The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-02-20

was great distress at home. John tbcn
conceived the romantic plnp Of running
away and at some underlined place in
'ne i"r WIS., ri'i.'lis suouen fortune
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as'ei' i'c ''' ",,oiuiisi!' eh"hseu
ms h"'lc 10 "'o'u tue pursuit Oh MS
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anu '''u NnV" wy ies'' ne was NV
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i"e'y WIN nv 'e' "'i 10 "ocoiip.sn,
Wo''' rc,Uii' r' onVe 10 the reilei o'
nls i''i'n'H anu "a "'' lu,ih.i prop"pii'
'S DihiS i,c'' u''N WIN MN ~ MS
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., S''' iiisn' ioV" 'oI '"S re,'''n us spceu-
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"eN'u "i'N uic 'c'"use sue ioNeu 'hc
,'',,' '",'' Wy, ~ "nu sue mouiu nav
7" 1t an nv sni,ie IL IT. hau peeh
No"'l n"Nc 'cJeN'eu IL WIN scorh' pu'
'he s.ri instinct was DETER su'ae'
s"'u nc WIS a''hough poor Ann never
ST" '"e PROOF "h'cH o'hers got Oh H.
Her over Rides AWAY.
McNnmnr rode AWAY on old Charley
nm antiouatel steed that had soon hard
usage I'm the Black Hawk war Char.
ley was slow. stumbled dreadfully and
caused his rider much anuoyanca and
some hard swearing ON This proyol
ing animal NcNomnr jopoed tbrough
the long tourney from New Salem TO
New York and arrived tbcre after
many DELAYS only In find tbot his bro-
ken and dispirItcJ father was FAST
sinking into tbc grave After all his
efforts he was too late The father
could never enjoy the prosnaritv which
the long absent and long silent son
had brought him NcNomor wrote IN
Ann that therc was sickness I'm tho
family and ha could not return nj tbe
time pppointed Then tbcrc wore other
md stin other nostnonemonts "CIr.
cumstances over which lie had no CON
troll" prevented his departure from
time TO time until wears had rolled
away and AIMS heart had grown sick
with hope deferred. She never unite
gave linn nm hut continued IN eynect
him until death terminated her melan.
choly watch. His inexpllcable DELAY
however. the infreuuency of his letters
and their unsatisfactory character
these and something else had broker
her attachment. aud toward the last
she waited for him only to ask a re-
lease from her engagement and to saw
that she preferred another and a more
urgent sultor. But without his kuowl.
edge and formal remuneration of his
claim upon her she did NOT like TO mar.
~, and In obedience TO this refinement
of honor she postponed her union with
the more pressing lover until Auc. o.
1885, when, as many persons believe
she died of n broken heart
Lincoln's friend Short was in some
way related to the Rutledges, and for
awhile Lincoln visited Ann two or
three times week ut his house. Ac-
cordng to him. 'NIlss Rutledge WINS n
good looking. smart. lively girl. II good
holisekeeper. with n moderate educa.
ton and without any of the so called
accomplishments" l.. NJ. Greene. who
knew her well, talks about her as "a
beautiful and very amiable young wo.
nan," and Multi Greene Is even more
e-ithuslas1lc. This young lady" in
the language OF the latter gentleman.
"was woman of exquisite beauty.
but her Intellect was quick. slnlrp.
deep and philosophlc as well as bril-
liant. She had as gentle and kind
heart as an angel, full OF love. kindll.
ness and sympathy. She was beloved
by everybody, and everybody respect