El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08

emory he was taken suddenly sick so
that the wedding had TO be postponed
at the last moment when the bride and
guests were waiting Not until a year
later did it actually come off
An Early Romance.
But Lincoln had hda a previous TO-
nance, when only q years of agC-the
young woman in this instance being a
dainty and golden haired little creature
named Anne RUtledge- She died not
long after they became engaged, and
the young man was thrown into such
despair by her loss that he may be said
never TO have entirely recovered from il.
His friends thOug hit for a while that he
was going insane, and in stormy
weather he would rave ard cry that ne
could never be recOnciled to have the
snow and rain beat upon her grave.
A most admirable description of the
martyrd president was given by Ma
thaniel Hawthorne in an article which
he wrote for the Atlantic Monthly, en-
editor of the magazine, deeming that
it might offend his admirers, blue-pen-
ciled it out 1t read as follows:
HnWthOrne's Tribute.
UnquestiOnably, western man
though he be. and KentucNian by birth,
president Lincoln is the essential rep
reSentatlVe of all Yankees. and the We
ritable specimen, physically of what
the world seems determined to regard
as our characteristic qualities. There
IS no describing his lengthy awkward
ness, nor the uncOuthness of his move
mentS, and yet 1t seemed as If ! had
been in the habit of seeing him daily,
and had shaken hands with him a thou
sand times in some village street, 50
true was he to the aspect Of the pat
tern American.
He was dressed in a rusty black
frock coat and pantalOOns, unbrushed.
and worn so faithfully that the suit
mad adapted itself TO the curves and
angularities of his figure. and had
SroWn to be an outer skin Of the man.
Inc whole phySiOgnOmy is as coarse a
one as you would meet anywhere IN
the length and breadth Of the states
but withal. it is redeemed, Illuminated,
SOftened and frightened by a kindly
though serious look out of his ewes and
IN expression Of hOmely sagacity that
seemed weighted with rich results Of
bitter experience-a great deal Of ma
tive sense. no bOOkish cultivation no
refinement honest at heart and thor
Oughly so. and yet in some sort sly.
or at least endowed with a sort of tact
and wisdom that are akin to craft and
would impel him. / think. to take an
antagonist in flank rather than to
make a bull run at him right IN front
But. on the whole. / liked the salIow.
queer, sagaciOus visage. with the home
" human Sympathies that warmed IT..
and for my small share in the matter
would as lief have Uncle Abe as a
ruler practicable TO put in his place"
Postmaster at salem.
Abraham Lincoln was postmaster at
Salem. H., during the Jackson admin
iStratiOn- When he reliuQuished the
office, he sent in his accounts to Wash
ingtOn, which showed a balance of $50
due from him to the government.
NO official attention was paid to the
matter. however, and it was not until
about three years later that the post
cItice department made a demand upon
MIN for the amount In the meantime,
he had moved 10 Springfield.
Friends. knowing that he was rather
poorly off, offered to help him. But in
response. he went TO a battered old
trunk, took therefrOm a sewR-up pocket
Originally belonging tOa discarded pair
pI paEtaloOnS), AMI CDured 9C- the cen
tents, which consisted ef small silver
coins amounting to exactly the sum
due The coins We're the same he had
and ne had kept them ever since to
meet the obligation.
Mr. Lincoln never could have been
Justly called an ambitious man But
his hOpefulness OF high career and sue
cess in life is illustrated by a remark
of his, made 10 an old friend whom he
met in New York city.
How have you been doing since you
left IllinOis2' he asked.
oh, $3.50" replied the friend. 7
made 100000 and then I lost il all
How is it with yOu2"
Pretty fair" replied Mr.. Lincoln.
1--we got the cottage at Springfield and
about $4,000 in money. If they make me
vice president with Seward, as some
crease my capital to $4,000. which is
enough to satisfy any man"
Proud of Lowry Origin.
Abraham Lincoln was never in the
least ashamed Of his loWly origin. In
deed, many remarks OF his go to show