Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-25
LINCOLy,s sTgPMOTHER.
SALLY Busu's Lowing CARE OF TliE
MOTIiEI,ilS3 hoy.

A few miles from the Ohio River, Of
Southern Indiana, Ia the midst Of IT,
grand old forest Of towering oaks, Of
walnut and maple trees, were scattered
bits Of prairie land that rose anu fell In
waves OF hill and hollow most fair 10
see, says awhter In the Chicago Inter.
ocean.
Upon one Of these cmlnenccs Stood
a small unslghtly cabin OF rough, un-
hewn logs, with neither door nor win
dows. In one corner OF the room
poles were stuck into the cracks Of the
logs, while the other ends were sup
ported 10y forkcd sticks sunk into the
oarlhcn iloor. Over these boards were
laid, upon which dry leaves were scat
tered, the whole rurmOunted with
skins Of animals and old clothes. This
was the only bcadstead visible. Three
or four three-lcgged stools, "A slab with
the HAT side upward serving as n table,
and q Dutch oven and n skillet com.
pleted the furniture Of the room.
This was the home Of Thomas Lin.
coin, an ensy going Idle man, whose
chief excellence lay In his skill n u
huntsman aud his remarkable aptitude
for story telling.
Abouta year after the death OF his
wife, who had left 10 him two children,
he sought another In the person OF
sally Bush, who had In earlier years
rejected his suit, but who was now n
widow, living with her three children
In Kentucky.
In homely words he urged imme.
diate marriage, and she yielded. II il
fair 10 presume, however, that had she
known the real truth about the Indiana
cabin life her consent would have
been hard 10 gain.
Packing up her household goods and
loading them on wagon drawn by
four horses, the newly welded pair mr.
rived at Thomas Lincoln's home.
Imagine her disappointment when, Mt
the close OF q cold December day, they
drove up before the doorlefs, window
lees cabin, In front OF which stood the
two children, Nancy, n girl OF n, aud
Abe, n boy 0years old.
Ill.clad, with unwashed faces and un.
combed hnir,these little creatures gazed
with eyes and mouth wide open AZ the
wonderful treasures unloaded from that
wagon,
There were chairs aud table, and
htAN'H tiiN WI anu 'bhhllk utttlsllNt
and most marvellous OF all, n real bu-
reau, that In those days had cost $40.
This last Thomas Lincoln had declared
u sinful extnvagance, and had urged
Sally TO sell hut she would not heed,
and No II wasbrought 10 the bsckwoods
cabin.
10 these untutOred children, who
had never heard Of such things, and
VINO knew nothing OF their usea, this
change OF surroundings came like "A
perfect revelation ana changed the
whole color Of their lives.
In person, Sally Bush was tall aud
stately, handsome In face and figure,
with earnest eyes aud beautiful curl
ing hair. In conversation she was
bright aud cheory and IN all her charms
added rare force Of character, ex.
pressing itself Ia nealness, energy,
economy and thrift.
Dcsolate NJ was her future prospect.
unprOmising Ia its every feature, she
lost no time In lamentation. Looking
calmly into the face Of chaos, out OF
which she wrought comfort aud order
Turning with pity 10 the two neg.
lected Lincoln children, she cleaned
thom thoroughly and c0mbod and
siraightened their tangled locks. She
taught them how to wash themselves,