. McClure's magazine. A CLARY S GROVE LOG CABIN.—NOW FIRST PUBLISHED. From a water-color by Miss Etta Ackermann, Springfield, Illinois. Clarys Grove was the name of a settle-ment five miles southwest of New Salem, deriving its name from a grove on the land of the Clarys. It was the head-quarters of a daring and reckless set of young men living in the neighborhood and known as the Clarys GroveBoys. This cabin was the residence of George Davis, one of the Clarys Grove Boys, and grandfather of MissAckermann. It was built seventy-one years ago—in 1824—and is the only one left of the cluster of cab
. McClure's magazine. A CLARY S GROVE LOG CABIN.—NOW FIRST PUBLISHED. From a water-color by Miss Etta Ackermann, Springfield, Illinois. Clarys Grove was the name of a settle-ment five miles southwest of New Salem, deriving its name from a grove on the land of the Clarys. It was the head-quarters of a daring and reckless set of young men living in the neighborhood and known as the Clarys GroveBoys. This cabin was the residence of George Davis, one of the Clarys Grove Boys, and grandfather of MissAckermann. It was built seventy-one years ago—in 1824—and is the only one left of the cluster of cabins which con-stituted the little community. II ABRAHAM WT; NANCY GREEN. that when the fall muster came off he waselected captain. Lincoln showed soon that if he was un-willing to indulge in woolling and pull-ing for amusement, he did not object toit in a case of honor. A man came into thestore one day who used profane languagein the presence of ladies. Lincoln askedhim to stop; but the man persisted, swear-ing that nobody should prevent his sayingwhat he wanted to. The women gone, theman began to abuse Lincoln so hotly thatthe latter finally said, coolly: Well, ifyou must be whipped, I suppose I mightas well whip you as any other man; andgoing outdoors with the fellow, he threwhim on the ground, and rubbed smart-weed in his eyes until he bellowed formercy. New Salems sense of chivalrywas touched, and enthusiasm over Lincolnincreased. His honesty excited no less incidents seem to have particularlyimpressed the community. Having dis-covered on one occasion that he had takensix and one-quarter cents too much from acustomer, he
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