Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12

suppose he had other thoughts when
| he was alone in his room"
Mr.. Lincoln wasn't exactly the kind
of man YOU best remembered from Vir-
einia, was hep"
/ No, sir. he was poor man who
| learned to work hard dis boy. lie
/ knew all about life and the struggles Of
| the unfortunate. That was why he SYM
pathized with us colored folks, and we
loved him"
WAS he heavy eater? What dish
did he like best? Did he like fancy
! foods"
Brown chuckled as he ran his fingers
over the iron gray stubble on his chin:
No Fancy Foods for Lincoln.
Fancy foods for Abraham Lincoln?
No stree! He was o!d-fashioned about
that He liked cabbage better than
anything else, The cook had to fix
| him mess of cabbage nearly every
day. He wasn't big eater or little
just moderate. / would say he had a
good appetite and digestion"
He was the kind of man who. If he
went down South, would pass UP the
| asparagus tips and praised. beef and
| call for q fat posSum?'
That's 1t. you hit II right. With
| some yellow vans. Of course And he
| liked Irish potatoes too
Tell about some conversation YOU
had with him
| Well. sir. remember once meet
| ing with him in the hall. when ne call
| ed out To me. and says. Peter. are you
| hungry?' Peter was the name he gave
! me. after my father. Though my real
| name was Robert. Says /, Always Mr..
| Lincoln
We'll. that's a terrible state for a
growing boy 10 be in. Wei! have TO
see about that
He told my father To come there
! and said to him Peter. I want YOU to
! feed this bov, He looks hungry. and
| admits it. Fill up his legs. 100: II he
/ is like my boys, his legs are hollow.
| Il didn't need second invitation
to enter the White House pantry. Tad
| and ! had been there before, as We
| said. looking tor mice"
Where were you on the night OF tho
| ASA ssindtion?"
| Il was home on Twelfth street be-
tween q and II. about three or four
| blocks from Ford's. 1t vas about half
Past 10, and l was taking off my
clothes to go to bei My father had
| Just left The house saying he had
orders 10 return 10 The Executive Man
| sion about II and help with supper
| they intended tn have. and he would
be back when h" could. but he didn't
say what time. He weD. out and ! was
| lust ready TO crawl into bed when
| heard big commo,ion In the street
mnn running this way and that. people
shouting. military giving orders. horses
lap ,t,1E, txt4 It. IkAn ri
| n,tt the door some one ran up. saving
| Mr. Lincoln was shot AT the theater
| NY mother pulled m" back In the hnus"
aud made me stay In bed. She said Il
was dangerous TO BE- out. and We should
/ STAY In, We kept awake till my father
| returned and told us Of thc excitement
over q: the White House, He STAYED
over there trying 10 comfort Tad. but
after putting him 10 bed there wasn't
ANYTHING he could do so he locked up
after n while and came home. Then ]
| fell asleep"
who was 10 have made ZIP thr party
ovar nj the Whit" House,"
| THAT couldn't say. MY father
| inst sold they were 10 have some kind
Of supper after the performance. and
! ke WAS needed there"
! How many were invlted?"
THAT don't know, sir, You see
nv father wasn't the steward other
wise he would have known how many
/ He only helped wait on the table Ia
| emergencies. and | can't Say whether
ne WAS to do table duty that night"
| Were the guests coming from Ford
| Ihfaier with the Iincolns or from
! seWherep"
THAT. sir. Is beyond me-"
| *~F~@"
| The most severe test q! friendship l.
| o.f1et her a. wiil stand "A liam