The beginner's American history . The people in that part of the countryhad been expecting the war; for, some time before, an In-dian had walked up to a settlers cabin and said, Toomuch white man. He then threw a handful of dryleaves into the air, to show how he and his warriorswere coming to scatter the white men. He never came,but a noted chief named Black Hawk, who had been afriend of Tecumsehs,^ made an attempt to drive out thesettlers, and get back the lands which certain Indianshad sold them. Lincoln said that the only battles he fought in thiswar were with the mosquitoes. He never kille
The beginner's American history . The people in that part of the countryhad been expecting the war; for, some time before, an In-dian had walked up to a settlers cabin and said, Toomuch white man. He then threw a handful of dryleaves into the air, to show how he and his warriorswere coming to scatter the white men. He never came,but a noted chief named Black Hawk, who had been afriend of Tecumsehs,^ made an attempt to drive out thesettlers, and get back the lands which certain Indianshad sold them. Lincoln said that the only battles he fought in thiswar were with the mosquitoes. He never killed a single Indian, but he saved the life ofone old savage. He seems tohave felt just as well satisfiedwith himself for doing that asthough he had shot him throughthe head. 254. Lincoln becomes postmasterand surveyor ; how he studied law ;what the people thought of himLincoln reading Law. as a lawycr. — After Lincolu re- turned from the war he was madepostmaster of New Salem. He also found time to do 1 Tecumseh : see page ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 20/ some surveying and to begin the study of law. On hotsummer mornings he might be seen lying on his back,on the grass, under a big tree, reading a law-book ; asthe shade moved round, Lincoln would move with it, sothat by sundown he had travelled nearly round the tree. When he began to practise law, everybody who knewhim had confidence in him. Other men might be ad-mired because they were smart, but Lincoln was respectedbecause he was honest. When he said a thing, peopleknew that it was because he believed it, and they knew,too, that he could not be hired to say what he did notbelieve. That gave him immense influence. 255. The Armstrong murder trial; how Lincoln saved youngArmstrong from being hanged. ^ But Lincoln was as keenas he was truthful and honest. A man was killed in afight near where Lincoln had lived, and one of Jack Arm-strongs ^ brothers was arrested for the murder. Every-body thought that he was guilty, and felt sure that
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