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Behind the Scenes. 195
pented it, but I did not help to kill the President.
I did not believe that any one would try to kill
so good a man in such a public place, and the
belief made me careless. I was attracted by the
play, and did not see the assassin enter the box."
" But you should have seen him. You had no
business to be careless. I shall'always believe
that you are guilty. Hush! I shan't hear
another word," she exclaimed, as the messenger
essayed to reply. " Go now and keep your
if
watch," she added, with an imperious wave of
her hand. With mechanical step and white face
the messenger left the room, and Mrs. Lincoln
fell back on her pillow, covered her face with
her hands, and commenced sobbing.
Robert was very tender to his mother in the
days of her sorrow.
He suffered deeply, as his haggard face indicated, but he was ever manly and collected when
in the presence of his mother. Mrs. Lincoln was
extremely nervous, and she refused to have any-
| Title | Behind the scenes, or, Thirty years a slave and four years in the White House |
| Creator | Keckley, Elizabeth |
| Publisher | G.W. Carleton & Co. |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1868 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000200 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | Behind the Scenes. 195 pented it, but I did not help to kill the President. I did not believe that any one would try to kill so good a man in such a public place, and the belief made me careless. I was attracted by the play, and did not see the assassin enter the box." " But you should have seen him. You had no business to be careless. I shall'always believe that you are guilty. Hush! I shan't hear another word," she exclaimed, as the messenger essayed to reply. " Go now and keep your if watch," she added, with an imperious wave of her hand. With mechanical step and white face the messenger left the room, and Mrs. Lincoln fell back on her pillow, covered her face with her hands, and commenced sobbing. Robert was very tender to his mother in the days of her sorrow. He suffered deeply, as his haggard face indicated, but he was ever manly and collected when in the presence of his mother. Mrs. Lincoln was extremely nervous, and she refused to have any- |
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