. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 637 Early in life Lincoln became attached to an attractive and estimable girl,and they were to have been married when his law studies were completed. Hersudden death was such a shock to him, and threw him into such a condition ofmelancholy, that it was feared by his friends that his reason would be perma-nently dethroned. Some years later he married Miss Mary Todd, a younglady of Kentucky parentage and of good family. She was possessed of someculture and a vigorous and sprightly mind. Her temper, however, was err
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 637 Early in life Lincoln became attached to an attractive and estimable girl,and they were to have been married when his law studies were completed. Hersudden death was such a shock to him, and threw him into such a condition ofmelancholy, that it was feared by his friends that his reason would be perma-nently dethroned. Some years later he married Miss Mary Todd, a younglady of Kentucky parentage and of good family. She was possessed of someculture and a vigorous and sprightly mind. Her temper, however, was erratic,and those who knew the family life intimately represent it as full of of the incidents reported seem intensely amusing at this distance of time,but must have been painful in the extreme as actual occurrences. Such trialscontinued throughout Mr. Lincolns life, and were the occasion of continualpetty annoyance, and frequent embarrassment in the discharge of his publicduties. He continued to ride the circuit, being a great portion of the time abs
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