. Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including "early life stories" : "professional life stories" : "White House incidents" : "war reminiscences," etc., etc. : also his speeches, chronologically arranged, from Pappsville, Ill., 1832, to his last speech in Washington, April 11, 1865 : including his inaugurals, Emancipation proclamation, Gettysburg address, etc., etc., etc. : fully illustrated . nvicted and sentenced to be shot. The sentence wasto be executed on a Saturday. On Monday his wife lefthome with her baby to endeavor to see the President. Said Daniel, She had been waiting here th
. Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including "early life stories" : "professional life stories" : "White House incidents" : "war reminiscences," etc., etc. : also his speeches, chronologically arranged, from Pappsville, Ill., 1832, to his last speech in Washington, April 11, 1865 : including his inaugurals, Emancipation proclamation, Gettysburg address, etc., etc., etc. : fully illustrated . nvicted and sentenced to be shot. The sentence wasto be executed on a Saturday. On Monday his wife lefthome with her baby to endeavor to see the President. Said Daniel, She had been waiting here three days,and there was no chance for her to get in. Late in theafternoon of the third day, the President was goingthrough the passage to his private room to get a cup oftea. On the way he heard the baby cry. He instantlywent back to his office and rang the bell. , Daniel, said he, is there a wornan with a baby inthe I said there was, and if he would allow me to say it,it was a case he ought to see; for it was a matter of lifeand death. Said he, Send her to me at once. She went in, told her story, and the President pardon-ed her husband. As the woman came out from his presence, her eyes WAR STORIES. 23 I were lifted and her lips moving in prayer, the tearsstreaming down her cheeks. Said Daniel, I went up to her, and pulling her shavl,said, Madam, it was the baby that did it. -?-. DWIGHT L. MOODY. D. L. Moodys Story of Lincolns Compassion—Wliat a Little Girl Did With to Save HerBrother. During the war, says D. L. Moody, I remember ayoung man, not twenty, who was court-martialed at *hetfront and sentenced to be shot. The story was tSis: 232 LINCOLNS STORIES AND SPEECHES. The young fellow had enlisted. He was not obligedto, but he went off with another young man. They werewhat we would call chums. One night his companion was ordered out on picketduty, and he asked the young man to go for him. Thenext night he was ordered out himself; and having beenawake tw
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