. Abraham Lincoln before 1860 . ed by a flirtationwith Douglas to test Lincolns devotionshe committed a great mistake. Lincolnbegan to feel the sting. One evening hecalled on Joshua Speed, to whom he wasindebted for his introduction to MissTodd, and showed him a letter addressedtoMary telling her that he had deliberatedon the matter of their engagement andthat he did not feel that he now lovedher enough to marry her. He askedSpeed to deliver this letter. Speed re-fused and advised Lincoln to go to Maryin person and settle the subject oncefor all. Speed -waited until nearly mid-night for Lincol
. Abraham Lincoln before 1860 . ed by a flirtationwith Douglas to test Lincolns devotionshe committed a great mistake. Lincolnbegan to feel the sting. One evening hecalled on Joshua Speed, to whom he wasindebted for his introduction to MissTodd, and showed him a letter addressedtoMary telling her that he had deliberatedon the matter of their engagement andthat he did not feel that he now lovedher enough to marry her. He askedSpeed to deliver this letter. Speed re-fused and advised Lincoln to go to Maryin person and settle the subject oncefor all. Speed -waited until nearly mid-night for Lincoln to come back. Whenhe came and Speed asked him if he hadfollowed his instructions he said: Yes,and when I told Mary I did not love her preparations for the occasion were madein the Edwards mansion. The housewas decorated, the supper prepared andthe guests invited. The latter assem-bled on the evening set. Miss Todd, inbridal array, sat in an adjoining was lacking but the groom. Hehad been unaccountably delayed. An. HOUSE WHERE LINCOLN WAS MARRIED. she burst into tears and wrung herhands as if in agonyt talking incoher-ently. I found the tears coursing downmy own cheeks. I took her in myand kissed her. Convinced that Miss Todd considered
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