From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . of lucre, and the dread of death. 44$ PIONEER HOME TO WHITE HOUSE. Murdered, coffined, buried, he will live with those few im-mortal names who were not born to die ; live as the Father of theFaithful in the time that tried mens souls; live in the gratefulhearts of the dark-browed race he lifted from under the heel of theoppressor to the dignity of freedom and manhood; live in everybereaved circle which has given father, husband, son, or friend todie, as he did, for his country; live
From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . of lucre, and the dread of death. 44$ PIONEER HOME TO WHITE HOUSE. Murdered, coffined, buried, he will live with those few im-mortal names who were not born to die ; live as the Father of theFaithful in the time that tried mens souls; live in the gratefulhearts of the dark-browed race he lifted from under the heel of theoppressor to the dignity of freedom and manhood; live in everybereaved circle which has given father, husband, son, or friend todie, as he did, for his country; live with the glorious company ofmartyrs to liberty, justice, and humanity, that trio of Heaven-bornprinciples ; live in the love of all beneath the circuit of the sun,who loathe tyranny, slavery, and wrong. And, leaving behind hima record that shows how honesty and principle lifted him, self-made as he was, from the humblest ranks of the people to thenoblest station on the globe, and a name that shall brighten underthe eye of posterity as the ages roll by — From the top of Fames ladder he stepped to the CHAPTER XXIX. FUNERAL CEREMONIES. MM EDI ATE preparations were made forthe obsequies. The dead body of the Presi-dent was removed to the White House,where it was embalmed and placed in acostly casket resting upon an elaborate catafalque. On Monday, a meeting of Congressmen, with othernotable persons in Washington, was held in theCapitol, when Charles Sumner of Massachusettswas appointed Chairman of a Committee to arrangefor the funeral ceremonies. At four oclock in theafternoon this Committee reported Wednesday forthe time of the funeral, and the names of six Sen-ators and six Representatives for pall-bearers, andone gentleman from each State and Territory as aNational Committee to attend the remains to Spring-field, Illinois. On Tuesday morning the White House was thrownopen to the tens of thousands anxious to behold oncemore the face of their beloved ruler. All day, untilf
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