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the lounge and calls out Last oct
ladies and gentlemen" The people dis.
perse, and the bor doors are closed
Satsan is left alone and there i
silence.
After fe10 moments Booth appear.
He matches Susan and sees that hsr
gaze is fred quay from him. Es
creeps along to the center boz and
disenga9es hand from under his
cloak. 1t holds revoiver. Posting
himself, he opens the door Nth switt
movement, fires, filings the door to
again, and ratshes quay. The door Is
thrown open again, and the Officer fol-
loWs in pursuit. inside the boa, Mrs.
Lincoln Is kneeling by her husband,
vho is supported by Stanton. A doc
tor rams across the lounge and goes
into the boz. There is complete si-
Lesce IN the theater. The door closes
again.
SUSAN (who has run to the box door.
and is knee.ing there, sobbing )-Mas-
ter, master! No. no, not my MASTER
The other Boa doors haze opened, ard
the occupants Nth others haze COL
lected in little terror-stratck groups
IN the lounge. Then the center door
opens and Stanton comes ont, closing
1t behind him.
STANTON-Now he belongs to the
ages.
(rhe Chronic,ers speak)
FIRST CHRONICLEE-Events
go by. And upon circumstance
Disaster strikes with the bind sweep
OF chance,
And this our mimic action was .
theme,
Kinsmen, as life rs, clouded as q
dream.
SECOND CHRONICLER-But, as
we spoke, presiding every
where
Upon event was one mans charac-
ter.
And that endures; it is the token
sent
Always to man for mans own gov
ernmeit
THE CURTAIN FALLS.
The End.
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c01, be seen Lincoln and Stanton, Mrs.
talking together.
The occupants como out from. tho other
boces into the lounge, aOhere small
knots of people haze gathered +, .
different directions, and stand or sat,
talking busily.
A cry of "Lmcolnl" comes through the
auditorium. 1t Is taken up, with
shouts of 1.-THE President" "Speech"
"Abraham Lincoln" "Father Abra-
hanlr' and 80 on. The conversation
in the lounge stops as the takers
turn to listen. After a fesU moments,
Lincoln is seen to rise. There is
burst of cheering. The people in the
Lincoln holds up his hand, and there
IS suGden silence.
LINCOLN-My friends, am touched,
deeply touched, by this mark of your
good will. After four DIRK and d fiji
cult years, we have achieved the great
purpose for which we set OUT n
cral Lees surrender to General Grant
leaves but one Confederate force in
the field, and the end is immediate and
certain. (Cheers.) l have but little
to say at this moment. l claim not to
have controlled events, but confess
plainly that events have controlled me.
But as events have come before me,
have seen them always with one faith.
We have preserved the American
Union, and We have abolished a great
wrong. (Cheers.) The task of recon-
Citation, OF setting order where there
is now confusion, of bringing about a
settlement ct once just and merciful,
and Of directing the life of reunited
country into prosperous channels OF
good will and generosity will demand
all our wisdorn, all our loyalty. 1t is
the prouoest hope Of my life that
may be Of some service in this work
(Cheers.) Whatever It may be, it can
be but little in return for all the kind
ness and forbearance that l have re-
ceived. With malice toward none, with
CHARITY for all, it is for Us to resolve
that this natisl, under God, shall have
new birth OF freedom; and that gov
eminent Of the people. by the people,
for the people, shall not perish from
the earth.
There IS q great sound of cheering. 1t
dies down, and boy passes through
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ever free" That allows three months
from to-day. There are clauses dealing
with compensation in separate draft,
HOOK must oppose the issue Of
such proclamation at this moment in
the most unqualified terms. This ques-
ton should be left until our victory
is complete. To thrust it forward now
would be to invite dissension when we
most need unity.
WELLES-I do not quite understand,
Mr.. President, why you think this the
precise moment.
LINCOLN-Believe me, gentlemen, I
have considered the matter with all
the earnestness and understanding Of
which / am capable.
HOOK-But when The New York
Tribune urged you to come forward
with a clear declaration six months
ago you rebuked them.
LINCOLN--Bccause thought the oc-
casion not the right one. 1t was use
less TO issue proclamation that might
De as imperative as the Pope's bull
against the comet. My duty, it has
seemed to me, has been to be loyal to a
principle and not to betray it by ex-
pressing it in action at the wrong time.
That is what I conceive sta tesmanship
TO be. For long now I have had two
fixed resolves: To preserve the Union
and to abolish slavery. How to pre-
serve the Union | was always clear,
more than two years OF bitterness have
not dullcd my vision. We have fought
for the Union, and we are now winning
for the Union. When and how to pro-
claim abolition have all this time
been uncertain. am uncertain no
longer. few weeks ago | saw that
too, clearly. So soon, | said to myself
as the rebel army should be driven
out Of Maryland, and it becomes plain
to the world that victory is assured
to US in the end the time will have
come to announce that with that vic
tory ard vindicated Union will come
abolition. ! made the promise to my
self-a.sd To my Maker. The rebel
army is now driven out, and I ara 60
ing TO fulill that promise. / do not
wish your advice about the main mat
ter, for that have determined for my
SELF. This I say without intending
anything but respect for any one of
you. But I beg you to stand with me
in this thing.
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Sccr,c Y

An April evering in 1865. A farm
house nccr Appomctton. General
Gyart, n-Chic{ andey
Llacola, o{ The Northern armies, is
seota1 at u table agith CAPTAIN Mathis,
o., old ald-comp. He is smoking q
cigu1', a't1 az Intervals he repLenishsv
his glass Of sohtsay. Dennis, on or
derry, sits a. 4 tobls in The corner,
ecri'inS
GRANT-.yos. If lee surrenders,
we can ali pack up for home.
MALlNs-By God. sir, il Will be
splendid, won't it, to be back again?
GRANT-By God, sir, it will.
MALINS-I beg your pardon, sir.
GRANT-You're quite right, Mains.
My boy goes to school next week. My
word, I may be able to go down with
him and ee him settled in.
ORDERLY-Mr Lincoln has just ar
rived sir Hes in the I'd now
GRANT-AIl right, III come.
The Ordsr,y goes. Graat rises and
crosse, to the door, bit is met there
by Lincoln cad Hay. Lincoln, in tor
boots md ruu hat.
TIE curtain falls, and the First
Chrcm;c'cr appears, saying:
Under the stars an end is
made,
And on the field the Southern blade
Lies broken,
And, where strife was, shall union
be,
And. where was bondage, liberty.
Thu word is spoken.
Night passes.
y
The curtain falls.
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of you, to weigh this thing with all
your understanding. To temporize
now, cannot, in my opinion, avert war.
To speak plainly to the world in stand
ing by our resolution to hold Fort
Sumter with all our means, and in
plain declaration that the Union must
be preserved, will leave US with a clean
cause, simply and loyalty supported
Iremble at the thought of war. But
we have in our hands a sacred trust
T. is threatened. We have had no
thought of aggression. We have been
the aggressed. Persuasion has failed,
and conceive it to be our duty to
resist. To withhold supplies from
Anderson would be to deny that duty.
Gentlemen, the matter is before you.
"a pause.)
For provisioning the fort?
Lincoln, Chase and Blair hold up their
hands.
For immediate withdrawal?
Scaoard, Cameron, Smith, Hook and
WeHes hold ZIP their hands, There is
pause Of some moments.
Gentlemen, may have to take upon
myself the responsibility of over
riding yohr vote. 1t will be for me to
satisfy Congress and public opinion.
Should l receive any designations?
(Thcro is silo1ooO
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Scene III

Ten months later. SeUcrd's room at
Washington. William II. iSeaoard, Sec
rotary Of State, is seated at his table
acith Johnson Waite and Caicb Jcn-
nings, representing the Commissioners
of the Confederate States.
LINCOLN-The South wants the
stamp of national approval upon slav-
cry. 1t can't have it.
WHITE-Surcly that's not the point
There's no law in the South against
slavery.
LlNCOLN-Laws> come from opinion
Mr.. White. The South knows it.
JENNINGS-Mr. President, if may
say so, you don't quite understand.
LINCOLN-Does Mr.. Seward under
stand?
WHITE-We believe so.
LINCOLN-You are wrong. He
doesn't understand, because you didn't
mean him to. l don't blame you. You
think you are acting for the best.
You think you've got an honest Gaze.
But I'll put your case for you. and III
put it naked. Many people in this
country want abolition; many don't
I'll say nothing for the moment as to
the rights and wrongs OF it. But every
man, whether he wants it CIR not,
knows it may come. Why does the
South propose secession? Because it
knows abolition may come, and it wants
to avoid it. 1t wants more: it wants
the right to extend the slave founda-
ton. We've all been to blame for
slavery, but we in the North have been
willing to mend our ways. You have
not. So you'll secede, and make your
own laws. But you weren't prepared
FOR resistance; you don't want rS,
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The porlo~ Of Abraham Limcoln's house
at Springfield, Ill.,, eorly in 1860. Mr..
Stone, a farmer, and mr.. Quincy, q
storekeeper, both men of between fifty
and sirty, are sitting before on early
spring fire. 1t is dusk, but the cur
tains arc not drawn. The men are
knocking silently.
Mr.. CUFFNEY-Has Abraham de-
cided what he will say to the invita-
toni
Mrs. LINCOLN-He will accept it.
Mr.. STONE-A very right decision,
Il may say so.
Mrs. LINCOLN-1t is.
Mr.. CUFFNEY-And you, ma'am,
have advised him that way, I'll be
bound.
Mrs. LINCOLN-You said this was a
great evening for me. 1t is, and I'll
say more than l mostly do, because it
is. I'm likely to go into history now
with a great man. For know better
than any how great he is. I'm plain
looking and I've sharp tongue, and
I've a mind that doesn't always go in
his easy, high way. And that's what
history will see, and it will laugh q
little and say, poor Abraham Lin
coin" That's all right, but it's not all
I've always known when he should go
forward. and when he should hold back
I've watched, and watched, and what
I've learnt America will profit by
There are women like that. lots of
them. But Pm lucky. My works 60
ing farther than Illinois it's going
farther than any of US can tell.
made things easy for him to think and
rhink wh3n we were poor, and now his
thinking has brought him to this They
wanted to make him Governor of Ore
~1en, and he would have gone and have
come to nothing there. | stopped him
Now they're coming to ask him to be
President, and I've told him to 60.
Abraham, Lincoln comes IN, greenist
and crumpled topiot lcaving his fore.
head 1ceU uncovered, his lcide pockets
brimming ouea with documents. He Is
fifty, and he still preserues his clean
shauen state. He Kisses his aoife oac
shakes hands Nth his friends.
LINCOLN-Wcll, Mary. How dye
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do, Samuel. How dye do, Timothy.
Mr.. STONE and Mr.. CUFFNEY--
Good evening, Abraham.
LINCOLN (while he takes off his hat
and shakes out sundry papers from
the lining into drawer)--John Brown,
did you say7 Aye, John Brown. But
that's not the way it's to be done. And
you can't do the right thing the wrong
way. That's as bad as the wrong
thing, if you're going to keep the state
together.
Mr.. CUFFNEY-Well, we'll be going
We only came in to give you good far
ing, so to say, in the great word you've
got to speak this evening.
Mr.. STONE-It makes humble body
almost afraid of himself, Abraham, to
know his friend is to be one of the
great ones of the earth, with his yes
and no law for these many, many thou
sands of folk.
LINCOLN-It makes a man humble
to be chosen so. Samuel. So humble
that no man but would say mo" to
such bidding if he dare. To be Presi-
dent of this people, and trouble gath
ering everywhere in mems hearts.
That's searching thing Bitterness,
and scorn, and wrestling often with
men I shall despise, and perhaps moth
ing truly done at the end. But must
go. Yes. Thank you, Samuel; thank
you, Timothy. Just glass of that
cordial, Mary, before they leave.
Mrs. Lincoln goes ont. lincoln mopes
to map Of the United States that is
hanging on the ,uall and stands
silently looking ct it. After feso
moments Susan comes to the door.
SUSAN-This way, please.
She shows IN William Tucker, forid,
prosperous me. .hant; Henry Hind, an
alert little attorney; Elias Price, a
lean lay preacher, and James Moe
intosh, the editor of Repub ican
journal. Susan goes.
TUCKER-Mr Lincoln. Tucker my
name is-William Tucker.
Gle presents his companions.)
Mr.. Henry lTind-follows your pro
bar in Ohio. Mr.. Elias Price, of Penn.
sylvania. You've heard him preach
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maybe. James Macintosh you know.
como from Chicago.
LINCOLN-Gentlemen at your serv-
ice. How dye do, James. Will you be
seated?
(They sit round the table.)
TUCKER-I have the honor to be
chairman of this delegation. We are
sent from Chicago by the Republican
convention to inquire whether you will
| accept their invitation to become the
Republican candidate for the office of
President of the United States.
PRICE-The convention is aware,
Mr. Lincoln, that under the circum-
stances, seeing that the Democrats
have split, this is more than an in
vitation to candidature. Their nominee
is almost certain to be elected
LlNCOLN-Gentlemen, am known
to one of you only Do you know my
many disqualifcations for this work +?
H1ND-It's only fair to say that they
have been discussed freely.
LINCOLN--Therc are soma shall we
gay graccs, that l lack. Washington
does not altogether neglect these.
TUCKER-They have been sroken Of
But these are days. Mr.. Lincoln. if
may say so, too difficult, too dangerous
for these to weigh at the expense OF
other qualities tia. you were consid-
cred to possess.
LINCOLN-l can take any man $
ridicule-Im trained to it by a
somewhat odd figure that it pleased
God to give me, if | may SO far be
business will he long, and deep, and
bitter. l know it, If you do me this
honor, gentlemen, you must look to me
for no compromise in this matter. II
abolition comes in due time by Con-
stitutional means, good. want it
But, while we will not force abolition
we will give slavery no approval, and
we will not allow it to extend its
boundaries by one yard. The deter.
mination is in my blood. When was
u OOy Nduc d "Trip 10 New orleans
and there | saw them, chained, beaten
kicked as man would be ashamed tt
kick a thieving dog And saw young
girl driven up and down the room thai
the bidders might satisfy themselves
And said then, "If ever | get {
chance to hit that thing, III hit i
hard"
ca pause.)
You have no conditions to make?
TUCKER-None. The invitation i
as I put it when we sat down. And
would add that we are, all of US, prou,
to bear it to man as TO whom we fee
there Is none SO fitted to receive it.
LINCOLN--I thank you. | accept.
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Susors gees Mrs.. Lincoln closes her
:Hrstin9 desk. Susan returns, shomi,,g
/. Yrs. Goliath BlolU.
SUSAN--Mrs. Goliath Blow.
(She goes.)
Mrs. Wood afternoon. Mrs
Lincoln.
Mrs. LINCOLN-Cood afternoon.
Mrs. Blow. Sit down, please
(They sit.)
Mrs. BLOW-And is the dear presi-
dent we'll?
Mr.. LlNCOLN-Yes. He's rather
tired.
Mra. BLOW-Of course, to he sure.
This dreadful war. But hope he's
not getting tired Of the war.
Mrs. LINCOLN-Ii's constant arx-
iety for hr. lie feels his response
bility very deeply.
Mrs. BLOW dc sure. But YOU
mustn't let him get war weary These
monsters in the South have got to be
stamped out.
Mrs. LINCOLN-I don't think you
need be afraid OF the Presidents firm
ness.
Mrs. BLOW-Oh, CT course not. /
was only saying to Goliath yesterday
"The President will never give way till
he has the South squealng," and Co
Hath agreed.
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ne eVening of April n. 1868. The small
lounge Of theater. On the for side
are the doors of three Private borcs.
There is silence for q few moments
Then the sound of applause comes
from the auditorium beyond. The boz
doors arc opened. In TIE center bos
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Scene "

About the same date. A meeting of the
Cabinet at Washington. Smith has
gone and Cameron las been seploced
By Edavin W. Stanton, Secreta,u of
War. Otherwise the ministry, COM
pleted by Ssscard, Chase, Hook, B.oi,
and Welles, is as before. They are
noto arranging themseives at the table,
lc0utn1 Lincoin's rlace empty.
HOOKS there other business?
LlNCOLN-Therc is. Some weeks
ago | showed you draft | made pro
claiming freedom for all slaves.
HOOK (aside to Weiles}-l told you
90.
LlNCCLN--You though, then it was
not the time to issue it. agreed. I
think the moment has come. May I
read it to you again? at is pro-
claimed that on the frs. day of Janu-
airy in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-three,
all persons held as slaves within any
state, the people whereof shall then be
in rebellion against the United States,
shall be then, thencefaTard, and for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
lincoln an English Writer Sees Iii

NE Of the notable English plays
"Abrohans Lmcot" svhsch has had long ths ohsr
~ side Nso York Is to haze opportunity of judging
English conception maryred President play
tuu Broadway William Harris ,Uho has the
Anssroan rights has selected Frank MGlymn poy The Of
Lancoln-
John Drikwate tho aahor, America supervise tho
rehearso and the play had ats f nights Wash
t0om Mr. DriakNa has sUrin Englishnan making
10 explains no effort to ochieve local color Of h have
experience speak ohich bred"
TO Americans curious knoO phat the English vie Of tho
Great Emancpao tho joloog the published
of tho U be interesting They printed aoh the
mission of the American publishers, the HoughnM6an Copa
Some before and
indicated BY
Extracts given from each Of the sir
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Scene III
Nearly tWo gears later.

Nedf1y tao gears later.
A smell reception room at tire White
= House. Mrs. Lincoln, dressed in O.
fusaaon perhaps lille too considered
despcir'n0 as she nov does of any sur
toraaI grace IN her husband aud acute
II conscious that she mast meet this
necessity of Office alone, is acriting.
She rings the bell, aud Susan, uho
has taken her promotion more ph;lo-
sophiculIy, comes in.
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"christmas Comes But Once a Yearl"
and they hoped very much that he
had.
All these thoughts went through
their minds very quickly and then
they began to say. "Ah," and "Oh,"
and isn't 1t wonderful" and Look !"
WELL" said their daddy. "let us
sit down and look at all our presents"
They sat down on the floor. And
each one took stocking which had
been hanging in front of the mantel
piece. Every stocking was well filled.
And each stocking stuck out queerly
so that no one could guess what was
I'm 1t.
What a guessing match there was
before they emptied the stockings
just to keep the surprise little long
er, for they had an idea that Santa
Claus wanted them to be as surprised
as possible. And when they did guess
what was in some Of the stockings IT
was such fun
After the stockings had been looked
at and the oranget and apples had
rolled out of the toes. the presents
were taken from the tree.
The candy canes and candy animals
and the decorations were kept on. for
the candy would be eaten later on and
the decorations would be kept through
the Christmas season.
There were many presents around
the foot Of the tree. And now they
knew that they weren't really dream
ing. They were really, really alive,
and this was really, really Christmas.
Everything about II was real and
their presents were real and they
were wide awake and beginning to
feel hungry, for they hadn't waited
to have breakfast first They ate San
ta's wonderful oranges and mother
said to daddy:
n Dear me, ! wish I could find big
juicy oranges like Santa Claus does.
He's better shopper than ! ami"
And their daddy laughed and said.
Hes smart old fellow. It's hard
10 get ahead of him. And even II we
can't find such good oranges we get
them every year through his good.
nessi'
Hes the dearest soul In all the
world" said Lucy. "except the fam
fly"
Hes wonderful" said Betty. 'nnd
oh. my dollle Is so adorable. He gave
me Just the kind asked for"
Hes wonder" said Robbie and
Billie together. and then everyone
took his or her orange and parsded
Into the dining-room, singing once
more.
Christmas comes but once year J"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-12-19

could see the library with the fire
just started. There was n big tree
all trimmed! And under and around
Il there were just the things they all
had been waiting for. and lot Of
other things they had never expected.
Oh, how beautiful It was. II looked
10 the children as II IT couldn't be
real and 1t seemed to them as IL they
must be dreamng-as II all this Won
derful room. filed with presents and
stockings and everything else that was
fine. could not be real after all.
But they had thought this way on
other Christmas days and they had
not been dreaming on other Christ
mas mornings. To be sure they dream
ed of Christmas before Christmas
came but they didn't dream of any
thing nearly so wonderful as Christ
mas always was.
There were four children. Lucy
ond Betty and Robbie and Billy.
There, In the center of the library.
was the big tree. 1t was covered with
candles and though 1t was daylight
the candles were lighted and the
shades pulled down so as to make the
tree look Its very best. And too, IT
wasn't so very bright Mt that hour,
for they were always up very. very
early on Christmas morning.
They began to see the things on the
tree they had asked Santa Claus for,
and then they looked to see If he
had taken the notes they had written
for him wishing him Merry Christ
mas.
Sure enough! He had taken them.
They wondered II he had been pleased
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Dainty Little
Christmas Gifts in
CretOnne
~~s~e>~e
Copyright. by A. Nicely Hall.)
By DOROTHY PERKINS

Dainty gifts covered in cretonne are
certain to find a welcome In any
household, and such variety Of
things can be made that you will have
no difficulty In filling want Of each
one whom you wish to remember on
Christmas day.
The, unique pair Of hook ends In
Fig. / are made of strip cans. The
secret of making satisfactory book
ends is to properly weight them SO
they will not upset, and the book
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cretonne may either be stitched over
the open edges of the box, or be glued
to the cardboard. Sew doubled strip
of cretonne, or a ribbon. to the open
corners for hanger.
The dainty telephone book in Fig. z
provides handy directory for num-
bers used frequently, and numbers
which may be wanted quickly in cases
of emergency. The covers are of card
board inches wide and inches long.
and are hinged together by the Gre