Connecticut western news., 1922-07-06

of small sincerity looking chiefly for personal advancement.
 There Is a passage in the diary which illustrates the character of Dou- glas and Lincoln's knowledge Of It The passage relates to day In the famous debates of 1858. Lincoln had not reached Havana In time to hear the speech of his opponent. A great crowd had come by train and 1n wagons. Taking advantage of his ab- sence. Douglas had called Lincoln "a liar, a coward and a sneak" and de clared that he was going to fight him.
 Lincoln heard of this and said in his speech:
 "I shall not fight with Judge Doug las. A fight could prove nothing at issue In this campaign. It might prove that he is a more muscular man than I, or that I am a more muscular man than he, but this subject Is not men, toned in either platform. Again, he and are really very good friends and when we are together he would no more think of fighting me than of fighting his wife. Therefore, when the judge talked about fighting, he was not giving vent to any i'll feeling, but was trying to excite-well, let us say. enthusiasm against me on the part of his audience"
 Justice accomplished her ends now and then wttf comic displays of vio- lence in the prairie capital One night Abe Lincoln and certain of his friends cantnr@Jf a shoemaker who had beaten his wife and held him at the village pump while the aggrieved woman gave him a sound thrashing. So this phase of imperialism was cured in Spring field by ''hair off the same dog" as Lincoln put 1t.
 One evening, while 7. D. Baker was speaking in the crowded village court rudely interrupted and in danger of assault, the long legs of Honest Abe suddenly appeared through a scuttle hole in the ceiling above the platform. He leaped upon it and seizing a stone water pitcher defied any one to inter- fere with the right of free speech in a worthy caute.
 So it will De seen that there were zestful moments in these sundry vindi- cations of the principles of Democracy In the prairie capIfaI.
 About this time Miss Mary Todd, the daughter of a Kentucky banker, ar rived in Springfield to visit her sister, Mrs Ninian W. Edwards She was fashionably dressed, good-looking girl of blue-gay eyes and dark hair.
 "Well, Mary, haven't you found the fortunate young man yetT MT. Ed wards playfully asked the day of her coming.
 "You know, my husband is going to be President of the United States and hoped that would find him in Springfield" Mary answered in like vein.
 There's great fishing here" said MT. Edwards. T know the very man you are looking for. He has come up from the ranks and is now the most popular member of the legislature. He can make a stirring speech and they say he Is going to be the President of the United States. He's wise and witty and straight as a string, but a rough diamond big, awkward and homely. You're just the girl to take him in hand and give him little pol ish and push him along. His name Is Abraham Lincoln"
 Speed knew the Todds. When he called upon Mary she asked about Mir. Lincoln and said she would like to meet him.
 She's just the girl for you, Abe" Speed said to him that evening. "She Is bright and well educated and her family has influence. She could be a great help to you"
 This interested the member from Sangamon county, who was indeed eager to get along. The companionship of refined young lady was the very thing he needed.
 Let's go over and pay our respects to her." Speed suggested. They went, Lincoln being carefully dressed in hfB first suit of black clothes. Miss Todd was a bright, vivacious girl of middle stature, twenty-two years old. She was fashionably dressed and carried her head proudly-a smart-lookfng, witty, well spoken girl, but not espe- cially handsome. Honest Abe was