Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
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him to Kentucky. then a virgin wilder
ness. and SO this Abraham Lincoln.
with his four children, followed the
wilderness road through the Cumbcr-
land Gap. His youngest child, Thomas,
kept up the old original Puritan name
OF the first forbear. who came TO Mas
sachusetts In 1896, and he was the
father OF the Great Emancipator Of
slavery-Abraham Lincoln. named for
'''s grandfather
This connects Americas three great
war Presidents with the famous Vale
OF doah--Washington, Lincoln
and Wilson. Here also fought three
other Presidents Of the United States
during the Civil War-Garfield. Nc
Kinley and Hayes
President Mckinley was very kind to
my family when he camped on Mother
Moncure's land; often bringing books
for us to read, which he placed on the
gatepost. not entering the yard He
loaned us Victor Hugo's works, includ-
ing what the soldiers all called Lees
Miserable" as a pun on the ragged.
) hungry Confederates. who we're then
truly. les Miserables' so far as
creature comforts vent
I SHALL never forget being in my
mothers front yard when lone
rider appeared. bringing news of Lees
surrender. We could not believe It,
But horror of horrors was yet to come
when tidings came of Lincoln's as
sasSination. 1t was the darkest hour
Of tragedy the South had ever known
though. as a section and Confederacy
our hands were innocent OF the blood
Of great martyr Yet We we're doomed
TO expiate 1t In the awful years Of re-
construction. which. II Lincoln had
lived. would never have Inundated our
loved country
Lincoln visited Richmond immediate
ly after the surrender at Appomattox
The Emancipator had come up the
James River. landed 1T Rockets and
was followed by curious pickaninnies
through the deserted streets of Rich
mond-for the capital of the Confed-
eracy was In sackcloth and literally in
ashes-since the city was burned at
evacuation
The Booths lived in Maryland. and
! insanity ran in the family, for Junius
Brutus Booth impcrsonated Hamlet
and King Lear until ne himself lived
the parts and became maniac From
this faint in his blood Wilkes Booth
inherited that unevenly balanced MIND
and temperament which made him ar
assassin, but he was not crazy when he
did it-for he did 1t TO avenge the
death OF John Yates Beall whom he
loved as David did Jonathan. II was
personal spite.
JOHN YATES BEALL was native
~
OF the University Of Virginia and
lineal descendant through the Mac.
gregors or Magruders of Rob Roy. tn,
famous hero OF SCOTS novel. 50 that
fearless. indomitable spirit seems ;
heritage with the blood that coursed il
hts veins His father had taught hin
to adore his State with a veneratio!
tina. would lead him to imperil his If
for Virginia
In Fauquier he had. around War
Ienton. been thrown with the daSilini
Ashbys. those fearless riders who serve.
the Confcderacy until death. He hat
attended preparatory school in Mary
land. where he roomed with Wiikc
Booth.
Beall was charged by the Unite,
States Government with sinking
steamboat on Lake Erie and also dspre
dations on the mails Of the country. ant
he was captured near Suspension Bridge
~ Y. brought to Fort Hancock ant
there imprisoned in the same cell with
Gen. Roger Pryor Of Virginia. He va:
charged as being spy and guerrilla
and was hanged as such.
This foray occurred In December
1864. Beall had previously been Z
prisoner at Point Lookout. Nd. ant
claimed he was seeking to return TO tn,
South through Canada TO fight for tn
South. He had been previously on al