Wonder What He Really Thought...

[Jim Page]

When visiting the Mudd home with Patty several years ago, I was amused to see the Lincoln photos, busts, and whatever else was on display there, which was to somehow convey that Dr. Mudd had been an admirer of Lincoln. I'm certain that this type of thing fools no one, and that Dr. Mudd had nothing similar in his home before Lincoln was assassinated.

Growing up in the South, I soon learned that, even 100 years later, many folks--including many in my family--did not hold Lincoln in high regard. I could put it even stronger than that if I wasn't such a diplomatic fellow.

When I mentioned to Dr. Mudd's elderly grand-daughter that a large framed photo in their museum labeled "Abraham Lincoln" wasn't Lincoln at all, she did not take it well. I bet the large photo is still on display there.

So it goes.

--Jim