Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-20
FOR THE SAKE OF LINCOLN.

Judge James H. hughes Of the city oil
Nation. Illinois, asks the News "
kindly ASSIST in bringing the subjoined
message before the American people
The judge says;
Amanda Poounan Is the widowed
daughter OF Dennis Hanks, the cousin
boyhood friend and companion of Aura
ham Lincoln. She Is Us years OK age
and is now. and Tor the last i've years
has been h0usekeeper In the iamily Oh
4 Cunningham. of Nation, Illinois,
During chat time she has tenderly
nursed The Invalid wife OF Mr.. cunning
ham, who for the last two years mas
been confined patient sufferer TO hel
bed
During Lincoln's struggle in early
life. and FOR many years after ms
tragic death. Dennis Hanks llNed AT
Charleston the county seat OF TINS
Coles county. and his humble nome
Was me scene of many a visit from
Lincoln. where he was a most welcome
guest. In those early days Lincoln
wore pain Of pantaloons WIN Two
patches where needed most ana Hanks
called them Lincolns specialized
bIepChes Mrs. Hanks repaired rents
la his clothing and when she saw MN
COMING would hang an extra pot IN the
ugn place FOR he was a great eater,
and Vas fond of the pioneer dish OF
mu-h and milk. Amanda then chllu'
gave up her bed and slept upon the
floor that Lincoln might have Mhere
10 rest Many's the time he sat with
the family at the Hanks iireside, ana
far into the night made Jovial the
hours with his stories ana drolieIS
with Amanda fascinated listener
"LMcOns fathers home was a log
cabin on Goose Nest Prairie, several
miles south of Charleston, where Lin
colin visited him often when travelling
the circuit as a lawyer. The ashes nt
the pioneer ancestor OF the martyr
president be in the little Gordon grave
Tri rIght miles southeast OF Mattoon'
ukr6nd by a modest marble smart.
Ntel by means Of small contributions
~ vitisgns of Coles county with a
hWGel dollars from Robert Lincoln.
Ag0lu loved and humored this
lausN OF the family and to gratliy
he' uhNsh fancy one time purchased
tor h.r ". last thing In the world she
uc.5rl. a(right colored parns0l II Is
% ratr.Ult aquel to those pioneer times,
chat this tld friend Of the great Lin
.o'u now IL the age OF 6S years is
0uusr.uatby circumstances 20 MAIN
cain Rs.a l,e by toll and labor as
nous. t.,u. lin "a humble cottage home
m obi. fr If MattoOn.
f . h teVed that the great and
generous bple OF the United States
naN. ut i he informed OF this fact
tu .".. H their hearts and purse
strings 1900 | overwhelm her with their
sywpH. bd support in her declininl
yel.s n amanda slept one night mp
ou tl. ..0. floor that the loved liuColI
might ..r h his precious life In slum
Deer upon D. r. humble cot. u is enough
90 cntlt.o D., b 10 the gratitude Of seven
tv million eople, made glorious, pros
porous ami lappy by his NE labors ant
death u. Of their abundance. and 10
fugtim1u. / their love and yenemtio'
for hiH M. Iory they win pour into be-
humble lthoir sympathy ana assist
ance go uuI /. generous measure
The .N..Is" Is always willing 10 ai
in doiua Iod 10 felow-beiugs. am
therefor leIfmly complies with IN
request u, thc Judge for the publca
ZION %, HIj message" The cpuntr
can probably not be- expected 90 talk
care of a,.'iy childhood friend of Pfesi
/ dent Line. h. but there may specI5
! cousidcuH lns ln the case OF the age
lady rctri II Co. aud these should tay
weight Il would be- but small mat
ter for the American people 90 rcnl.
the few .u aiming years of her I.fe fr.
| from cane ami the precedent uouu
/ perhar. u Dee deemed dangerous
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