He knew Lincoln, and other Billy Brown stories . woulda done such a thing at that minute; buthe did it. It was hard on us out here. Itell you there want many houses in thiscountry where there want mournin goin25 HE KNEW LINCOLNon. It didnt seem as if we could stand anymore blood lettin. Some of the boysround the State went down to see himabout it. They came back lookin prettysheepish. Joe Medill, up to Chicago, toldme about it onct. He said, We just toldMr. Lincoln we couldnt stand anotherdraft. We was through sendin men downto Petersburg to be killed in trenches. Hedidnt say nuthin; just stoo
He knew Lincoln, and other Billy Brown stories . woulda done such a thing at that minute; buthe did it. It was hard on us out here. Itell you there want many houses in thiscountry where there want mournin goin25 HE KNEW LINCOLNon. It didnt seem as if we could stand anymore blood lettin. Some of the boysround the State went down to see himabout it. They came back lookin prettysheepish. Joe Medill, up to Chicago, toldme about it onct. He said, We just toldMr. Lincoln we couldnt stand anotherdraft. We was through sendin men downto Petersburg to be killed in trenches. Hedidnt say nuthin; just stood still, lookindown till wed all talked ourselves out;and then, after a while, he lifted up hishead, and looked around at us, slow-like;and I tell you, Billy, I never knew tillthat minute that Abraham Lincoln couldget mad clean through. He was just whitehe was that mad. Boys, he says, youought to be ashamed of yourselves. Youreactin like a lot of cowards. Youve helpedmake this war, and youve got to helpfight it. You go home and raise them men26. IX- \
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