. "Abe" Lincoln's yarns and stories : a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller [excerpts]. 3>e(irat?. and Lincoln, were discussing the slavery question. Judge Dickey con-tended that slavery was an institution which the Constitution recognized,and which could not be disturbed. Lincoln argued that ultimately slaverymust become extinct. After awhile, said Judge Di»key, we went upstairsto bed. There were two beds in our room, and I remember that Lincoln satup in his night shirt on the edge of the bed arguing the point wit
. "Abe" Lincoln's yarns and stories : a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller [excerpts]. 3>e(irat?. and Lincoln, were discussing the slavery question. Judge Dickey con-tended that slavery was an institution which the Constitution recognized,and which could not be disturbed. Lincoln argued that ultimately slaverymust become extinct. After awhile, said Judge Di»key, we went upstairsto bed. There were two beds in our room, and I remember that Lincoln satup in his night shirt on the edge of the bed arguing the point with me. Atlast we went to sleep. Early in the morning I woke up and there was Lin- YARNS AND STORIES. 75 will all be dead at the time when his experiment is demonstrated as thoroughly successful. TWAS MOVING DAY. Speed, who was a prosperous young merchant of Springfield, reports thatLincolns personal effects consisted of a pair of saddle-bags, containing two or three lawbooks, and aRiding on a borrowedappearance in Springfield,a single bedstead wouldsaid, It is probablynot enough money to payfered to trust him, he. few pieces of clothing,horse, he thus made hisWhen he discovered thatcost seventeen dollars hecheap enough, but I havefor it. When Speed of-said: If I fail here as a lawyer, I will probably never pay you at all. Then Speed offered to sharea large double bed with him. Where is your room? Lincoln asked. Upstairs, said Speed, pointing from the store leading to his saying a word, he took his saddle-bags on his arm, went upstairs, YARNS AND STORIES. 77 before him, exclaimed, Josh, take which road you please; I shall go troo dewoods. 1 am not willing;, concluded the President, to assume any new troublesor responsibilities at this time, and shall therefore avoid going to the oneplace with Spain, or with the negro to the other, but shall take to the will maintain an honest and strict neutrality. LINCOLN CARRIED HER TRUNK. My first strong impression of Mr
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