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196 Behind the Scenes.
body about her but myself. Many ladies called,
but she received none of them. Had she been
less secluded in her grief, perhaps she would have
had many warmer friends to-day than she has.
But far be it from me to harshly judge the sorrow
of any one. Could the ladies who called to condole with Mrs. Lincoln, after the death of her
husband, and who were denied admittance to her
chamber, have seen how completely prostrated
she was with grief, they would have learned to
speak more kindly of her. Often at night, when
Tad would hear her sobbing, he would get up,
and come to her bed in his white sleeping-
clothes : " Don't cry, Mamma; I cannot sleep if
you cry I Papa was good, and he has gone to
heaven. He is happy there. He is with God
and brother Willie. Don't cry, Mamma, or I will
cry too."
The closing appeal always proved the most effectual, as Mrs. Lincoln could not bear to hear
her child cry.
| 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 | 00000201 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 196 Behind the Scenes. body about her but myself. Many ladies called, but she received none of them. Had she been less secluded in her grief, perhaps she would have had many warmer friends to-day than she has. But far be it from me to harshly judge the sorrow of any one. Could the ladies who called to condole with Mrs. Lincoln, after the death of her husband, and who were denied admittance to her chamber, have seen how completely prostrated she was with grief, they would have learned to speak more kindly of her. Often at night, when Tad would hear her sobbing, he would get up, and come to her bed in his white sleeping- clothes : " Don't cry, Mamma; I cannot sleep if you cry I Papa was good, and he has gone to heaven. He is happy there. He is with God and brother Willie. Don't cry, Mamma, or I will cry too." The closing appeal always proved the most effectual, as Mrs. Lincoln could not bear to hear her child cry. |
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