. He knew Lincoln . ulda 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 goin 25 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 a
. He knew Lincoln . ulda 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 goin 25 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 men 26. * You re adin like a lot of coumrds. Youve helpedmake this war, and youve got to help fight it HE KNEW LINCOLNand dont you dare come down here againblubberin about what I tell you to do. Iwont stan it. We was so seared wenever said a word. We just took our hatsand went out like a lot of about Abraham Lincoln bein easy!When it didnt matter mebbe he waseasy, but when it did you couldnt stirhim any moren you could a mountain. Well, I kept hearin about the troublehe was havin with everybody, and I justmade up my mind Id go down and seehim and swap yarns and tell him how wewas all countin on his gettin maybe it would cheer him up toknow we set such store on his cominhome if they didnt want him for presi-dent. So I jest picked up and went rightoff. Ma was real good about my says, I shouldnt wonder if twoulddo him good, William. And dont you ask 27 HE KNEW LINCOLNhim no questions about the war norabout poKtics. You just talk home to
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