Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln . ay j. €m/L sm/TH Stories about Abraham Lincoln never growold. Heres an incident in his life which waspassed on to the columnthe other day. When Lincoln was plan-ning for the reception ofthe committee, named bythe various states of theunion to officially notifyhim of his nominationfor the presidency, hewondered what to servein the way of liquid re-freshments. Discussing the matterwith his wife, Mary ToddLincoln, the decision wasreached to serve only cold water. Several of the delegates, commenting tothe family, remarked that the water wasespecially refreshi
Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln . ay j. €m/L sm/TH Stories about Abraham Lincoln never growold. Heres an incident in his life which waspassed on to the columnthe other day. When Lincoln was plan-ning for the reception ofthe committee, named bythe various states of theunion to officially notifyhim of his nominationfor the presidency, hewondered what to servein the way of liquid re-freshments. Discussing the matterwith his wife, Mary ToddLincoln, the decision wasreached to serve only cold water. Several of the delegates, commenting tothe family, remarked that the water wasespecially refreshing, one of them adding: You know, we have drunk very littlewater the past three Thomas B. McMurray of Divernon in anote to the column, says that Edward ParksMcMurray of Pontiac, now in his eighty-sixth year, has a vivid recollection of a visithe made to Lincolns law office in Spring-field. The visit was made in company with hisgrandfather, Prof. Beaumont Parks, whotaught school in a log house, north of thecity, when Springfield was little more thana village. Several men of prominence re-ceived their early training under him. While engaged in this work, ProfessorParks tutored Abraham Lincoln privatelyin English and it was from him, it is said,that Lincoln derived much of his abilty asa speaker. Mr. McMurray remembers Lincolns longlegs and how he beamed down on him. Inhis home in Pontiac, Mr. McMurray has afolding table. Tradition has it that Lincolnused this table while writing. McNeal, William Sooke with president Washington - soldier When Lincoln Introduced Himself to Nortonville Civil War Veteran William MeNeal, over eighty years j,„? ftge, mow living In No
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