The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

, came on board and gave n concert.
AFTER several pieces had been played.
French guest. suggested that they play
the "MarseiIiaise He was so pleased
with Il that he ordered II played a sec
ond time.
He then asked the Marquis n he had
ever heard Dixie" the patriotic song
OF the Confederates- ON a negative an
swer being made he saids That tune
u.s.. sddinS that i Il va toe Ss'1 an an 10
rate" to show the Confederate al that
Time that with us they will be free to
Several similar references 10 pixie.
were to be made by Lincoln In his last
days IL will be noted that this. the
first. was made the day before Lees
army under Gen. Joseph r. Johnston.
was yet in the field and Jefferson Davis
was sun uneaptured
steamer left the wharf at City Point
he fingered on deck. He stood for "A
long time gazing through the darkness
forms of many Federal ships anchored
In the wide river. He seemed absorbed
"DUNoAM II IN Hrs GRAVE"
Next morning the Presidents steam
er having rounded Fortress Monroe.
ward for Washington. II was Palm
sunday. falling on date great in the
annals Of peace. for 1t was the day OF
Lincoln in one of those strange rev.
Citations OF his many-sided nature,
seemed on this day to put thoughts OF
day was spent In the company OF
Charles Sumner and the Marquis de
S Chant In the discus ss;n Of literary
steamer ON the Vide Potomac IN the
tox: Lincoln, the great. sympathetic
social hnssse. limited in education. YET ct
Sumner a cold man. the finished i pro- roe
duct OF the relatively older civilization
and the higher educational standards OF
man, the ally OF royalty, TO whom the
ideals and antecedents Of both Lincoln
and Sumner were alike foreign-three
more sharply dis-similar men probably
could not have been brought together
by Arrangement In such a place
Their discussion turned to poetry. and
Lincoln produced a quarto volume of
Shakespeare. OF whom he never tired as
a companion in his leisure time. and
read aloud a number OF its finer pas
sages.
AZ the conclusion OF reading the lins-
describing the remorse OF Macbeth az
ter the murder OF Duncan. the President
paused and spoke OF how true the de-
seription o. the murderer was. when.
his dark deed achieved. IN his torture
he envied the sleep OF his victim.
A. II impressed with the beauty OF
7 me uners or bY some unuffered Tresen-
/ timent Lincoln read over a second
time this passage
Duncan Is in hts graye.
After lifes ntful fever he sleeps we'll.
Treason has done his worst. nor steel.
nor poison,
Malice domestic. foreign levy. nothing,
Can touch him further"
AFTER Ltncolns assassination persons
who heard Of his strange reading OF
Macbeth on the last Sunday OF his life.
recalled these lines from the play, 80
applicable TO tho tragedy in which he
BESIDES. this Duncan
Hath borne his faculties so meek. hath
So clear in his great office. that his vir-
tues
VIII plead like angels trumpst-tonEued
The deep damnation % his taking off;
And pity. like a naked newborn babe
stridins The blast. or Heavens cherubin
Upon the sightiess courIer- Of IN. air.
Shall blow the horrid deed In every eve
That tears shall drown the wind y
rot 20 Think OF Ensriss
~ the steamer was passing Mt Yer
non. the Frenchman turned a compii-
ment BY saying 70 the President. Mt
Vernon and Springfield. the memories OF
washington and your own. those Of the
Revolutionary and civil Wars: these are