The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-01-07

ION had fastened upon her, aud her life
vas slowly wasting away Day by day
oung Abraham sat by her bedside oad
cad TO her for hours such portioDs Of the
Bible as she desired 60 hear. During the
Intervals in reading she talked to him Of
goodness aud truth, and urged him to walk
"a the ways thereof. She portrayed to him
the beauties Of The Christian faith, the hop,
1f the Christian life, and the joys o. the
Heavenly Kingdom to which she was going.
The end was at hand the faithful watchers
at the bedside Of the dying woman felt the
shadow creeping upon the walls-it was the
shadow Of deatb--the light OF the lJwly
cabin went slowly Out-the mother had rest.
Abraham gave way TO grief that could not
be consoled. They laid her tenderly away
in an opening in the timber an eighth Of
mile away from the house. No minister
could be procured at the time to perform
the last sad rites, but sympathizing friends
offered up sincere prayers over the dead
This simple service did not seem to the
father and son to be a sufficient tribute 10
the memory Of the true and exemplary
wife and mother whose loss they so sorely
felt, so when springtime came the boy
wrote TO Elder Elkin, who lived near tn,
family when they we're in Kentucky, APP
pealing to him to come and preach a fun
eral sermon over his mothers grave, adding
that granting this request would be to him
aud his father and sister lasting favor
The good man oheerfully complied with
the request, though it involved a journey
Of over one hundred miles on horseback;
aud lovely day the people came from I'll
the country around and gathered about th,
grave, the minister disoOursed TO them the
virtues and estimable qualities Of the de.
parted, and commended her worthy exam
pie for the emulation Of all AS the last
! prayer was said the whole audience fell
upon their knees on the ground around the
| grave, and this, the last scene in the burial
Of the mother, was ended. The grave is
inclosed with a high iron fence, and at its
head stands a beautiful white marble stone.
on which is inscribed the following
Nancy Hawks Lincoln, who died October
5, 1918, aged thirty-fve years Erected in
1879 by friend of her martyred son. I"
This friend, was informed, is one of the
Studebaker Brothers, extensive wagon man
ufacturers at South Bend, Ind.
REMOVING TO ILLINOIS.
While standing by the solitary grave in
the forest, the thought crowded itself upon
my mind how little did she whose dust was
lying there mingled with earth, realize
when in life that she had brought into
being one whose fame would yet resound
through all Christendom as one Of the great
characters Of modern history.
In the course of a couple of years there
came to the cabin a new mother, of whom
it must be said that tradition gives her the
credit, in that neighborhood, of having
been q most excellent stepmother. She
lived to see her stepson President Of the
United States.
In 1880, becoming dissatisfied with that
section of country and hearing favorable
reports of the prairie lands Of Illinois, the
family decided to remove there. Mr.. Lin.
coin sold his farm and the preparation was
made for the change. Abraham visited all
the neighbors and bade them an efection-
ate good-by. When the morning of the
day which had been selected for their de-
parture arrived he was found sitting upon
his mothers grave weeping, whittier h,
had gone at an early hour in the morning;
he said he could not bear the thought OF
leaving his mother behind The few
household goods and utensils re put on
the farm wagon, the oxen yOked, and the
family getting aboard young Lincoln took
his place by the side Of the team and drove
away. The old man to whom I have
alluded said he we'll remembered when Abe
started that morning barefooted, with his
pants coming down only half way between
bis knees and mis- feet, and added Little
did think he'd ever be President of tn
United States" In that ungainly siE-foot
four you by the side Of the OK team went
forth seeking q new h0me in the country tC
the west Of them the future President, the
q illustriou leader, the immortal emanci
8 pator, one who first opened his eyes in the
vale Of humanity, in a rude Kentucky
a cabin, and one whose life went out with al
; the Nations for mourners and all Kings ant
I Emperors rendering homage to his memory
What a contrast May not any youth tax
4 courage and hope BRAD.
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