The Lincoln Boys

he had rare lights

1862 WILLIE AGE 11 TAD AGE 8 TAD Point of view

Tad: I opened my eyes and looked over and saw Willie white as a ghost they moved me to my room day to day night to night another night came Willie has died inside then

Mary: Willie is gone to the House of Angels

Abe: god gas called him home I know that he is much better off in heaven

Tad: pa day comes to my room and lays down with me and tells me Willie will no longer play with me I did not attend the funeral I was sick still Bobby is still at Harvard I am okay now I am not sick pa day takes me everywhere he rocks me at night and felt a twinge every time I did my speech troubles he leaves his office door open for me and I would often fail asleep on the sofa while pa day dose his work finally he would carry me to my room and goes back to his work and he loves it when I would burst into the office scrambling into his lap and give him a hug and run off again in spring mama stays in her bed room almost all the time on April 4th I am 9 years old but mama won't let Holly and Bud come back to the President House for my birthday she says they will never come again because they will remaind me of Willie and make me cry I think it is because they will remind of mama and make her cry to see then still alive and well with Willie buried underground never to be seen again Willie would always say "it's okay Taddie your not meant for sit down work your meat to be a soldier