Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's stories : including early life stories, professional life stories, White House stories, war stories, miscellaneous stories . leto restrain himself any longer, he burst forth into a volleyof energetic oaths. The Colonel took notice of the offense,,and brought John to an account. John, said he, didnt you promise to let me do allthe swearing of the regiment 1 Yes, I did, Colonel, he replied, but the fact was theswearing had to be done then or not at all, and you werentthere to do it. As he told the story, the old man forgot his boy, andboth the President
Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's stories : including early life stories, professional life stories, White House stories, war stories, miscellaneous stories . leto restrain himself any longer, he burst forth into a volleyof energetic oaths. The Colonel took notice of the offense,,and brought John to an account. John, said he, didnt you promise to let me do allthe swearing of the regiment 1 Yes, I did, Colonel, he replied, but the fact was theswearing had to be done then or not at all, and you werentthere to do it. As he told the story, the old man forgot his boy, andboth the President and his listener had a hearty laugh to-gether at its conclusion. Then he wrote a few words whichthe old man read, and in which he found new occasion fortears; but the tears were tears of joy, for the words savedthe life of his son. In all the great emergencies of his closing years, reliance upon Divine guidance and assistance was-often extremely touching. I have been driven many times to my knees, he onceremarked, by the overwhelming conviction that I had no-where else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all aboutme, seemed insufficient for that ssffggp^^ THE NATIONAL LINCOLN Oak Ridge Cemetery, at Springfield, 111. The base of this monument is 72J£ , and with the circular projection of the catacomb on the north, and memorialhall on the south, the extreme length on the ground from north to south is 119J^ of terrace 15 ft. and 10 in. From the terrace to the apex of the obelisk, 82 in. Prom the grade line to the top of the four round pedestals, 28 ft. 4 in., and tothe top of the pedastal of the Lincoln Statue, Z5% ft. Total height from ground lineto apex of obelisk, 98 ft. 4% in. Total expense of erection, about $200,000. WAR STORIES. 125 WAR STORIES. Lincolns War Story of Andy JohnsoD.—Andy Seeks a DoubtfulInterest in Col. Moodys Prayers. Col. Moody, the fighting Methodist parson, as he wascalled in Tennessee, while attend
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