. "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]. iberate 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,
. "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]. iberate 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-companied his father. Once, on the way to Fortress Monroe,he became very troublesome. The Presidentwas much engaged in conversation with theparty who accompanied him, and he atlength said: Tad, if you will be a good boy, and notdisturb me any more until we get to FortressMonroe, I will give you a dollar. The hope of reward was effectual forawhile in securing silence, but, boylike,Tad soon forgot his promise, and was as ^noisy as ever. Upon reaching their destina-tion, however, he said, very promptly:. YARNS AND STORIES. 203 of things in the dining-room. It will never do for me, if elected, to make thisyoung man a member of my Cabinet, for it is plain he cannot be trusted withsecrets of state. THE GENERAL WAS HEADED IN. A Union general, operating with his command in West Virginia, allowedhimself and his men to be trapped, and it was feared his force would be cap-tured by the Confederates. The President heard the report read by theoperator, as it came over the wire, and remarked: Once there was a manout West who was headinga barrel, as they used to callit. He worked like a goodfellow in driving down thehoops, but just about thetime he thought he had thejob done, the head wouldfall in. Then he had to dothe work all over again. All at once a bright ideaentered his brain, and hewondered how it was hehadnt figured it out befo
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