THE WHITE HOUSE DURING THE WAR.
Under a Cloud—“A Woman Among a Thousand”—Revival of By-gone
Days—Another Lady of the White House—A “Golden Blonde”—Instinct
Alike with Power and Grace—A Fun-Loving Romp—Harriet with her
Wheelbarrow of Wood—A Deed of Kindness—The Wheel Turns
Round—Gay Doings at the Capital—Rival Claims for a Lady’s
Hand—Reigning at the White House—Doing Double Duty—Marriage of
Harriet Lane—As Wife and Mother—Mrs. Abraham Lincoln—Standing
Alone—A Time of Trouble and Perplexity—Rumors of War—Whispers
of Treason—Awaiting the Event—A Life-long Ambition
Fulfilled—The Nation Called to Arms—What the President’s Wife
Did—The Dying and the Dead—Arrival of Troops—The Lonely Man at
the White House—An Example of Selfishness—Petty Economies—The
Back Door of the White House—An Injured Individual—Death of
Willie Lincoln—Injustice which Mrs. Lincoln Suffered—The Rabble
in the White House—Valuables Carried Away—Big Boxes and Much
Goods—Mrs. Lincoln Disconsolate—Missing Treasures—Faults of a
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