. McClure's magazine. was going away my mother said to him : UncleAbe, I want a picture of you. He replied, l Well, Harriet, when I get home I will have one taken for youand send it to you. Soon after, mother received the photograph she still has, already framed, from Spring-field, Illinois, with a letter from Mr. Lincoln, in which he said, This is not a very good-looking picture,but its the best that could be produced from the poor subject. He also said that he had it taken solelyfor my mother. The photograph is still in its original frame, and I am sure is the most perfect and bestpicture of
. McClure's magazine. was going away my mother said to him : UncleAbe, I want a picture of you. He replied, l Well, Harriet, when I get home I will have one taken for youand send it to you. Soon after, mother received the photograph she still has, already framed, from Spring-field, Illinois, with a letter from Mr. Lincoln, in which he said, This is not a very good-looking picture,but its the best that could be produced from the poor subject. He also said that he had it taken solelyfor my mother. The photograph is still in its original frame, and I am sure is the most perfect and bestpicture of Lincoln in existence. We suppose it must have been taken in Springfield, Illinois. closing up. On entering in the morning Lincoln studies grammar. he discovered a four-ounce weight on the scales. He saw his mistake, and closing up As soon as the store was fairly under shop, hurried off to deliver the remainder way Lincoln began to look about for of the tea. books. Since leaving Indiana, in March, 120 ABRAHAM JOHN POTTER. From a recent photograph. John Potter, born November 10, 1808,was a few months older than Lincoln. He is now living at Petersburg,Illinois. He settled in the country one and one-half miles from NewSalem in 1820. Mr. Potter remembers Lincolns first appearance in NewSalem in July, 1831. He corroborates the stories told of his store, andof his popularity in the community, and of the general impression thathe was an unusually promising young man. 1830, he had had, in his drifting life, little leisureor opportunity for study—though he had had agreat deal for observation. Nevertheless his de-sire to learn had increased, and his ambition tobe somebody had been encouraged. In that timehe had found that he really was superior to manyof those who were called the great men of thecountry. Soon after entering Macon County, inMarch, 1830, when he was only twenty-one yearsold, he had found he could make a better speechthan at least one man who was before the publ
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