LINCOLN'S MELANCHOLY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3736, 14 February 1891, Page 2

LINCOLN'S MELANCHOLY.

Hia Sympathetic Nature and his Early Misfortunes. Those who saw much of Abraham Lincoln during the latter years of his life were greatly impressed with the expression of profound melancholy his face always woro in repose. Mr Lincoln was of a peculiarly sympathetic and kindly nature. Tliese strong characteristics influenced,,a. very happily, as it proved, his entu»' political career. They would nov seem at first glance to be efficient aids to political suocess; but in the peculiar emergency which Lincoln,m the providence of God, was called to meet, no vessel of oommon day could possibly have become the " chosen of the Lord." Those acquainted with him from boyhood knew that early griefs tinged his life with Badness. His partner a in grocery business at Salem "Uncle" Billy Green, of Tallula, 111,, used at night, when the customers were few, to hold the grammar while Lincoln recited his lessons. It was to his sympathetic earXiincoin told the story, of his love for Ann Rutlidge. And he. in return, offered what comfort he could when poor Ann died, and Lincoln's great heart nearly broke. "After Ann died," says "Uncle" Billy, "on stormy nights, when the wind blow the rain against the roof, Abe would sit that in the grocery, his elbows on ' his knoes, his face in his hands, and the tears runnin' through his fingers. I > hated to see him feel bad, an' I'd say, 'Abe, don't cry," and he'd look up an' say, 'I can't help it, Bill, the rain's a-fallin' on her." There are many who oan sympathise with this overpowering grief, as they think of a lost loved one, when "the rain's a-falling on her." What adds poignancy to the grief sometimes is the thought that the lost one might have been saved. Fortunate, indeed, is, Colin M'Pberson, of Shepparton, Victoria, proprietor of the Shepparton Newß,\ who writes under date of 24th of May, 1800: —" Nearly 8 years since. I began to losb my health. Buffering no pronounced pains at first, with the exception of a general languid feeling, 1 was then not able to satisfy myself as to the diagnosis of my trouble, but subsequent symptoms proved the presence of disease of the kidneys and liver. I suffered from impaired digestion, nausea, loss of appetite, and at times my pains were so intense that I imagined my constitution was breaking up. Such was my state of health when I first began the use of Warner's Safe Cure. With the use of a few bottles the languid feeling began to wear off, my appetite, which I had completely lost, returned, and my restoration to health was rapid and complete. Warner's Safe Cure has removed every trace of kidney disease, and I feel better than ever I did during the past decade."