The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-11
MADE LINCOLN TUMBLE AIS HAIR.
Aediifs Furnaces Gave the Country
q Correct Idea of the RntIsnIIffar

The death OF Joseph Mediil recalls the
story of a picture Of Lincoln tha one by
which he became known 70 the country,
says the New York Sun. II was very
soon after the first nomination OF Lin
eSln for she presidency. The story OF the
picture IL gwen IN Afr. Meairs own wer,is
a. nearly as they can be recalled:
Il knew him 50 welt that called him
Abe and he called me Joe. He came TO
SEE re Ia the Tribune once soon after his
nomination. l think / sent for hlsa ]
said 20 him. after we had talked OF more
important matters:
Abe, there are not many people IN
ths country who know how Won Icok
You must have yonr picture taken. Get
ready and viii go with YOU
snapshots we're unknown then and SO
we're newspaper artists. as they are called
Lincoln went to hts hotel to FIX up and I
Called for him at the appointed time
sAiak he saw that was surprised
How 10 I iook7 he asked. His coat
was huttoned from top to bottom. But
II was his hair which caused ms Ia look
q, him. He had evidently wet IL and IL
was brushed TO the skin and across hts
temples As smoothly as If II had been
ircaea. 1t was SO unlike him that he
looked unnatural
" II viii never do said as soon as I
could recover my breath. Abe sou never
could be elected president IL the country
Thought you were vour hair that way
He locked at re as IL he were dazea.
BE had the heart Of child He had
pias'sTs3 his hair dawn In that waS hon
estly and ianoeentiy II hurt him 10
think he had aoua something he should
net have done That Was his nature
He looked n the fuIrror and then that
expression OF humor which | never sa "
~ aty ether face came out he took both
~ 4 -
: WITH y looked like brush heap after a
hurricane T'hea he looked az me. ard I
'ali hint thaf VAS more ike HIN. We
WALKED 20 She PHOTOGRAPHERS. several
BLOCKS agd my recollection ia that he
scSrce'y spoke dur'ug the ssue. when he
So bef0fe the camera he ran his long
Fingers through his hair again and then
hooked AZ me lke child that had heeu
WHIPPED Prem that picture Ar copies
Ter campaign purposes were made. ami
whstever etcieatur,s and cartoons were
hsa" ~ h'sa during the campaign were
sgEEested by shat Picture
Tao strongest svait iu M MsdllS char
ac1er was A.s sanse ~ Justice Ar ola
man ia hiss service had been discharged
~ the hea1 ns the department. {n whieh
As s&s erqpiovrd The ula mar Bought a
@sn3 fhw lemons a1.a some sugar ard
eneneh q ieHuaaate stand IN tTuaf of the
e'aFstor entrances O. {Ae builalng Fe
Dad been ,here swo DAVIS before Mr. Me-
IL saw hut Mr. Nesiu bought giaas
~ the ci1 mans lemonade and after rs
sad tested = aSkea.
hst 1ge saU icing here"
Waking lensona6e. was {he reply.
Why ara wa nat SO work.
have hoen discharged 70
fea ~ii have IL SO "a work again
lea can u2ke srnal made
NJ MediH vas too wuch az s assclp-
marian - So ever the head - u .fefssrt-
Refs N35asat sosd reason lie 4ta not
sTths'atc the s.5 emgies2 Nus gave h.m
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