The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03

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properly arranged. the rooms neatly deco
rated. the supper prepared and the
guests invited. The latter assembled on
the evening In question. and awaited In ex-
pectant pleasure the interesting ceremony OF
marriage. The bride, bedecked In veil and
silken gown. and nervously toying with the
flowers In her hair. sat in the adjoining room.
Nothing was lacking but the groom. For
some strange reason he had been delayed. An
hour passed. and the guests. as well as the
bride were becoming restless. But they were
all doomed to disappointment. Another hour
passed; messengers were sent out over town.
and. each returning with the same report. II
became apparent that Lincoln. the principal
In this little drama, had purposely failed to
appear. The bride, In grief. disappeared ~
her room; the wedding supper was left un-
touched. the guests quietly and wondering!y
withdrew; the lights in the Edwards mansion
were blown out, and darkness settled over
all for the night. What the feelings Of a lady
a sensitive, passionate and proud as Miss TODD
were We can only imagine; no one can ever de-
scribe them. BY daybreak, after persistent
search, Lincoln's friends found him. Restless.
gloomy. miserable. desperate, he seemed an OBJ
ject Of pity. His friends. Speed among the
nunh.r foa,,ro a tr.,,o termination watched
h,n, o,o..,, In ,h.ir rooms doy ana night.
Knives and razors, and every instrument that
could be used for self-dcstruction. we're re-
moved from his reach. Mrs. Edwards did
not hesitate to regard him "a insane. and. OF
course. her sister Mary shared in that view"
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