The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29
LINCOLN AND His -.
Queer Incidents or Their ri.

House. ~ III.
After the departure Of II.
Wales from Portland, | va u. ssa'aaee /
the Herald to join Presidan. saaeFsa !
coin, then on his way from ~ rIsss
washington, and report his 90. ,s..'a:s !.
telegraph. I met the press,ss. .ss1sss j
at Albany. and was heartilr -, - -
The reporter whom | s,,n.- ,s.ssilsz
me that he had faithfully 81 se ssasa 81
every thing that had occurrs.s 49,
train, except about Douglas q. = Il
senator Stephen A. Douglas $ -
OF Llncoln's from boyhood ~ .sasA
ponent in politics, and one 81 ~ =
cratic candidates for the r, ~ -
whom he had defeated. III
wanted to know all abonk -. ss,stsA
was not much. but very
Douglas has boarded the to-.
overcome by the hospitan.;as - -
ne tossed in his sleep, kent Il. i
awake by repeatedly mnssass - -
Lord! Old Abe Lincoln ~
OF the United States. Good -. 49,
Lincoln a PRESIDENT Hal has hsss =
The contrast between the -.
tial party and the royal na,s, -. -.
had just left could not hara ~. -
err Familiarity took the alan - i. -
mony. Mr.. and Mrs Llacolp i.
privacy, except in their sleen;,s
partment- The reporters ans
correspondents took POSSESSES. - s
Lincoln car and walked II - =
sat about as they pleased II
station some delegation cana = s's
and shook hands with the nes, -. s.as@
and his wife, unless the place -.
enough for Lincoln to "a a..
rear platform md saw 1 fep : -. u
usually interrupted BY the stas.;s - !,
the train. Between stat;ans 80
told stories or laughed 1T thoza , -
the rough and ready politicsaas I.
surrounded him. Iremembers 90 - -
acteristic speech which he co.ss. -
at several stations, but was NJ 49,.
by the engineer to finish unssl 49,
him for the end of it as We 5000 -
LhC II uusQH river.
WELL said Mr. Lincoln ~.
tinued stoppages remind he q -
| once hired to drive over ia r,,,,. 80
to attend convention at ui!sb -
pected to be nominated Tor IL ls.;sss 4
ture. The stableman sad .h.t j =.
a good horse, but the harss,
the slower it went; 80 H. 49,
reached my destination Il last sne.s
that the convention had adSou.ssa n
ter nominating the other fellow II
the way back | kept meditatins ah.m.
what that horse could be GOOD ia III
when ! turned him into the siablef
asked the owner the question III 800
chuckle and said: why. rood hose
for funeral. guess! No, nv fr;ssas
| replied; never hire that horse ous ~
a funeral Why not?' asked tie maa
Because, said |, as impressiyely =
knew how, IF that horse pulls II
hearse, the Judgement Day win coma
before the corpse gets u the grave
yard! It's the same way with this
train. II they keep on stopping Il every
station, this funeral viii never reach
Washington.
Nobody then bad the slightest idea az
the great man into which Mr. LIncoln
would develop. He was simply i TILL,
.ank, gawky, ugly, awkward western
lawyer, simple to fault, but with
some natural dignity, and with large,
heavy. solemn eyes that promised snOre
han any other feature. There VIZ 10
,retense of personal respect for him
Lmong the men who accompanied hin
They addressed him as Mr.. President
My when the train stopped and local
allegation entered to request speech
As we neared New York ii WIS hlntsd
hat Mr.. Lincoln rather dreaded mesk
az Fernando Wood. then mayor Of t.
city, who had achieved
sputation rs an orator. II have
1eech ready" said Mr.. Lincoln, W.
spoke TO him upon the subject:
lall have to say just what comes IT,
" head"
When the train slowed up and ~
owds could DO seen through the VI
TVS, and the cheering heard above Il
use of the locomotive Mrs. Limos
III; abraham. must fix you upA
for these city folks" She waa !
tie, old, plump, motherly womsA
q, as she opened her hand. bag. II
ncoin lifted her upon the seat Of t.
r Standing there, she combcd. paft
and brushed his hair, and arranxsa
necktie.
do / look nice, now, mothar2Hh
Iuired affectionately.
I You'll do. Abraham" replied Ii
ther, and he kissed her and liftedh
gn.
his was the new president of IL
tied States and the nery laav 49,
ite houses | am afraid that / 60
the Good Lord"' Of Senator Dos
But the next moment Mayor Wood
scared, courtly and dignified - -
'leman. and in the swirl IF introdss
y and presentations / escaped =
te my copy at the Herald Office. o.
reporters having been detailed 81
charge u the president - soOn =
eft the cars did not zee him sgain
y we resumed our journey the next
At Jersey City. and then he grsesea
Ike 2 long-lost friend. ard -
coin made room for rae III III bekab
The forlornness m this atraaE
Pin and their undergraduates n t.
lion toward which shey wers -
cIng struck me painfully. AZ &C.
intance of the day befors seenna Y
IN a #ftaaraA 80 Ii 2EM r. II