What Is Most Important Decisions Of Abraham Lincoln's Life?
The biggest tragedy of Lincoln's life was not poverty, but his wife who was also the reason he became president
This is an aspect of Abraham Lincoln's life that most people do not know, but it was he who played the most important role in making him president.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is best known for his kindness, his struggle to rise from poverty to the presidency, and his liberation from slavery. What most people know about Lincoln is that he was born in a wooden hut in the harsh winter, borrowed books to read for miles, and went to the fireplace or blacksmith shop at night. He used to sit and read in the light of the burning furnace. He worked from pig biting to lumberjacking, working on farms, being called the most honest lawyer in his city, arguing with Judge Douglas and then becoming President of the United States. These are the things people know about Abraham Lincoln. His poverty and early political failures (due to which he once retired from politics) are known as the most tragic and tragic events of his life.
Apart from all this, there is a big aspect of his life that people remain unfamiliar with or only those who have a special interest in Lincoln's life know. This is an aspect that some people consider to be the biggest tragedy of his life and also that if it were not for this tragedy he would not have been able to become the President of the United States. This was the tragedy of their married life.
He was married to Mary Todd in the town of Springfield in 1842. William H. Hendron, a close associate of his and his colleague in advocacy for 20 years, wrote in Lincoln's biography that the wedding day was the last happy day for Lincoln. He describes Mary Todd as a high-minded, arrogant and picky woman who was known throughout the city for losing her temper. According to him, if human ambitions are recorded through a beautiful picture, then that condition will take the form of Mary Todd. Mary's sister, with whom she had lived for many years, also said that Mary loved glamor, strength and performance and was the most ambitious woman in the world to her knowledge.
Hendron explains - This woman had tremendous ambition and confidence, which is evident from the fact that she had said many years ago that she would marry the same person who would go on to become the President of the United States. People used to make fun of her, but she insisted. She used to say this when no one could even dream of Lincoln becoming the President who was struggling in advocacy.
After their marriage in October 1842, they rented a house in Springfield for several days to a woman named Catherine. Catherine told Hendron about an incident in which Mary treated Todd Lincoln worse than animals. One morning at the breakfast table, she got so angry that she slapped Lincoln in the face with a cup of hot tea in front of everyone. According to Katherine, the shocking thing was that Lincoln was not angry at all about this incident, he just sat quietly.
Famous American writer Dale Carnegie also writes about Lincoln's marital life that within a few days of the marriage, Mary Todd was often seen shouting at Lincoln, kicking him out of the house with a stick. He says that Mary was much annoyed with Lincoln's attire and lifestyle and was often seen making fun of him in public. She used to say, 'I don't like the way your long ears protrude from the head, your nose is not straight, your lower lip is drooping, your limbs are very long, while the head is short and You look terrible. 'Mary would always tell him about his lifestyle and ask him to improve, but Lincoln by nature did not pay attention. They didn’t care what they wore? While Mary, who belonged to a large family, was very much affected by this.
According to Carnegie, because of Mary's temperament, no neighbors, friends or relatives came to her house. Even Lincoln's stepmother, whom he loved dearly and who lived only twenty miles from his home, never came to Lincoln's house. Explain that Lincoln himself was nervous about going home after office. He often told his friends that he hated going home the most.
William H. Hendron writes in his book about his twenty-year routine with Lincoln, which gives an idea of his situation - 'Often Lincoln would come to the office at seven o'clock and I would understand an hour later, whenever that happened. It is known that a strong wind has blown over the domestic sea and the waves are turbulent. They would stare at the sky from the window, they would not even look at me when I came, they would respond to my ‘good morning’ with a ‘yes’ sound. I would immediately engage myself in work, but, the presence of their grief and stress was so obvious and their silence so meaningful that I would get stressed myself. I would leave the room with an excuse. In that case they would be left alone with their sadness. By the time I turned around and came back an hour later, one or the other client would have arrived and the clouds of sadness would have dissipated. I would go home for lunch, but Lincoln always ate biscuits and cheese brought from the neighborhood store.
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