. Life of Abraham Lincoln : being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination ; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to Lincoln . drolly observed: Itwas out of respect for the eggs,not care for my hat. The boat was loaded with porkand beef in barrels, pork on foot,and corn. April 19, 1831, the boatand its load left Sangamon, andfloated down the river toward NewSalem, a town destined to be forawhile the scene of Lincolns activ-ities. A Mr. Rutledge, Mr. Coffinstates, had built a dam at a bendin the river and erected a mill onthe western bank.
. Life of Abraham Lincoln : being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination ; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to Lincoln . drolly observed: Itwas out of respect for the eggs,not care for my hat. The boat was loaded with porkand beef in barrels, pork on foot,and corn. April 19, 1831, the boatand its load left Sangamon, andfloated down the river toward NewSalem, a town destined to be forawhile the scene of Lincolns activ-ities. A Mr. Rutledge, Mr. Coffinstates, had built a dam at a bendin the river and erected a mill onthe western bank. The boat, insteadof gliding over the dam, hung fastupon it. It was necessarily a pon-derous affair in itself, and was heavily loaded. Lincoln was the man to discover a way out of the of the barrels of pork and beef at the bow, the forward end, as writes, were taken on shore. The boat, as a result of insufficient calking,was partly filled with water. Lincoln bored a hole, with a large auger, in thebottom of the end projecting over the dam, and the water ran out. Then thehole was plugged, the barrels near the stern rolled up in front, and the boat was. THE GRAVE OF THOMAS LINCOLN. 46 ABKAHAM LIi?COLiq. floated successfully over the dam, reloaded, and went on its way. The people ofNew Salem were gathered on the banks, and recognized, with deep interest, theskill of the captain of the boat. A board sail which Lincoln had put up, for lackof canvas, excited much amusement at New Salem, Beardstown, Alton, St. Louisand other points on the route. Offutt had purchased an additional number of pigs at Blue Bank, to put onboard. Squire Grodbey, of whom he bought them, and the three men undertookto drive them on board, but they refused to be driven. Lincoln had their eye-lids sewed together, but that did not make the undertaking a bit more practi-cable. Finally, they were taken up, one by one, and carried on the boat. Lincolnthen cut the threads from the eyes of the
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