Was Abraham Lincoln a spiritualist? . ne ; The Autumns golden prime;Ah ! well, I love old mother Earth, Her treasures still are do I leave th immortal hills To seek her spreading palms ;Unseen to bask beside her rills And breathe her olden balms. The holy blooms of spirit land My words can neer portray ;But flowers I culled with childhoods hand Are sweeter far than they. 230 WAS LINCOLN A SPIRITUALIST? The music of celestial isles, One rounded, perfect strain,Is sweet, but ah ! not quite as sweet As memorys low refrain. Ah, friend of many years, I come To bind your heart againTo Natur
Was Abraham Lincoln a spiritualist? . ne ; The Autumns golden prime;Ah ! well, I love old mother Earth, Her treasures still are do I leave th immortal hills To seek her spreading palms ;Unseen to bask beside her rills And breathe her olden balms. The holy blooms of spirit land My words can neer portray ;But flowers I culled with childhoods hand Are sweeter far than they. 230 WAS LINCOLN A SPIRITUALIST? The music of celestial isles, One rounded, perfect strain,Is sweet, but ah ! not quite as sweet As memorys low refrain. Ah, friend of many years, I come To bind your heart againTo Natures more alluring smile, That her sweet music strainMay steal the sadness from your brow Bidding all care depart,Til all her richest roses spring Within and round your heart. Thine eyes may be too dim to trace The wisdom of His plan ;Know, each hath eer his perfect place Beside his brother man ;And time shall prove His way the best; Then, never doubt, my friend,When, seeming banned, thy way is blest; Oh ! trust him to the end. APPENDED NOTES. (231) APPENDED NOTES. This portion of a book is generally supposed to con-tain explanatory notes so valuable as neither to findplace in the body of the work, nor to possess asufficient amount of immediate interest to be placedtherein. While this is true of ordinary books, in thisespecial work and for a direct purpose are theyadded to this volume. While they possess a materialvalue in their contents, they represent a friendly in-terest to me to whom they have been sent; and tothe public, both within and without the lines ofSpiritualism, they stand as indisputable evidence,corroborative evidence as to many portions of themain body of the work. In brief, they indicatethe character and standing of some of my many ac-quaintances. It is now a source of regret that I didnot get autograph letters from all with whom I camein contact during the war years. Both Mr. and would have been glad to place in my handtheir favor in any for
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