. Pioneers of Menard and Mason Counties; made up of personal reminiscences of an early life in Menard County, which we gathered in a Salem life from 1830 to 1840, and a Petersburg life from 1840 to 1850; including personal reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln and Peter Cartright. - sent itrolling down the hill. It went with increasing to go into the river, when it was caught undera leaning white oak. and their victim liberated. Lincolnwas here, surrounded by tough fellows of this stamp, buteven then he had his eye on the future. He was studyingto be a lawyer. All had confidenc
. Pioneers of Menard and Mason Counties; made up of personal reminiscences of an early life in Menard County, which we gathered in a Salem life from 1830 to 1840, and a Petersburg life from 1840 to 1850; including personal reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln and Peter Cartright. - sent itrolling down the hill. It went with increasing to go into the river, when it was caught undera leaning white oak. and their victim liberated. Lincolnwas here, surrounded by tough fellows of this stamp, buteven then he had his eye on the future. He was studyingto be a lawyer. All had confidence in his judgment and 84 Reminiscences of Lincoln honesty. He didnt drink like the others, yet he was not atotal abstainer. I won my first hat on a bet that he could take a drinkof whisky from the bung of a 40-gallon barrel. You see aman named Estep had a trick. He twisted his fingers irta knot, and then bet you couldnt mark his little finger. Ihad lost several bets on it, when Lincoln said he would helpme get even with him. He showed me how he could lift. THE THREE GRACES-Growing in the Cellar of Lincolns Store at Salem, III. a barrel of whisky on his knees and put his mouth to thebung hole. He told me to take a keg and hold it up as ifdrinking and bet a fur hat that Lincoln could take up abarrel of whisky and drink from the bung hole. Esteptook the bet and lost. Lincoln came to Salem on a flat-boat. Offit had builta flat-boat at the head of the river, loaded it with bacon,corn, hogs and goods of all sorts, and set out to go to New Remixiscexces of Lixcolx 85 Orleans. Lincoln was put in charge. He started down inthe spring flood. Arriving at the dam opposite Salem thescow struck. It was unloaded and a store set up on thebank. At one time there were three stores here, and a churchserving as a school house. Xow all is desolate. Peters-burg, started by George Warburton and Peter Lukins—took the wind out of its sails. It was abandoned for ashort time. The roof-tree moulded on th
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