The Detroit times., 1910-02-14
Mrs. Eliza Wells, Whom Great Man
Soothed and Cared For, Recites
Remarkable Story of Ac.
quaintaDee With Hin.
He Took Her To Ills Home After Her
Parents Died In Springfield,
Illinois.
THIS is MY FAITH. "
by ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

reservation, 20 the long, complicated
statements of Christian doctrine which
ehHracteriEe their Articles Of Relief ana
Confessions OF Faith. Whenever any
church VIII inscribe over It's altar, a.
Its sole qualification for membership
the SnXtOr's condensed statement of the
substance of both law and gospel,
"IhOu shalt love the Lord thy God Win
all thy heart. and with all thy soul
md with ALI thy mind, aud thy nelgn-
bor as thyself," thnt church viii join
with all my heart aud all my soul
YPSILANTI, Mich. Feb. l2--Hore
Is a story of Abraham Lincoln never
told before IL illustrates how the
heart OF the great, rugged man could
open with sympathy for the griefs OF
others, especially for the violent,
hopeless grieis OF children.
The woman who tells the story Is
old now. Blooming cheeks have long
since fallen into saffron burrows Yet
when she tells the story she weeps
and gentle tears course down her
cheeks.
She does not weep because OF her
childhood sorrow. Time long ago
healed the smart OF that She weeps
because the great-hearted. human
tenderness of Abraham Lincoln shall
bring tears TO the eyes OF youth and
age alike as long as hearts shall beat.
She is Mrs Eliza Wells, but at the
time the grief that brought her such
a rare memory OF Lincoln came 70
her she was Eliza Taylor, hippant,
inconsequential schoolgirl OF 10, liv-
ing in Springfield. H.. where her
knew was an overworked family doc
tor. with an Office across the hall
from Lincoln's law Office.
Friendship Springs UP.
DIR. Taylor was a rigid New Eng
lander, sprung from a leng line or
Puritan ancestors and proud OF his
blood. But between him and Lawyer
Lincoln, whose birthplace was low
~ cabin in Kentucky. there sprung
up a fine friendship.
The doctors discriminating glance
went past the uncouth exterior OF the
man, pierced the mask of drollery and
anecdote with which Lincoln was
won't TO surround his personality, and
saw the rare and beautiful soul un-
derneath.
The doctors pert daughter, how
ever, was not TO be won by the
warmth of the country lawyers good
natured advances. She put down his
funny stories as the attempts OF q
boorish sort of a fellow to be kitten
ish, and had ever a word OF criticism
for his roughness OF dress.
II didn't like him-then-that was
ALL" says Mrs Wells now. Il thought
he was so ugly" which perhaps was
a very good reason for girl OF 10.
That was 81 years ago. Presently
the country was scourged with a fatal
epidemic-cholera 1t seemed 10 be
I'm every home II DR.. Taylor had
been overworked before, he knew not
the meaning of rest then. Night and
day he was up and about.
Lincoln's Noble Traits Shown.
II was then the undefled courage
that Dr. Taylor knew was in Lin
coins soul showed itself. With
story. a word Of appreciation, a bit
of cheer now and then he heartened
the doctor to his work When medi-
cine was needed and the patient had
no money, Lincoln's lean purse was
open. He appeared unwilling that his
doctor friend should bear all OF the
responsibility alone, and himself
made the rounds with the physician,
doing what he could.
The schoolgirl. Eliza, knew none OF