The Harrison times., 1915-04-10


gathering the spilled and scattered
contents in some vague and underlined
when, where and how "t+ ConCede
I that the new government Is only TO
, what 1t should be as the egg is to the
fowl, we will sooner have the fowl by
Matching the egg than by smashing It,"
Last Happy, Happy Hours,
The cabinet meeting over Lincoln
went for his usual daily drive with
Mrs, Lincoln, He talked like a boy
out OF college about his plans. TO her
he said. "The war Is over" and that
at the end Of his four years he would
go back to Springfield to the home he
had not visited since he left in Feb
ruary, 1861, to take his seat in the
White House, and resume law practice.
On the return to the White House
| Lincoln saw "A group or personal
friends crossing the lawn and hailed
them with the greeting, Come back,
| boys; come baCkp' The party entered
the executive office, and the hours
| passed so pleasantly that Lincoln for
got the flight Of time and that he had
made a thcater engagement for the
evening, which should be first In his
mind lie began reading n humorous
| book and although called. many times
to dinner, was loNth to go, but prom
| lscd each time 10 "COmc right away
| SNll reading, he finally received
somewhat percmptory summons, ana
the bearer reminded him Of the thea.
ter engagement That rccallcd-it
was with General Grant-hc left the
party abruptly never to see them
| again.
Grant had arrived direct from Ap
romattox on the llth and during the
| 10Th ana 18Th was cngrOSscd with
army affairs, AZ the cabinet meeting
the morning Of the llth Lincoln asked
the general 10 join him and Mrs, Lin.
coin that night at the thratcr, with
Mrs, Grant who was In the city, 10
make one Of the party Of four Gront
responded by saying he had promised
his wife that he would go with her 10
Burlington, n, j., ms soon rs his du.
ties 0t the capital were finished 10
visit their children, who were 0t
school II he did not leave for Bur.
llnglOn he would attend the thcolcr
Disappointment and MiSgivings,
An extraordinarily popular play or
the wartime was "Our American
Cousin" IN which an English lord wNs
held MP to rIdlculc, our oycrscO cous
ns were far from popular here In
those days, Laura Kccnc, great fn'
yorte and the original producer Of tho
play IN America, had the star part ~
Il was produced at Fom's thcatcr and
was having benefit that night II
was announced that the president ana
his wife and the "hcro Of Appomattox"
ana his wife would occupy n box TO-
gcthcr
lLncon'S story telling dalIunce had
delayed the White House dinner but
TINT wns not nll while he wos rrol.
Ing or telling stories that afternoon
Mrs Lincoln received message say
| Ing that the Grants were departing for
Burlington aud would not therefore
Join the thcOtcr party, The lhcnlcr
manager was notified, but did not r..
cnl hls announcement ana Lincoln
WIS thereby, reluctantly II sccms, con.
strained to go anyway rather than dis.
appoint the CypcctOnt public,
Major Rnthh0nc and hIa stppsIslcr
the daughter Of Senator IRA Harris,
wcrc invited TO take The chairs assign.
cd ~ General and Mrs Grant Schuy
Ter ColrnN, who was TO leave Wash,
lngtou next morning FOR Indiana on n
mission for the president, called Ortcr
dinner aud Lincoln mlked with him
for some time makng u written op'
polntment for n third party nt y II, me-
the 18th sun reluctant Lincoln on
tered the carriage, but clung to Col
rnS'B hand and referred yehemOnlly 10
the crrNnd the latter wna charged with
w int west
The Last 0vation's Awful Sequel
Tho notion on the stage halted M the
party wNs huOlly uBhcred In to the tune
~ "llAll 10 the chief" Cheering, wnv'
Ing hOndkerchlefs and hats continued
the audience rising, until the prosdcn'
tinl party was acOtcd then the play
went ON, Mr. Lincoln enjoyed the on
tcrtulnmcnt and accmcd to lose the air
ot abstraction ana Indifference which
Ind come upon him Ns soon as he
learned Of GFant's departure,
Many In the audience were sllll eNa
ppctant OF Grants arrival ana during
tho evening every man who passed
along the uslc behind the scnts lending
20 the box entrance was scrutnlacd'
One after another passed down tho
aisle, but no one approached the box
until tho second scene Of act 0 was