Lincoln, the unknown

76•LINCOLN THE UNKNOWNMrs. Lincoln seldom went to the office; but when she did, shewas shocked. She had reason to be: the place had no order, nosystem, things were piled about everywhere. Lincoln tied up onebundle of papers and labeled it thus: "When you can't find itanywhere else, look in here."As speed said, Lincoln's habits were "regularly irregular."On one wall loomed a huge black stain, marking the placewhere one law student had hurled an inkstand at another one'shead—and missed.The office was seldom swept and almost never scrubbed.Some garden seeds that were lying on top of the bookcase hadstarted to sprout and grow there, in the dust and dirt.