Seven Hills High School - Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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The baby looking cautiously at the two women, suddenly made a dive for the booted leg of the man. The women laughed as the baby examined the shining spurs of his new found friend. They both saw him, not as the child, but the grown man, Robert II, carrying on the tradition of the house. The two women in time would be drawn together and merge their individual energies into one force, but until then, the dominant old mother felt that she alone was responsible for this new Windy Hill. LYoN BADHAM, 194-2 HIGH SCHOOL PRIZE ESSAY The Grandson of Abraham Lincoln One lazy afternoon last fall, as I was rummaging about the attic in search of some old dog pedigrees, I came, in a dark corner, upon an old wooden chest. It might instead be called a trunk I thought, for it looked as though it had weathered many an adventurous voyage in the days of some remote ancestor. Thinking that perhaps I should find some old paper or picture which might be a Valuable addition to my collection, I decided to explore its contents. Opening the top, I found inside a great mass of tattered papers and old tintypes. As I carefully investigated each item, I came upon a letter which made my heart leap, for it was signed, A. Lincoln. Hastily I turned over the paper and looked at the superscription, S. Cadogan Square, S. W., London, England, ,Iune 5, 1889. That proved the signature could not be that of President Lincoln who died in 1865. Puzzled I took the letter to Grandmother for explanation. She looked at it a moment and then said that she would tell me the story of the letter. That letter, she said, was written by the only grandson of Abraham Lincoln. c'His father, Robert Lincolnf, Grandmother explained, Hwas, at the time of the death of Lincoln's wife, the only living son of Abraham Lincoln. In Washingtoil, D. C., Robert had met Mary Harlan, daughter of Senator .Iames Harlan, who was then Secretary of the Interior in Lincoln's cabinet. Shortly afterward they were married and moved to Northshore Drive in Chicago. They had three children, Mary, Jessie, and Abraham, who was always known as Jack. Robert Lincoln was a truly fine man, though all his life he suffered from a strange inferiority complex due to the fact that he thought that any honor which he received was 11ot of his own deserving, but was given to him as fthe son of Lincolni. Though suffering from this unfortunate handicap, he Wfidfm, 193 9 i57l

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boy his age, and he was always a great student. Jack had a great deal of common sense about any matter. lt was very interesting to watch the change in him each summer as his mind and strong character developed. From the time he was very young, he always strongly admired his Grandfather Lincoln. If he found any clipping, or tribute pertaining to Lincoln, he would put it away carefully and treasure it faithfully. ,lack was fifteen years old when his father, Robert, was made Ambassa- dor to England. There was great excitement when they finally left. After the departure, my brother Arthur anxiously awaited the first letter which J ack would write to him from England. This same letter was the first and last letter ever written to Arthur from England, as J ack died very shortly afterward. That falfhe was sent away to school in Versailles, France, where he developed an infection and became very ill. He was then taken to Paris where an operation followed. But it was too late to save him, for blood poisoning set in, resulting in his deathf, If Jack had lived, doubtless with so many of the qualities of the Grand- father whom he revered, Jack might someday have taken an important place in the government. Robert Lincoln, who had been handicapped by his inferiority complex and whose life had been too close to that of his father, did not accomplish the most of which he was capable. But this brilliant, keen-witted boy, who always showed sympathy to all, would have come just at the right time. Had he lived, he would today be about sixty- four years old. This troubled country of ours might have gained another great leader in ,lack Lincoln. DEEDEE ALLEN, 1941 HONORABLE MENTION God Walks By As underneath these trees l lie Some great spirit passes nigh. A sudden quiet fills the air, The leaves are still, as though in prayer, The foolish breezes pause. Instead A soft wind bows each leafy head. Then reverence seems to fill the sky For God is walking by. JANE FAHAN, 1940 mime, 195 9 l59l