. "Abe" Lincoln's yarns and stories : a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller [excerpts]. ro may rightfully treat thecrocodile as a beast or reptile, so the white man may rightfully treat the negro as a beast or reptile. » LINCOLN WAS READY TO FIGHT. On one occasion, Colonel Baker was speaking in a court-house, whichhad been a storehouse, and, on making some remarks that were ofifensive tocertain political rowdies in the crowd, they cried: Take him ofl the stand! Immediate confu-sion followed, andthere was an at-tempt t
. "Abe" Lincoln's yarns and stories : a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller [excerpts]. ro may rightfully treat thecrocodile as a beast or reptile, so the white man may rightfully treat the negro as a beast or reptile. » LINCOLN WAS READY TO FIGHT. On one occasion, Colonel Baker was speaking in a court-house, whichhad been a storehouse, and, on making some remarks that were ofifensive tocertain political rowdies in the crowd, they cried: Take him ofl the stand! Immediate confu-sion followed, andthere was an at-tempt to carry thedemand into execu-tion. Directly overthe speakers headwas an old skylight,at which it appearedMr. Lincoln hadbeen listening to thespeech. In an in-stant, Mr. Lincolnsfeet came throughthe skylight, fol-lowed by his tall andsinewy frame, andhe was standing byColonel Bakers raised his hand,and the assemblysubsided into si-lence. Gentlemen,said Mr. Lincoln,let us not disgracethe age and countryin which we live. This is a land where freedom of speech is guaranteed. has a right to speak, and ought to be permitted to do so. I am here to. YARNS AND STORIES. 197 WITHDREW THE COLT. Mr. Alcott, of Elgin, 111., tells of seeingMr. Lincoln coming away from church,unusually early one Sunday morning. Thesermon could not have been more than halfway through, says Mr. Alcott. Tad wasslung across his left arm like a pair of saddle-bags, and Mr. Lincoln was striding alongwith long, deliberate steps toward his one of the street corners he encountereda group of his fellow-townsmen. Mr. Lin-coln anticipated the question which wasabout to be put by the group, and, taking hisfigure of speech from practices with whichthey were only too familiar, said: Gentle-men, I entered this colt, but he kickedaround so I had to withdraw him. TAD GOT HIS DOLLAR. No matter who was with the President,or how intently absorbed, his little son Tadwas always welcome. He almost always ac-
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