that Estelle cared for him, but
talked to her about music and the stage,
and took an interest in her musical
studies.
Zone morning Miss Estelle and 1
were at the breakfast table, Mrs.
having excused herself, as she had some
household duties to attend to. The
young lady's attention was evidently
preoccupied about something, for she
talked at random and seemed to be
thinking. At last she said, with rath-
err odd expression of face:
81 expect a friend to call on me this
afternoon. l think you will like him.
He is very fond of music
Il asked who he was, and she looked
rather disturbed at my question, but
replied
"'He is my best friend. He is an
actor, and is coming over from Wash
ington.'
II remembered what her mother had
told me, and l changed the topic of
conversation. In the afternoon, about
4 o'clock. l was sitting in the parlor
with Estelle, when her brother Rob
came in with letter for her. She
blushed when she saw the handwriting
on the envelope, and tore it open hasti-
ly. Then her expression changed. and
she showed that she had been disap-
pointed. She read the letter two or
three times and then exclaimed:
cots too bad. He isn't coming. 1
think he might have written more than
that, don't you?'
turning around to the piano, began
playing. l absently folded and refold-
ed her note until had it in a crumpled
little roll, and when she started to 90
upstairs to dress for supper, the note
could not be found. She was q little
vexed at my carelessness at first, but
soon recovered her temper and did not
allude to it again. Three days after
that was to 90 home. got up early
to make arrangements and went out on
the street, where l heard of the assas-
sination of Lincoln. When | returned,
Mrs. - and Estelle were awaiting my
appearance to sit down to breakfast. l
was greatly excited, and exclaimed as l
entered:
president Lincoln was murdered in
Washington last night'
"Both ladies screamed and looked
frightened, and Mrs. cried out:
Oh, they will kill all of MS who ara
friends Of the South! Who did it?
"a scoundrclly actor named Booth
John Wilkes Booth The words
were scarcely out OF my mouth before
Es:elle gave II scream and fell forward
upon the table and from there to tho
floor, dragging the breakfast things
about her with crash The mother
seemed to be almost as much affected
rs her daughter, but she loosened Es-
telle's dress and lifted her up while l
bathed her head with water. Twas ter
ribly confused, but suggested that
should go for 4 doctor. Mrs. - at
the mere suggestion almost screamed.
50 No! no! No one must know it!'
"'Know what?' l asked.
"'Why don't you know? Don't you
know that John Booth was the man
l told you about-the man she is in
love with"
'"Then I remembered the note, and
the fact that it was signed j. w. b.
Estelle had not mentioned the name,
that was why l did not understand it.
Mrs. -- was wild with terror, and
feared that her daughter might be sus-
pected of having some connection with
the plot of Booth and his companions
Estelle was i'll, and did not leave her
room, and l never saw her after that
awful morning, poor girl!
ION my way home found Booth 8
note in my pocket, where l must have
put it without knowing it after had
rolled it up in ball. I kept it then as
memento. The business Booth refers
" was eVluently thaC OF Cne plOt.
Il don't know whether Estelle is liv-
ing or not. She was when l was in
Baltimore two years ago. Her mother
was dead, and Estelle was living with
some relatives near Bowling Green,
Va, and not far from Garrett farm.
where the man she loved was shot in !,
barn twelve days after he had murdered
the President of the United States.''
To Mend Stockings.
A lady, who finds in the practice OF
the homcly art that she brings comfort
to her family Owes these Gil rrnStiOns &C