Chapters 58-63 Summary

Chapter 58 is called "They Loved Lucy." Lucy Lambert Hale is the daughter of a New Hampshire senator. Many men fell in love with her, including John. The two got together and were later engaged. The engagement was full of many jealousies: quarreling through President Lincoln's second inaugural address, arguing the night John saw Lucy dance with Robert Lincoln, and because Lucy was soon to leave with her father to serve out an appointment by President Lincoln to serve as ambassador of Spain. The jealous fiance was John Wilkes Booth.

Chapter 59 tells the story of "Gentle John Henry." John is picked on as a child, so his father sends him away to school. John does well and becomes a dentist before returning to his hometown. He is diagnosed with Tuberculosis. His doctor suggests a drier climate might prolong his life by a...