Humorous and pathetic stories of Abraham LincolnA collection of anecdotes and stories told by and of President Lincoln; many of them heretofore unpublished . tion of Anecdotes and Stories Told by and of PRESIDENT LINCOLN; Many of them Heretofore Unpublished. THE LINCOLN PUBLISHING COMPANY,FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. PREFACE. In presenting to the readers Lincolns stories,there is a feeling- of satisfaction that they will bewell received. No man has lived, in the historyof this country, who holds a more sacred place inthe minds of the people than Honest Abe Lincoln,as he was familiarly known. His stead
Humorous and pathetic stories of Abraham LincolnA collection of anecdotes and stories told by and of President Lincoln; many of them heretofore unpublished . tion of Anecdotes and Stories Told by and of PRESIDENT LINCOLN; Many of them Heretofore Unpublished. THE LINCOLN PUBLISHING COMPANY,FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. PREFACE. In presenting to the readers Lincolns stories,there is a feeling- of satisfaction that they will bewell received. No man has lived, in the historyof this country, who holds a more sacred place inthe minds of the people than Honest Abe Lincoln,as he was familiarly known. His steadfastness ofpurpose, clear discernment, and equity of judgmentpeculiarly fitted him for the high position of ChiefExecutive of this Nation at a time when the seedsof disunionism were being scattered broadcastthroughout the land. Abraham Lincoln had a marked penchant forstory telling. There is hardly an instance in eventhe most serious of his interviews, that the familiarphrase That reminds me of a story, was notintroduced. In collecting these memoirs of Lincolnwe are indebted to the press, to friends and toBarretts McClures Anecdotes of CHARACTERISTICS OF MR. LINCOLN. Secretary Usher, a member of Lincolns Cabinet, and anold friend of his, gives the following interesting information : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. In person he was tall and rugged, with little semblance toany historic portrait, unless he might seem, in one respect, tojustify the epithet which was given to an early English mon-arch. His countenance had even more of a rugged strengththan his person. Perhaps the quality which struck the most,at first sight, was his simplicity of manners and conversationwithout form or ceremony of any kind, beyond that amongneighbors. His handwriting had the same simplicity. It wasas clear as that of Washington, but less florid. He was natu-rally humane, inclined to pardon, and never remembering thehard things said against him. He was always good to thepoor, and in his dealings wi
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