Abraham Lincoln: the story of his life printed for the children of New England and their parents, 100 years after his birth . the bare ground, which often turnedto mud. In one corner of the only room two sap-lings stuck into the sides of the cabin made a bed-stead. The boy slept on a heap of loose leaves inthe loft up under the roof, aird pegs driven intothe wall were the stairs by which he reached hisairy chamber. Meals were served on tin dishes or gourds. Therewas no crockery in the houste. Frequently thefamily had nothing to eat but potatoes, and some-times they ate them raw. Having no matc
Abraham Lincoln: the story of his life printed for the children of New England and their parents, 100 years after his birth . the bare ground, which often turnedto mud. In one corner of the only room two sap-lings stuck into the sides of the cabin made a bed-stead. The boy slept on a heap of loose leaves inthe loft up under the roof, aird pegs driven intothe wall were the stairs by which he reached hisairy chamber. Meals were served on tin dishes or gourds. Therewas no crockery in the houste. Frequently thefamily had nothing to eat but potatoes, and some-times they ate them raw. Having no matches, itw^as not always easy to start a fife in the fireplace. Not long after the new cabin was built. Mrs Lin-coln fell ill of a fever. No doctor could be sum-moned, for the nearest one lived 35 miles a week young Abe knelt sobbing beside hisdying mother, while she laid her hand upon his headand gave him her last message. She told him to begood to his father and sister, to love his kindred andto worship God. The 9-year-old boy was an orphan, and desolateIndeed was his home in the wilderness. LIFE OF LINCOLN. His Stepmother Thomas Lincoln, widower, needed a of hiring one, he took unto himself a secondwife in the shape of a widow with three children andsome property. When this good woman reached Pigeon creekand became the mistress of the log cabin she foundAbe neglected and forlorn. Atonce she took him to hermotherly heart. She scrubbedhim clean and gave him a lin-sey-woolsey shirt tf) take theplace of his deerskin he slept upon afeather bed instead of a pile ofleaves, and had a pillow underhis head. The new Mrs Lincoln stirredup her husband until he gotambitious enough to lay a floorin their humble home, cut w^in-dows in the walls and hang adoor. The windows were covered with greasedpaper, which let in the light and kept out the wind. Abe, at the age of 10, had so far forgotten whathe had learned in Kentucky that he could not writ
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