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Show House Where Lincoln Diei lijwmn'NV. ".M'W'H'ji'ww. ! iexi'.w m.i n" i- amm 111 111 HIS HAND. Q" jfo HELM ' ii ii ' tAYIIKKAK of March 4, IW.I. say Miss Tarbcll, found tho city of Watihliiu.tou asilr. The senate, which hsd met at 7 o'clock the I nlal'l before, was still In I session; scores of persons who had come to seoi the Inauguration of tho first rtepubllran president, and who had been unable to find other bed than the floor, were walking the streets; the morning trains were bringing new crowds. Added to the stir of thnse who had not slept through the night were sounds unusual un-usual In Washington the clatter of ravalry, the trnmp of soldier. All this morning husile of the city must have reached the ear of the president-elect at hi rooms at Wll-lard's Wll-lard's hotel, where Irom an early hour he had been at work. An amendment to the constitution of the l ulled j Wales had punned the senate In the I all night lotion, and us It concerned I the subject of his Inaugural, he must Incorporate a reference to It In the address. ad-dress. Then he had not replied to the noto he bad rerelvd two duy before from Mr. Kevard, asking to be Messed Mess-ed from hla promise to accept the portfolio of stute. He could wait no longer. "I can't afford," be said to Mr. NIc olay, his secretary, "to let Heard take the first trick." And he dispatched (he following letter: let-ter: "My fn'nr Sir Your note of the Ind Instant, asking In wlijidrnw your acceptance ac-ceptance of my Invltutlon to take charge of the stnte department, was didy received. It Is the subject of the most painful solicitude to me, and I feel constrained to beg that you will countermand the withdrawal. The public Interest, I think, demands that you should; and my personal feelings lira deeply Interested In the same direction. di-rection. Pleaso ruuslder and answer by 9 a. El. tomorrow. Your obedient servant. A. LINCOLN." At noon Mr. Lincoln work was Interrupted. The president of the I'nlted Suites was announced. Mr lluchanan had come to escort hi successor suc-cessor to the rapltol. The route of the procession was the historic one over which almost every president since Jefferson had traveled to take hi oath of office; hut the arene Mr. Lincoln looked upon as his carriage rolled up the avenue was different from that upon which one looks today. to-day. No great blocks lined the streets; Instead, the building were low, and there were numerous vacant spnres. Infttcad of asphult, the ear rlnge passed over cobblestones. Not did the present stalely end beautiful appioai h to the capltol rslst. Tin west front rose abrupt and stiff from an unkept limn. The great bulldlni Itself wns still unronipli-led, and high above his head Mr. Lincoln could sec the swinging arm of an enormoui crane rising from the unfinished dome Hut. as he drove that morning from Wlllurd s to the capltol, the president elei t saw far more significant sights than theoe Closi d iihout bin carriage, "ko thickly," roniplalni'd the newspa pers, "as to hide It from view,!' was protecting guard. Htailoned at Inter vals along the avenue were platoons of soldiers At every corner were mounted orderllfs. On the rooftops were groups of riflemen. When Lin coin reached tho north side of the cnpltol, where he descended to enter the building, ho found a board tunnel, strongly guarded at Its mouth, through which he passed Into th building. Arm In arm wlih Mr,, lluchanan Mr. Lincoln passed through the long tunnel erected for bis protection, en tered the rapltol, and passed Into tht senate chamber, filled to overflowing with senators, member of the diplomatic diplo-matic corps, and visitor. The con trust between the two men as they entered struck every observer. "Mr lh:chaniin was so withered and bowed with age," wrote (iaprga W. Julian ul Indiana, who was umong the spec tutors, "that In contrast with the tow erlng form of Mr. Lincoln he seemed little more thun half a man." A few moment delay and the move lm.nl from lliu in I. II,. east front beiian, the Justices of I In Kupreine rourt, In cup and gowa. leading the procession. As soon as the lurge company was seated on the plat form erected on the east portico of the cnpltol, Mr. Lincoln arose and advsne ed to the front, whero Ii wis Intro dined by hi friend, Henatur Maker ol Oregon. He carried a cane and a lit tie roll the manuscript of his In augural addren. There was a moment' pause aftei Ihe Introduction, as he lulnly looked for a spot where he might place bis high silk hat. Douglas, who was seal ed Just behind bliu, stepped forward quickly and took the hut which Mr Lincoln held helplessly In his hand "If I can't be president," he whls pered, smilingly to Mrs. Hrown, cousin of Mrs. IJuroln, ' l at least can bold his hut." Litth Cabin Where Abraham Lincoln Wat Born |