He knew Lincoln, and other Billy Brown stories . n that heard him that ever for-got what he said, but I dont believetheres a man that ever said it over outloud — he couldnt, without cry in*. Hejust talked to us that time out of his we felt all of a suddint how we23 HE KNEW LINCOLNloved him and how he loved us. Wehadnt taken any stock in all that talkabout his bein killed, but when he saidhe was goin away not knowin where orwhether ever he would return I just gotcold all over. I begun to see that minuteand everybody did. The women all fell tosobbin and a kind of groan went up, and
He knew Lincoln, and other Billy Brown stories . n that heard him that ever for-got what he said, but I dont believetheres a man that ever said it over outloud — he couldnt, without cry in*. Hejust talked to us that time out of his we felt all of a suddint how we23 HE KNEW LINCOLNloved him and how he loved us. Wehadnt taken any stock in all that talkabout his bein killed, but when he saidhe was goin away not knowin where orwhether ever he would return I just gotcold all over. I begun to see that minuteand everybody did. The women all fell tosobbin and a kind of groan went up, andwhen he asked us to pray for him I dontbelieve that there was a man in thatcrowd, whether he ever went to churchin his life, that didnt want to drop rightdown on his marrow bones and ask theLord to take care of Abraham Lincolnand bring him back to us, where he be-longed. Ever see him again ? Yes, onctdown in Washington, summer of was lookin purty blue that sum-mer. Didnt seem to be anybody whothought hed git reelected. Greeley was24. ? He just talked to us that time out of his heart HE KNEW LINCOLNabusin him in The Tribune for not mak-in peace, and you know there was abouthalf the North that always let Greeleydo their thinkin fer em. The war wantcomin on at all — seemed as if they neverwould do nuthin. Grant was hangin onto Petersburg like a dog to a root, but itdidnt seem to do no good. Same withSherman, who was tryin to take country was just petered out withthe everlastin taxes an fightin an want human nature to be patient anylonger, and they just spit it out on , and then, right on top of all thegrumblin and abusin, he up and madeanother draft. Course he was right, but Itell you nobody but a brave man 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 let
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