. Abraham Lincoln and the downfall of American slavery. oming of the little pro-cession. The preacher led the way from the Lincolncabin, followed by Thomas Lincoln, his son Abraham, hisdaughter Sarah, and little Dennis Hanks, bereft now offather and mother and a member of the Lincoln house-hold. Tears shone on the sun-browned cheeks of thesilent settlers as the good preacher told of the virtues andthe patiently borne sufferings and sorrows of the departedmother of Abraham Lincoln. And every head was bowedin reverential solemnity as he lifted up his voice in prayerfor the motherless children an
. Abraham Lincoln and the downfall of American slavery. oming of the little pro-cession. The preacher led the way from the Lincolncabin, followed by Thomas Lincoln, his son Abraham, hisdaughter Sarah, and little Dennis Hanks, bereft now offather and mother and a member of the Lincoln house-hold. Tears shone on the sun-browned cheeks of thesilent settlers as the good preacher told of the virtues andthe patiently borne sufferings and sorrows of the departedmother of Abraham Lincoln. And every head was bowedin reverential solemnity as he lifted up his voice in prayerfor the motherless children and the widowed man. ToAbraham, listening as he did to the last words thatshould be said over the grave of his mother, this was avery memorable occasion. He had fulfilled a pious dutyin bringing the preacher to the place where she was as the words, wonderful to him, dropped from thespeakers lips, he felt that this was the end, at last, of alovely and gentle life. He might be drawn into busy andtrying scenes hereafter, and he might have manv and. HIS FIRST BOOKS. 23 mighty cares laid on him, but that scene in the forest bythe lonely grave of his mother was never to be forgotten. It was a miserable household that was left for thethree youngsters when shiftless Thomas Lincoln was theonly reliance of the little brood. We can imagine howunkempt and ragged the three became, left almost whollyto themselves. Sarah, scarcely twelve years old, was thehousekeeper. Abe, two years younger, came next, andDennis Hanks, eighteen months younger than youngLincoln, was the infant of the family. Thomas Lincolndid not brood long over his loneliness. His was a cheer-ful temper, and he hoped that the good Lord would sendthem help, somehow and some day, but how and when,he never stopped to think. Deer-flesh and the birds ofthe forest, broiled on the coals, were the staple of theirdaily food. The father knew better than Sarah did, howto mix an ash-cake of corn-meal, and with milk from thecow, an
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