Inglenook, The (1907) . puta-tion and popularity justified its enlargement and beau-tifying, and it may be added that this fact was thecause of much discomfort on the part of the goodMrs. Lincoln, who was much more assuming than herhusband. No very perceptible change was made in the prop- THE INGLENOOK.—May 21. 1907. 483 erty until the year 1854-55. Mr. Lincoln at this timewas absent from his home for many weeks, probablycampaigning the State. When he returned he walkeddown Eighth street, toward his home and as he ap-proached his premises he found them altered beyondrecognition. He. in his usu
Inglenook, The (1907) . puta-tion and popularity justified its enlargement and beau-tifying, and it may be added that this fact was thecause of much discomfort on the part of the goodMrs. Lincoln, who was much more assuming than herhusband. No very perceptible change was made in the prop- THE INGLENOOK.—May 21. 1907. 483 erty until the year 1854-55. Mr. Lincoln at this timewas absent from his home for many weeks, probablycampaigning the State. When he returned he walkeddown Eighth street, toward his home and as he ap-proached his premises he found them altered beyondrecognition. He. in his usual good humor, and withgreat deliberation in his movements slowly crossedthe street to the neighbor Mr. Hofiferkamp, who re-sided on the opposite side of the street, and asked ifhe knew where Abe Lincoln lived. Mr. Hoffer-kamp laughingly told the jesting gentleman that helived just across the street in the first story. , then slowly turned homeward and we leavethe good-humored scene that follows as a private. Lincoln Monument, Springfield, 111. affair as it was a family affair and of no consequenceto us. In order that we may fully understand the situa-tion, however, it may be well to add that Mrs. Lincolntook advantage of The Old Rail Splitters absence andhad had the premises remodeled, had added anotherstorv to the house, had had a fresh coat of paint puton the building, and the structure that stood out onthe Lincoln lot that day and smiled a glad welcometo a larger and more pretentious home, was a widecontrast to the dingy, little cottage that Lincoln had,left a few weeks before, and this fact caused the futurepresident to play the joke upon himself that has nowgone down in history. The cannon that we noticed in the yard was prob-ably added to the estate after it became state property,though one report says that Mr. Lincoln owned itand loaned it to friends and political adherents in campaigns in which Mr. Lincoln was interested. Atany rate it is now a part of the
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