From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . ther of his country—that he wascommander-in-chief of the army in the AmericanRevolution. He had been told, also, of the part hisgrandfather took in the war of was all he knew of the illustrious statesmanwhose life he purposed to read; but this was quiteenough to awaken his enthusiasm over the was read and re-read with the deepest interest, and 102 PIONEER HOME TO WHITE HOUSE. its contents discussed with his father and Dennis, bothof whom learned more about
From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . ther of his country—that he wascommander-in-chief of the army in the AmericanRevolution. He had been told, also, of the part hisgrandfather took in the war of was all he knew of the illustrious statesmanwhose life he purposed to read; but this was quiteenough to awaken his enthusiasm over the was read and re-read with the deepest interest, and 102 PIONEER HOME TO WHITE HOUSE. its contents discussed with his father and Dennis, bothof whom learned more about Washington and histimes from Abraham than they ever knew before. It is not known how he came into possession ofRobinson Crusoe. Doubtless the book was borrowed ;and it proved a source of genuine satisfaction tohim. Once reading it only created the desire to readit a second time, and even a third time. There was akind of witchery about the book to his active mind,different from that exerted over him even by The Pil-grims Progress. He could scarcely command languageto express his admiration of the CHAPTER NEW MOTHER AND SCHOOLS. |R. LINCOLN remained a widower untilDecember, 1819. During this time hisonly housekeeper was his daughter was a handy boy about thecabin, and often rendered timely aid to his sister inher daily work. He became so expert in householdmatters, that, a few years later, when he workedout among the farmers, their wives pronounced himthe best hand because he was so handy, and waswilling to make fires, bring wood and water, or tendthe baby. It was evidently a good school for him,since his manhood was characterized by being handyabout the house. A dweller in Springfield, Illinois,where Abraham commenced his public life, in 1837remembers how he used to draw the baby back andforth in front of his house, early in the summer morn-ing, while his wife was getting breakfast, at the sametime reading a book that he held in one hand. But Tho
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