Abraham Lincoln . hirstyafter your longjourney. Youw^ill find some-thing refresh-ing in the li-brary. In the li-brary wereseveral hundredvolumes rangedupon shelves,two globes (oneterrestrial, the other celestial), a plain table, a pitcher of cold water and glasses, butno wines nor liquors. You did not find any great spread of liquors, I take it, the remarkof a citizen of Springfield the next morning. No, my reply. Thereby hangs a little story: When we knew you were on yourway, a number of us called on Mr. Lincoln and said that in all proba-bility some of the members of the committee would need
Abraham Lincoln . hirstyafter your longjourney. Youw^ill find some-thing refresh-ing in the li-brary. In the li-brary wereseveral hundredvolumes rangedupon shelves,two globes (oneterrestrial, the other celestial), a plain table, a pitcher of cold water and glasses, butno wines nor liquors. You did not find any great spread of liquors, I take it, the remarkof a citizen of Springfield the next morning. No, my reply. Thereby hangs a little story: When we knew you were on yourway, a number of us called on Mr. Lincoln and said that in all proba-bility some of the members of the committee would need some refresh-ment, wines or liquors. I havent any in the house, he said. We willfurnish them. Gentlemen, I cannot allow you to do what I will notdo myself, the reply. But that was not the end of it. Some of ourgood Democratic citizens, feeling that Springfield had been highly hon-ored by the nomination, sent over some baskets of champagne, but sent them back, thanking- them for their intended SreS. LINCOLN, 18G1.[From a photograph in possession of the author.] 200 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The birds were singing and building their nests in the trees twomornings later as I crossed the public square and entered the office ofMr. Lincoln. A pine table occupied the centre of the room, a desk onecorner. The May sun shone through uncurtained windows upon rangesof shelves filled with law-books, pamphlets, and documents—a helter-skelter arrangement. Newspapers littered the floor. Mr. Lincoln was
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