The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-10-27

Which Presents the Pleasant Comedy
OF Individuaiism In the New Capital,
and the courtship Of Lincoln and
Mary Todd.
Samson, with "Mr. Nlmble" on q
pad stuffed with straw In front Of
him, logged across the pralries and
waded the creeks and sloughs on his
way to Springfield. The little lad was
In his fourth year that summer. He
slept and talked much on the way and
kept Samson busy with queries about
the sky and the creeks and the great
fiowery meadows.
They camped the first night In a
belt OF timber and Samson writes that
the boy slept snug against me with
his head on my arm. He went to sleep
crying for his mother" He adds:
ut reminded me of the old days of
my young fatherhood. Mr.. Nimble'
wanted to pick all the flowers and
splash his bare feet In every stream.
In the evening he would talk to the
stars as II he were playing with them.
lie is like some of the grown folks In
Chicago. He would sit hanging on to
| the reins. and talk TO the horse and
to God by the hour. He used to tell
me that God was friend of his and
l think he was right. II was good
luck to get back to Sarah and the
children. They took the little strnn-
ger into their hearts. Heart room.
house room is the motto OF this part
OF the country"
II was a new town to which Samson
returned. The governor and the state
officers had moved to Springfield. The
new capitol was nearing completion
The hard times which had followed
the downfall of 81 had unjustly dim
inlshed Mr.. Llncoln's confidence In his
ability as a legislator. He enjoyed
the practice Of tie law, which had be-
gun to turn his interest from the af-
fairs Of state. But the pot OF political
science boiled before the fireplace In
the rear OF Joshua Speeds store every
evening that Lincoln and his associ-
ates were In Springfield. The wit and
wisdom which bubbled into its vapors
and the heat that surrounded II were
the talk of the town. Many came
to witness the process and presently
Il was moved. for n time, to more
accommodating quarters. Before a
crowd OF people In the Presbyterian
church, Lincoln, Logan. Baker and
Browning for the Wings. and Douglas,
Calhoun, Lamborn and Thomas for
the Democrats, having assiduously
prepared for the trial. debated the
burning issues Of the time. The effort
OF each filed an evening and Llncoln's
speech gave him new hope Of himself
Wise men began to have great conf.
dence In his future. He had taken
the style of Webster for his model.
He no longer used the broad humor
which had characterized his efforts on
the stump. A study of the best
speeches OF the great New Englander
had made him question Its value IN
public address. Dignity. clear rea.
soning and lmpresslveness were the
chief aims OF his new method, the lat
ter OF which is aptly Illustrated by
this passage from his speech In reply
TO Douglas in the debate mentioned:
III ever feel the soul within me
elevate and expand to those dImen.
slons not wholly unworthy Of It's Al
mighty Architect. II Is when I con.
template the cause OF my country de.
serted by all the world besides, and
standing up boldly and alone and
hurting defiance AT her victorious op-
pressors. Here without contemplating
consequences before high heaven and
In the face OF the world swear eter-
nal fidelity TO the just cause as |
deem II. OF the land OF my life, my
liberty and my love"
In these perfervid utJerances one
may find little to admire save great
spirit seeking to express Itself and
lacking as yet the refinement OF taste
equal TO his undertaking. He was
no heayen-born genius sprung In full
panOply from the head OF Jove." lie
was just one OF the slow, common
folk, with passion for Justice and
human rights slowly feeling his way
upward His spirit was growing
Strong In It's love aud knowledge %
common men and OF the things necps
sary To their welfare, Il was beginning
10 seek and know the divine power
OF words" Every moment Of leisure
ne gave to the study ~ Webster and
Burke and Byron ami Shakespeare md
Burns He had be gun TO study the
art OF Irving and walter Scott ana OF
new writer OF The name Of n'rsous
There we're four men whu siepl vtb
him IN the room above Speeds stare
and one Of them has told how he usea
10 lie sprawled on the floor, with hs
pillow and candle, reading iunl after
the others had gone TO sleep. sIm-1l
writes that he never knew ai bu
understood the art Of using minutes AIS