The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07

made the tournev and duly returned, sister IN
company. sure enough! Lincoln sa -. ~ =
ished. The bride proposed appeareu " Ia.
trife too willing but he gave hei 'Ae
of the doubt.
There were other objections to her' ior one
thing that while her face was attrac.ise l.s s
had no fgure-she was uncommony %
For another his own financial copoition' "
had settled at Springfield. capital OF the STATE
and began here the practice OF law wienou''
however. substantial result as YET. nut ns
had told her sister. he says In letters auo.eo
nv Miss Tarbell, that he would take the iaoy
for better or worse and this he must DO since
II was a point of honor with him 10 seicR u
his word. particularly where, as IN 'n.S 'a'e
others had been induced to act upon II.
He correspondent with this lady, ana was
err, In his resolution to marry her. and even
MANNED how he might get along after the
marriage He took the precaution to write
her from Springfield and gave her strohg mint
-, the poyerty of his resources asking her at the
ear,e time to deliberate maturely." AS this
however drew from her no decision, after wait
Inc three months he wrote again. putting the
matter between them squarely up to her. What
I wish" said he. 'is that our further acquain1-
ance should depend upon yourself
Miss Owens had the discernment 70 perceive
his feelings. She answered declining his oher OF
marriage She found him. she said "dencient IN
those little links which go to make up the chaln
n, woman's happiness" Lincoln was "morti-
fed" 30 he wrote friend: his vanity wounded
NV the reflection that he had been too stupid to
understand her. while. at the same time. never
doubling that he understood her perfectly
The Third Affair.
It was in 1889 or 1910 that Lincoln met Miss
Mary Todd of Lexington. KY. whom he afterward
married Their courtship was interesting and
rather animated. One Of its incidents was
broken engagement, ana that, according to one
authority, on the very day set for tho wedding.
Lincoln was thirty thirty-one when Miss
Todd came to Springfield. and had been practic-
ing law in that place for three or four years
The lady the daughter of Robert 8. Todd.
prominent Kentuckian and was living, when
Lincoln made her acquaintance. with her sister.
Mrs. Ninian W. Edwards. the vito Of one of the
notables of Springfield. She handsome
stylish witty and spirited and soon after her
arrival in the Illinois capital began to cut fig
ure in Its society and to draw in her train the
more prominent beaux of the town. among others
who afterward rose to distinction. besides Lin
coin, Stephen A. Douglas. the Little Giant" lat
err of the stump and senate. and Shields hero of
the Mexican war. and one OF the most pctur
esque figures in American life Is
Ere long 1t began to be apparent chat among
these suitors and frequenters Of the Edwards
mansion Lincoln her favorite. AS the init
macy with him grew her relations protested: be
was not OF their sort; they wealthy and
well-bred, and looked on him of the plebeian
cast. socially inferior. He of the
humbest origin, crude and unpublished In man
ners and, worst of all, was poor Miss Todd
however, was unmoved by their objections. She
loved him. believed in him. seems to have d.
vined his quality and had faith In his future
In 1910 they engaged to marry.
But, the proverb has 1t, 1.-The course of true
love never did run smooth" So at least, 1t turn
ed out In their case 1t Is not perhaps strange.
considering the difference In their tastes their
ideals and breeding. that they did soon fall out
Miss Todd was an exacting sweetheart; Mr. Lin
coin careless. Il