The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-14


- - younr Abraham line"in ~ ss"~
s-- rn~ Iennalns Wtu Ultimately y"
e-s.x~~a An 1iiinoss-Whst some % .n"~s
-. G.~w the Xonng Man Ino"x"t "
~. a. n~-embied ilis ttt"ssFs"o
Cr.nafsther la Many NAys-
Lo<n.~. March a-loung Ahraham
Iine.,u died al li:05 this morning. iie
pas<ei away quietly. lie was ~ =
romatose state this morning. anu ~
stomach rejected all nourishmsnt -.
attending physicians. after q care'"i
examination. expressed the opinion tha'
their paticnt's end Was only . matter ~
: few hours. For a time previous 70 ms
a.a,h ne was entirely free from pain.
All the members 81 Minister Llneoshs
family were present AZ the bedside
The body will BE- preserved with
cmbalming. A funeral service
will he held At the residence 81 MIN
is,cr Lincoln on Friday. AZ which nc
one will be present but intimate friends
and members Of the American Lega'
ton. After the services the body VIII
be deposited in the catacombs at kensal
Green. and ultimately Inferred IN the
family tomb At Springfield. Illinois
Mr.. Lincoln is DESTROYS that the greatest
privacy and simplicity in conducting
the funeral shall he observed. 10th
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln are bearing W
bravely.
speaking OF the deceased. the prin.
cinal OF the school he attended in Chi
a 2 says 81 him:
lie was the best student in my school
study came easy 10 him. lie wa the mrs
boy in the school 10 go through his lessons
Their he wa~ ready 20 help the Others. TUT
result was that he was popular. His school
mates looked up 10 him.. besides ltkant
him. Jack was q grave boy. de
liberate in his speech and actions. He has
much 81 the Lincoln blood In his veins. III
always signed his name A. Lincoln. ~
never spelled out the first name. ! re-
member the frst time I ever saw his sig
nature. I was greatly struck with il re-
semblancc 20 that 81 his grandfather. lex
amined 4 larger sample 81 his hand ~rst'
ing. aud saw that the resemblance IN writ
ing was not confined "a thc signature.
went In to his writing Teacher aad told hrl
not 20 spoil that boys INST" By making hin
conform 20 a copy plate. but - lee y alone
He Was mp in athletics and used q lead
the boys in the play ground. Ihave an idcl
he was called Jack" because there Vas
sort Of reyerent feeling in the family for tms
name Abraham. y hich ~ouid not have suitrs
familiar Intercourse with the boy Of thu
house. and which also would not have per
mitted the use 81 -Abc."
William q. Beall. . member OF Minis
ter Lincoln's law firm. says 81 him:
without being what j. ordinarily called
precocious boy. particularly In nm ofen-lv'
sense. he was anu sually well developed fol
his age. lie u only fet when
saw him last. just before the family left foi
England. he was a large ; rong fellow. will
good muscles. lie was farther advanced II
his studies. too. than most boys 81 his age
lie was naturally >tudiou-. and hi- charac'
ter mature. lie was the manifest boy.
think ! may say without l eve
knew. WHY called jack I don't know
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln. all the family. In fact
and int mate frlsrsds called hun tnaf. How
Il started I don't know. but IL got fsstcnes
20 him permanently. Of course his RICH
name i simply abraham"
Young Abraham was an only son. ant
the youngest representative OF the Lin
coin family. 1t is probable that hi
death means that with this R~cneratioI
the name Of Lincoln. % foP = A 1o1Dng
70 lineal descendants q ~ nnrty
President will become ex1lnc1 II
nsme1ake Of his musofnns grand
father. he was said TO resemble hin
much in character. temperament AM
promise.