The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-09

| heard the cannon shot, and the next
moment saw Mrs. Dubois running across
the street She had been making a shirt
for her husband.-who was about the
size OF the late Judge David Davis
you may gain some i0ea OF the size OF the
garment she was waving. She rushed
into the house and Haunted it in my face
1t made me 50 mad that 1 sat down and
began to cry. The good woman put her
arms around me, begged my pardon and
kissed me. and from that time we were
both Lincoln women. She also TOOK part
in the football match"
There are a good many stories aiiOat
concerning the hat of the President
which are hard 10 verify at this late
day. one is to the effect that Lincoln
was saved from death some months be
fore his assassination by his trusty tile.
IL was his wont TO go horseback riding,
on pleasant afternoons, from the White
House. In the vicinity OF the Soldiers
Home, one day. ms horse was startled
by the report of rifle. Upon examining
his silk hat, Lincoln discovered bullet
mark at the top of the crown. Misled by
IT'S height. the would-be assassin had
oyershot his mark. 1t is needless to say
that horseback riding was discontinued
after that.
Lincoln once met with a mishap to his
hcadgear. IL was before the days OF
quorum hats" In order TO prevent a
quorum, he leaped from a window and
crushed his tile beyond recognition. mad
Lincoln lived and been member OF the
Fifty-hrst Congress. Tom" Reed would
have had no trouble in seeing and count
ing that monumental plug.
Judge Springer. of Illinois. told me that
Lincoln's hat was the most indispensa-
bic part OF his whole outht.
1T was. an fact, a sort of file rack,
said the Judge. Here were an the
briefs OF his various law cases. Curious
Is enough. he carried the accounts in his
head. and that is why he lost so much
money. Had he reversed the process,
and kept his accounts in ms hat and the
cases i'm his head, he would have been
better OF His hat served for his satch-
81 on journey and all that was need
cd besides this were his saddlo-bass and
his horse"
Cartoonists and correspondents Of news
papers had q good deal of sport out
of the noble tile While Lincoln was one
OF the long time in the illinois Leglsla-
turc. not only was he suyod about there
being so much Of himself ON the
ground" referring 10 the size OF his feet.
but he was also twitted about there be-
ing so much OF him towering above
ground. In the collection OF Lincoln re-
lies IN Washington l saw some Of the
cartoons that were used i'm the early poll
teal campaigns. one sketch sets forth
the advantage Of the high hat MI
Lincoln's is represented as being conceal
ed by his admirers on his trip 10 wash
ington The artist pictures tie friends
oncircliug him, and then portrays Jne
towering somewhat after the fashion
OF the present Washington monument.
Lincoln used &c carry q good many
ideas under mis- hat which he would not
always express on public occasions
Some Of these reveal the inner character
of the man / learned the other day
from The Rev. Robert COllyer. pastor OF
the Unitarian church. New York. that
Lincoln was practically a Unitarian. ana
was very fond Of reading Claiming and
Parkcrs works This accounts for his
broad and liberal views. optimistic TO
the last degree.
strangely prophetic. In a speech deiiv-
cred in Philadelphia In 1851. on Washing
toms birthday. from notes carried as us
uai In his SIR tile. he pronounced this
striking passage. But If this country
cannot be saved without giving UP the
principle that all men are created
equal | would rather be assassinated
than surrender it,
Again, In 1860. he was engaged on a
case involving the ownership OF some
land on the Chicago river, During the