Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-25

and nav, them untiring lessons In III
yirtu.s of cleanliness. From her Ow u
warirobc she fashioned for them gar
ments. aud clothed them comfortably
from head to foot. Nice warm beds
aud nolrishing food were provided for
mem. She treated them NJ kindly ~
she did her own children, and took
them into the heart Of her largo aud
vrarIou. motherhood. Through her
,nsIsicpcc. her husband laid wooden
door. aud in due time doors and win
lows found their proper places. Little
hy little more land was cultivated and
better PROVISIONS were made for the en-
tire family.
Instead ~ blows aud hard usage, TO
which the children had been always
.ubircte,i, she ruled them by love and
lev wiusone ways. A. Abraham Lin.
coin NJ often said In AFTER years; "she
vas the woman who flrst made me
feel like human being" 70 him abe
VIVA ia. embodiment Of all things
pood--his "stlnlly moihur.n his angel
of a mother, /" A. he used 10 call her.
Unculiivaicd she certainly was, No.
measured by book attachments, or hy
the accomplishments OF tiles. modern
times, but She was strong In high pur.
pose, aud capable u arousiug ambition
in Others by her earnest zral. a short
time after she arrived NJ the Lincoln
home, ABE" To whom shc sosn be-
came warmly attached, was fitted out
In n comfortable suit of cloihes, aud
sent 10 school for the first time IN bic
life.
IL " true, ho walkei four and a half
miles each day FOR bis instruction,
which, ut the best, was mcagre, hut II
was enough to stir desire Tor more, and
ian 10 living flame tht Hight that was
In time to lead this lana through dark
cned places.
Utterly Ignorant, rude aud uncouth,
the new mother found this boy seem.
iugly destined TO llfc u ruieness and
ohscurity. and from these depths Ahc
rescued the pure and honest aud force
fnl spirit, thnt IL today loved aud rev.
eFcnccd by the whole world.
Through the transformation she
brought about la the home and In the
entire HE Of the family, she complete.
~ won the boys confidence, so that hc
rested entirely upon her wiu0f1. aud
yielded her, In all thing, the most Inn
pllcit Obedience. Dli she assume that
certniu thiug- could bc brought about,
he mover for one momuut questioned
the result.
Faithful always, through his entire
life this devoted woman. Abraham
Lincoln never forgot her In the mid,t
" triumphs, whose glory might have
dimmcd the remembrance Of henIl
less royal than his own.
Aftor his election 10 the Presidency,
heforo he went 20 Washington, he VII.
tied his mother, now trnt aud bowed
with age. 10 was n sad parting, this
last one. for both shared lu tie sama
forcboding that they would meet no
more on earth.
Aflor hia assusslnaliou, Mr.. li,rr-
don, Mfr. Lincolu's las partner, weLt
10 see her. With streaming eyes. shu
said; "Abc was good 10Y, aud I can
say what scarcely one woman eau 10y
Ia thousand, Abe never gave me
eros word or look, anu never refuse
In fact or appearance, 10 DO anything
requested him.
CHS mind aud niue, what little
had, seemed 20 nun together. | had
son John who was RAISED with Abe.
"BOth were good boys, but | must
hay, both now being dcnd, that Ale
was the lest boy | ever saw. did not
want Abe 10 run forprvsidrnl; did not
want him elected; was afraid somehow,
md when he came down 10 soc me,
after he was elected PRECEDENT. still
felt that something would beiall Ate,
aud that should see him no more"