The boyhood of Lincoln . out the dont see how the women folks livedthrough it. Boys are half wild anyhow,an me n Abe had a bully good was lots o game an fish, an plentyo work. Bout the time we got our cabins up15 THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN the Sparrows both died o milk-sicknessan I went to Toms to live. Then Nancydied o the same disease. The cow et pizenweeds, I reckon. O Lord, O Lord, Illnever furgit the mizry in that littlegreen-log cabin in the woods when Nancydied! Me n Abe helped Tom make thecoffin. He tuk a log left over from buildinthe cabin, an I helped him whipsaw itin
The boyhood of Lincoln . out the dont see how the women folks livedthrough it. Boys are half wild anyhow,an me n Abe had a bully good was lots o game an fish, an plentyo work. Bout the time we got our cabins up15 THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN the Sparrows both died o milk-sicknessan I went to Toms to live. Then Nancydied o the same disease. The cow et pizenweeds, I reckon. O Lord, O Lord, Illnever furgit the mizry in that littlegreen-log cabin in the woods when Nancydied! Me n Abe helped Tom make thecoffin. He tuk a log left over from buildinthe cabin, an I helped him whipsaw itinto planks an plane em. Me n Abeheld the planks while Tom bored holesan put em together, with pegs Abedwhittled. Thar wasnt scacely any nails inthe kentry an little iron, except in knivesand guns an cookin pots. Toms toolswas a wonder to the hull deestrict. Pearsto me like Tom was always makin a cof-fin fur some one. We laid Nancy close tothe deer-run in the woods. Deer was theonly wild critters the women wasnt af eerd16. ^J
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