Lincoln's Love

[The following is a continuation of the árdele pubüshed in the Coubier of April 29tli, which it will be reutembered was braken off just at the poiHt of relating how the match between Abraham Lincoln and Mury Owens was hroken off.] - Editor Coukier. "It wag this way," said Mr. Green. "My cousin, Nancy Green, had a great, strapping baby that she was in the habit of luiiif; about with her wliercyer she went. Possibly Lincoln didn't have a passion for bables, at any ráte, he was not in love with tliia onc, and I remember very well that when his own son Hob was In the cnvdle Lincoln nsed to lie on the tloor reading, and let the future secretary of war split his linies veiling to be carried about the house. It about Ui la time there was trouble in the ïamily for a few minutes, but no remonstrances or appeals coulil ever make him a dood norse, lie would read, and, so far as appcarances went, was deaf to all the infantile cries that carne froui his hopeful heirs. When the babies grew up a bit, and knew something, they found In their fatlier a rompanion and t i'riend, but they had to look elafewhöTfl lur a nurse. LINCOLN AND MARY OWENS. "Well, a{ the time I mentioned, Lineoln had grown very fond of Mary Owens, aal she seemed to take quite a faney to him. They were togetheragood deal, and liually, :is was underatooO, became engaged. Oue day Mary and Nancy Green were íioing a ïnile or so to a neighbors, and Lincoln went with tlicni. As usual, Nancy took the baby and trudged along with it, although it was a heavy welght for her. l'erhiips slie expected that Lincoln would offer to Bhonlder the Vüf himwlf for (art ut' the dislaneflk and so lelieve lier, hut if she had such expectations they were not realized. liir he pat his hands in hispockets o.vA aisnreiy saunti'red by the side of Mary Owens, witliiuu u rtini tamul Uu l..bv " Pretty soon Mary became cold, and answercd Lincoln with short and curt sentences. Then she refmed to talk to him at all, and by the time the end ofthejourney was reached she fairly withered him with her glances. Lincoln did not know, r MM'inednottoknow, what the matter was, and at last asked an explauation." I.IM (ILN'S OKKEN8K. "V!i:it'sup, Mary," s.-iiil he. "Vou Men to be in bad humor." "Oh, nu," she replied, mockingly, 'Tin az pdrriftg and ood natured az lï kitten. What la there to ruffle a Body, my gracious!" " It's something I've dmic, I siiiK)se," said Lincoln. "No," replied Mary. tartly. "it's nothiiii: you've done. It's what ye hain't done, and that's just what's the matter." 'Well, what U it?" said Lincoln. "You don't know, of eourse," responded Mary, disdainfully. "No; rilbehanged if I do," said Lincoln. "Well, I'll teil you," said Mary. "Vou vc walked yer tbr more'n a miic with is- a graat, atroag feller llke you, and let that wonian carryababy thatweigh.s nifh onto forty pouuds, and never so much as Hfted yer liuüer to help her. Thafs what aiU me." "Why, she never asked me," said Lincoln. ' h, she didu't! And vou hand't politeness enough to offer to help her, but must wait to be asked." "Why, 1 never thought of it," returned Lincoln. "I always supposed she would be afraid to let a fellow like me tonen tinbaby for fear he iniffht break it or something. I'd carry a bushei of 'em for you, Mary." "Yes, ruw," said Mary bitterly. '.1iv time," said l.incoln. ' II I asked you '"' responded Mary. ¦Well, I reckon you couldafk me if you wanted them carried," retorted Lincoln." "I just teil you what itis, Abe Lincoln," cricd Mary, setting excited. "any man as is tit to be i husband would have offereU to a carried that child when he eould sec its niother was near about tired to death." "And I didn't offer'" aid Lincoln. " No you dtdnV' responded Mary. "And so I ain't flt to be. i htnbandP" said Lincoln. "That'sjiist tln; fact, you haln't," Müd M:iry. I. Incala turned about witli a laugh, and dldn't apnear to think much more Ot the matter. He treated Marr very nicply, and nuich as it' nothlng had been said, Imt lier yords, no doubt, made ii Krioua Impresbegun to wane, and aftera while Hiere wai a general understandinjí that the engagement was eanceled. There were no more words about the baby. 1 bel leve, Dut It was the baby, lifter all, that broke Op the match. YATES AND LINCOLN. "That'satine picture of Y.ites," sai(] I, glancing at the wall, where liung a large photograpb, lialf llfe-dze, herhaps, of the war jrovernor of Illinois. Ves." replied Mr. Green, "it"s :i good picture. Yates, I think, was the oandaom est man I ever saw, excepl Jolin C. BreekMcidge. Lthonghta great deal of him, and knew him hen we uure both boys. I must teil you how Lincoln and Yutes first meU Lincoln was tending store down at Salem, and Yatea and Carlin, from the soothern part of the state, cama up to my mother's to spend a few daj 8. "On nornlng I Mild: 'IWs, oome dowa to Salem with me. 'l'here's a fOOllgfellow I Want to introduce yon to.' So we went down, and as we carne to the store I saw Lincoln tfretched out on the cellar door redding Umus, his favorite poet, by the wuy. " 1 Introducid him to Yates and Carlin, and aller a while he put on his coat and went back wit h us to dtnner. Mother had invtted some yoang ladlei in, and there '¦¦ ¦¦'ll'tl' .il' uw Aw I -J il 1 il VI II i Ii. ftgo, Lincoln was (earfully awTward aiui liiniil when irls ere aioiiml, nncl thonjrhi he wou ld stumble over everjthlng in the bouse that day. A F'IONKKKS TAIÜ.E. "We uere not vcry hurorioua in om habite in thoae day, and at dinner had lai-e, brown, earthera bowls of mllk at eaiii penon'a plate Uvtead of tea or cotice, 'l'iu! had a punchcon floor, and the table u.is liabJe to rook a good deal. C oltcn put a chip nndcr a leg or two to keep it cteadjr, aml liad doae k Ikal day, but Lincoln, in trylng to get bis le's under the table, had knockc! the Chip out. lic Hl next to fatea, wbo wal áresaed with greal caiv. in a snit thal titted hini like wax. Directly Lincoln went to reach for touethlng, and in Wlthdrawins his arm knocked over his bowl of inilk. When lie tried to cateh the bowl he tripped the table. and the chip bcing gom-, it went down on that Slcle tnaterially. Yates was at the louot place, and in a seeond the milk from Lincoln's bowl went pourin Into his lap. He jumped up and Lincoln juinped up, blushillg to the roots of his hair; but it was no u-e; 1 lic i anjfer was done, and poor ratea' p.-ints weic spoiieii. .iy mother tried to make Lincoln easy by taking all the lault on herself, snyinlr that she had no business to set the table where it woiil.l ipU,H}'t'r. '" tll:lt manner. -Mucii ni loymv, .iu,n i.,.,e, 8aw He, 'luit t's nothing bot my hl.mi wkvrardness, and tv no use to apologize lor toe. TIlIltTY YEAB8 AFTEK. "And tbat was the lirst meeting bet w'en Lincoln and Yales?" " es; and they were forevcr altervvards tast tiiends. Nearly thirly yearsafter that Yates drove over hcre from Springfleld one day, and said he, 'Bill, do you know Lincoln can be nominated lor president at Chicaso?' "' How,' said T. " ' By doing as I say,' said Yates; 'and you are the man tO induce him to do it.' " I must teil you that shortly before tliat Yates liad been elected president of the railroad tliat runs through liere, and I was linaneial agent, and we had just returned from a trip to New Vork together. Lincoln and Douglass had eotnpleted theit joint dÍ8CU88Íon, and attracted a grcat. deal of attention." " 'You know how they are all talklng about Lincoln in the east,' said Yates. Nmv, Lincoln will believe what you teil liini, and I want }rou to go with me and talk to him. He must go to New Tork and make a speech." "How can lic gfo now Í" said 1. "Thcrc's no excuse lor it." "VVe'll makc an eseOM,1 said Yates. "I CU arrange to have liitu invitcd, and when they Me and hear him thcy will lic rcady to vote for him." . lVVUUU III' tlll.l-l .11111 Illlll' over u t li Dlck to stc Linooln. YATKS' PLAN Gologver, Dick opened a new schemr. He aid Birett were lioth eandidatM lur governor, and it was a prettj even chanco as to who would get it. 'Xmv, I want to be governor,' said Cates. I have had an ererlasttag ambWon that way, aad Lincoln, by being neutral between Swett and me, or woning a leetle to my side, can give me the nomination. I want him to do that, and i t" II will, wr will niakehim tlicrepublican nominee for President." "Well I saw Lincoln. He langhed at V atea' plan of haring liim go to New York and makinjr hini president, but objectcd to DOtblng. 'Vou sec,' said he, 'I think the win ld of Swctt and Dick both, and it won't do forme to take sides, btit I'll keep my hands off. The result was as Yates liad jtredicted. lic was nominated fur gover nor. Lincoln went to New York and tpolce at ('ooper Inslitute, attracting the attention of tbc cutiré country, and was finally nominated at Chicago aml elecied." DICX'l ADVENTUKE IN NEW YOHK. "Ah, that Dlck Yates," said Mr. Sraen, was a wonilcrtul man. "1 was in Nij Vork with him on railway business at one time, and during the eveninfT wc were sautitering down Broadwav. Dick liad been taking considerable wine, not enough to intoxícale hiiii, hut jusl enoujrh to niake hini iorprlainglv brilliantand ieckless. lic was dretaed wilh exquiilte taste, and had liix hair. whlch was so liixuriant, 'done up' by a btirber in line style. We had tickets to the theater, but as we got near the place I suddenly lost Dick in the crowd. I was peering about for him, wlicn I saw liim ahead of me going into the theater. He had lost his lmt and hifl halr had blown carelewly abciut l'acc and tbrchead. I rusbed after him and got inside jnst as Dick went uiarching down the muidle aisle, h lmt crect aad handsome. His appearance and manner attracted attention, and thcre was a langh (bllowed by applause. At this Di k bowed with all the graee of a ( li.stcrticld. Then therc was more ajplauw, and dlrectly Mtme ome in theelrcle above tbrew a bonauel towaid him, which feil at liis tect. This eliiitcd a r.iar and ilie play stoppod. A MARVELOC8 SPEECH. Dick picked up the bouquet, bowed once more, and then began a little speech, which was actuallv the linest thlng I ever heard on earth. It was an apology for hij an pearance and a compliment to the lieautit ii 1 vromen andbrati " he saw around him. When he got through and sat down the house rang with cheers, and thooffh no MM knew who he was they reoogniïed instíintly that a gentleman and ¦ Itattwman was lieforo them. 'Dick,' s.iid 1, when we got to the hotel, 'I would give a hundred dollar bill to have tliat spr.cl. cactly as v..n made It to niglit.' I don't kuow uhat I said, said Dlck; 'but uhen I iaw the flaahlng liglit toe "ii dcSHaABO)thebi ri's around mr. tseemed i knew i ame (welling up within me and struggling for utterave. It had to be spoken, and I spoke it.' "Yates made many fine jpeediei In his life, but henever maoe a more beantífal or eloquent onc than that." It will tako another letter to compete Uta remiabeeooei tri Mr. Green, and rdate under what poaliarcireumstances Lincoln becsme 8 groccry -keeper at Salem, mi flnally entered uidh liis large life.