La Junta tribune., 1915-05-29

Lincolns for several years In Spring
field before he became president and
that she often heard her berating
and scolding Lincoln. She once saw
her run Lincoln out into the back
yard with a broom. She told me
many other stories about L.ncoln's
family affairs. Ny informant liv-
ed at Plainfield. H., and was thor
oughly reliable.
One OF Lincoln's most intimate
friends said to him one day:
ABE, / would not take that kind
OF abuse from any woman and ! do
not see how you can stand IT," MI.
Lincoln replied:
20, well, II seems to do her some
good and makes her feel better and
II don't do me bit Of HARM"
The above are only a small part
of the Lincoln stories and are vouch-
ed for by the best authorities.
Notwithstanding what ] have said
about Mrs Lincoln, wish to state
here that she had a sort OF present.
ment that Mr.. Lincoln would some
day become president OF the United
States, for on the eve OF her marri-
age she wrote an intimate friend
that she was about to marry a man
who would some day be president
- ~. f-,,s Altar Qha ~
into the White House she did ad-
mire and appreciate Lincoln. but
like many other people, It was a sort
OF post mortem aduitation."
The assassination OF Lincoln In
Ford's Theater. Washington. d. c..
as she sat by his side, was more than
she could stand and her mind gave
away. She became demented. and
from that day till her death she
was an object OF pity.
Ny captain In the Civil War. DR..
Willis Danforth. who settled In Chi
cago after the war. was her physi-
clan for a time. ] preached In the
Wabash Avenue NJ l.. church two or
three Sundays In 1874. and this doc
tor and his wife came out to hear
me and they invited me 20 come and
remain with them few days. They
said. Michael. you are the only
member OF my company. or regi-
ment-as far as ! know. who has ed
ucated himself and become a min
lister and We are proud OF you
He then told me OF his expert
ences with Mrs. Lincoln. She WAS
then living with her son. Robert.
who was studying law. After he
was introduced to her. he asked her
what was the trouble. and she told
him there was = "a great big Indian
after her all the time and she beiie,-
ed he intended to kill her" DIR.
Danforth then asked her II he was
In the room at that time and she
said. Yes. over there pointing TO
an aicove In the room. The doctor
then jumped from his chair. struck
u sort of theatrical attitude. rolled
his eyes about. paved the air with
his hands. and exclaimed. Indian
begone: command you begone."
Then. suiting the action TO the word
he drew from under his coat a
wooden tomahawk and started for
that Indian and after running him
about the room two or three times
Mrs. Lincoln exclaimed. why. doc.
tor. he's gone. he's gone
She thanked him aud told him h.
was the only doctor In Chicago who
understood her case or knew hi.
business.
He called on her three or four
times after this but the big Indian
had not returned and she believed
the doctor had scared him 10 death
and was very happy. The doctor
told her that II that big indian did
not keep away from her he vas 60.
Ing to kill him. Mrs. Lincoln told
him that the big indian had nearly
pesiered her TO death and oush, 20
be killed.
: Doctor Willis Danforth. whom I
knew well both before. during and
after the war. vas capable Of doinr
81, have related above. He "a. a
dreamer. an imaginative sort Of /.
man who seemed TO take plessur.
, In getting off such stunts o. ! hs,.
{ Described above.
She wrote him . number Of let.
!. sess thankins him for Shas he had
dons for her. He showed thee let.
sen to Robert Lincoln but he told
him 70 keep them for the time b..
ins.
The last time he called on her the
BIG ladtan was back asais viii "a,
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