. Life of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated : a biographical sketch of President Lincoln taken from Abbott's "Lives of the Presidents," and containing sixty half-tone illustrations and portraits. stanceof more than a thousand miles. A more ex-citing trip for an adventurous young mancan scarcely be imagined. Housed safely inhis capacious boat, with food and shelter; float-ing down the tranquil current of the beautifulOhio, and swept resistlessly along by the ma-jestic flood of the Father of Waters; passingheadlands and forests, huts and villages, thetortuous river bearing the boat in all direc-tions
. Life of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated : a biographical sketch of President Lincoln taken from Abbott's "Lives of the Presidents," and containing sixty half-tone illustrations and portraits. stanceof more than a thousand miles. A more ex-citing trip for an adventurous young mancan scarcely be imagined. Housed safely inhis capacious boat, with food and shelter; float-ing down the tranquil current of the beautifulOhio, and swept resistlessly along by the ma-jestic flood of the Father of Waters; passingheadlands and forests, huts and villages, thetortuous river bearing the boat in all direc-tions,—north, south, east, west; the streamnow compressed within narrow banks, andnow expanding to a lake, and almost to anocean; to be borne along by an insensible mo-tion through such scenes, in the bright morn-ing sunshine or in the serene moonlight, musthave enkindled emotions in the bosom ofyoung Lincoln never to be forgotten. Witha rifle, and a small boat attached to their float-ing ark, they could supply themselves withgame. Whenever they wished, they could tietheir boat to the shore, and visit the cabinsof the remote settlers for supplies. One night, when tied to the shore, they. ABRAHAM LIXXOLX. 17 were attacked by seven robbers eager forplunder. Quite a little battle ensued, whenthe robbers were put to precipitate flight. Hav-ing arrived at New Orleans, the cargo wassold, and the boat disposed of for Lincoln, with his companions, retracedtheir passage back to Indiana in a long andweary journey, most of the way on foot. As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowlyfamily was the usual lot of humanity. Therewere joys and griefs, weddings and sister, Sarah, to whom he was ten-derl} attached, was married when a child ofbut fourteen years of age, and soon died. Thefamily was gradually scattered. Air. ThomasLincoln, naturally restless, tinding his locationunhealthy in the almost unbroken wildernessof Spencer County, Ind., and lured by theaccounts
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