The age-herald., 1897-09-19

osnefs 1iflc5lB collection as go5d a5 O-d- royds.''
 sla the governsF appoirltel pold.oll friead named Hoffencsnnp, or something like that, to be custodian of the Lincoln rezEdence. The neiw custodian had relative who kept a second. .l1and stotIe. It wasn't many days until an old friend of the LiEleoIn family went into The heuse and saw Hofftslcamp polnt out an ancient article of furniture and say to the group of visitors:
 Yes, that is the table that Mir. Lin eoln ate off Of Three times a day.
 Then Followed four Sucll years of cus- todianshEp as was never conternplat ted when the house was deeded to the state, and such as made the friends Of Lincoln a1moct wish that flames would sweep away the house, as they had the orig nal Lincoln furniture. Hofferamp thought the old house needed improving. One day he scrapsd off all the wall papsr in the room where MT. Lt1coln received the news of his electionS the identical paper which wtas there atsthe time, and put on new paper which he ccmgrat- ulated hEnseR ard the state greatly i'm proved the appearance Only the retire ment of Altge11 stayed the van1al hand of Hoffercamp. When the GUS, ,o1 anship passed out of his possession, Hoffss eamp had a, sale of Lincoln relics," and dis- appeared from view. gl,h.
 The new custodian elf the resideace Is a son of Judge Edwards, and a nsphew of Abraham Lincoln. The wife of Iin- coin was sister elf the wife of Judge Edwards. It was in Judge Edwards i1IaII h r1 1.a. His wedding took place Where Moving to the Lincoln residey.cc to take charge of it as cuktoiian, MT. Edwards brings the furniture whlah was his fathers, and which is mere closely associated with MT. Lincoln than any other like articles in existence. The old hair-cloth sofa, large enough for mere than two, is the one from which the awkward young lawyer strsEched his legs while he told dhe old old story the sweetest, dearest story ever told" The tablecloth which graced the tabla with royal linem for MT. Lineoln's wedding supper, for Judge Edwards fagher when governor of Illinois bought 1t from Dom Pedro, is among those sure enough relics. When the law office was disturbed by the e,ec- tion to the presidency, Judge Edwards took possession, of end kept a bookcase which MQ Lincein had used, and that Is now g part of the belongings. The choice of the present custodian is happy in many ways. lit has brought to live in the house the wife of Mr. Edwards who as a girl, was a next-door neigh bor and almost a daily visitor of the Lincctn family until they moved to Washington a bright, intelligent wo- man, whose memory is over1owing with those "reminiscences which Tighten up visit to such 8 place.
 Except that a kitchen Gias been add ed," said Ms. Edwards, ''llhe house is just as MT Lincoln owned it. You will notice that the upper story has unusual ly high ceilings. When MT. Lincoln got the place the house was only a story and a half. Mrs. Lincoln inherited some money fretm her fathers estate in Ken lucky. Mr Lincoln wanted her to. in- vest it in land. She wasn't willing to spend all of it in that way, and kept some Ore time when he was to be away fer some days sine put the carpenters to work and had the roof raised so as to make a full second story. MT. Lin, coin got home after the work was fin>
 
 on the other corner and asked the people # they could tell him what had become of his family. He said he had left wife and ohils.ela living in a little one-stcry house when he went away, and he could not find the rnaca. He explained that he did net care for the house. but would like to get nis family"
 "A1ccrding to cna version Of that story Mrs. Iincoin came to the door while MT. Lincoln was making these inquiries ard told him to come in and not make a fool oli himself" was suggested.
 That isnT so." said Mrs. Edwards, quickly. Mrs. Lincocn did not talk in that way. She was Ihigh-tempered and has been much misrepraserrted. She would sometimes speak ard act quickly and regret it the next moment. She was one of the kndest of mothers. I re- member that a new clock was brought home. She told the children theiy must not touch it. IA short time afterwards sine went into the room and found that two of the boys had taken the clock to pieces. She whipped them and then all most immediately she was 50 sorry she had done so she told them to take the clock and do as they pleased with it.''
 The deep interest in all that pertains to Lincoln has led to the promotion of an Industry which is not admirable. Bogus relies in large numbers have been produced and marketed Some of them are of a character to do rank injustice to the memory of MT. Lincoln. Some of them are only foolish. A man in F,hila- deTIlhia has got a Lincoln collection of which he Is very proud It contains what punports to be the marriage license of Mir. Lincoln. For long time the license has passed as genuine. It was so treat ed to Nicclay and Hay in compiling their biographical matter, and was given a place in the 'IHhstoT'y of Lincoln" Re cently a citizen eff Springfield went~over to Petersburg and found the license upon which NEc Lincoln was married just where it ought ito be, among the county records. It had been filled out and re- turned by the officiating minister Lin coin was married in 1S42. In the seal of the county attached to the alleged license
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