The story of Lincoln . r atemple and a stump for an altar. The preach-ers traveled long distances from place to place,with sometimes months between visits. Abra-ham thought these traveling preachers mostwonderful men, and would ride long distancesto hear them. He admired them so much thathe tried to do as they did. He would gatherhis playmates around him and preach andpound, until his audience were frightened intotears. Thomas Lincoln grew tired of living in Ken-tucky. He decided he would seek a new homeacross the river in Indiana. He loaded hisgoods on a raft and started for the Ohio
The story of Lincoln . r atemple and a stump for an altar. The preach-ers traveled long distances from place to place,with sometimes months between visits. Abra-ham thought these traveling preachers mostwonderful men, and would ride long distancesto hear them. He admired them so much thathe tried to do as they did. He would gatherhis playmates around him and preach andpound, until his audience were frightened intotears. Thomas Lincoln grew tired of living in Ken-tucky. He decided he would seek a new homeacross the river in Indiana. He loaded hisgoods on a raft and started for the Ohio when he reached the middle of the river,the raft was upset, and all he owned was at thebottom of the Ohio. He managed to save a fewthings, borrowed an ox team, and started tofind a good place to locate. Meanwhile, his family remained at the oldhome anxiously awaiting his return. He cameback with good news and the family set out ontheir journey. There were Mr. and Mrs. Lin-coln. Abe and his sister Sarah, and a cousin,. THE STORY OF LINCOLN 9 Dennis Hanks. No doubt the children en-joyed the journey. The forest with its greentrees, singing birds, and strange animals, wasa never-ending wonder to these young peoplemaking their first journey away from home. When the travelers arrived at the spot had chosen for his home, an axe wasput into seven year old Abes hand, and hewas told to go to work to help make a clearingfor the camp. There was no time to build a house, so ahalf-faced camp was put up to shelter themfrom the winter storms. Four posts were setin the ground, poles put across the top andrude slabs fastened to them for a roof. Threesides were enclosed with poles chinked in withclay. The open side was screened with a cur-tain of skins. In one corner was a great fire-place made of sticks and mud. Times grew very hard for the furniture was at the bottom of the made chairs of rude slabs with pegs drivenin for legs. The frame work of their bed w
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