. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . HOUSE WHERE PRESIDENTLINCOLN WAS BORN. From a sketch from memory, in possession ofR. T. Durrett, Esq. 2O2 THK CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS. SENATOR STEPHEN A. chief political rival before the war, and stanch supporter afterward. siderate of others; a peacemaker, although, as you know, a championwrestler; a favorite through all this backwoods region, and as honest asthe day is long, Abraham Lincoln served his hard apprenticeship to experi-ence, and came out tried and true.
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . HOUSE WHERE PRESIDENTLINCOLN WAS BORN. From a sketch from memory, in possession ofR. T. Durrett, Esq. 2O2 THK CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS. SENATOR STEPHEN A. chief political rival before the war, and stanch supporter afterward. siderate of others; a peacemaker, although, as you know, a championwrestler; a favorite through all this backwoods region, and as honest asthe day is long, Abraham Lincoln served his hard apprenticeship to experi-ence, and came out tried and true. He was chore-boy, hired man, flat-boatman, rail-splitter, clerk, storekeeper, soldier, inventor, surveyor, post-master, representative in Congress, lawyer, politician, President—going ontwo steps and slipping back one, until well up the slope where Fame stoodwaiting at the top. A politician, Uncle Tom? Why not a statesman ? queried Bert. Why not, Bert? was Uncle Toms reply. Now, what is a states-man ? Oh, said the boy, a way-tip politician, I guess. That s about it, laughed Uncle Tom. A man must be a politicianin the best sense of that much-abused word before he can become a states-man. And Lincoln was the true politician. Established
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