incidents of his canvass in 1838, [59];

opposes repudiation, in legislature, [59], [60];

reflected in 1840, unsuccessful candidate for speaker, [60];

jumps out of window to break a quorum, [60];

in campaign of 1840, [61];

his courtship of Mary Todd, [62], [63];

fails to appear on wedding day, [63];

married, [63];

character of his married life, [64], [65];

quarrels with Shields, [65], [66];