Robert Todd Lincoln --The vitals

[kerry]

From what I can gather from the accounts, Lincoln reacted by striking the boys with some object, which Mary may have felt was going was too far. She probably just heard he lost his temper and was embarrassed. For all the stories about Mary's temper, no one seems to accuse of her going after another person's kid. I sympathize with Lincoln's outburst, but I can see how some neighbors might have resented it. Hopefully that was the end of mixing ropes and animals in Springfield.