Show melancholy nia sympathetic nature and his early Misfortune a those who saw much of abraham lincoln during the later years of his life were greatly impressed with the expression of profound melancholy his face always wore in repose mr lincoln was of a peculiarly sympathetic and kindly nature these strong characteristics influenced very happily as it proved his entire political career they would not seem at first glance to he efficient aids to political success but in the peculiar emergency which lincoln in the providence of god was called to meet no vessel of common clay could possibly have become the chosen of the lord those acquainted with him from boyhood knew that early tinged his whole life with sadness his partner in the grocery business at salem was uncle billy green of who used at night when the customers were few to hold the grammar while lincoln recited his lessons it was to his sympathetic ear lincoln told the story of ats love for sweet ann and he in return offered what comfort he could poor ann died and Lincol ns great heart nearly broke after ann died says uncle billy on stormy nights when the wind blew the rain against the roof abe would set in the grocery his elbows on his knees bis face in his hands and the tears through his fingers 1 hated to gee him feel bad an id say abe dont cry ached look up an say 1 I cant help it bill the rains a bahin on her there are many who can sympathize with this overpowering griet as they think of a lost loved one when the rains a fallin on her what adds poignancy to the grief some times is the thought that the lost one might have been saved fortunate indeed is william johnson of corona L I 1 a builder who writes june last february on returning from church i one my daughter complained of having a pain in her ankle the pain gradually extended until her entire limb was swollen and very painful to the touch we called a physician phy Bician who after careful ex animation pronounced jt disease of the kidneys of long standing all wa could do did not seem to benefit her until we tried rs safe cure from the first she commenced to improve when she commenced taking it she could not turn over in bed and could just move har hands a little but today to day she is as well as ehe ever was I 1 believe the recovery of my to ill v f |