. Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's stories : including early life stories, professional life stories, White House stories, war stories, miscellaneous stories. dients. Splitting Rails and Studying Mathematics—Simmons, Lincoln &, Company. In the year 1855 or 66, George B. Lincoln, Esq., ofBrooklyn, was traveling through the West in connectionwith a large New York dry-goods establishment. Hefound himself one night in a town on the Illinois River, bythe name of Naples. The only tavern of the place hadevidently been constructed with reference to business on asmall scale. Poor as the prosp
. Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's stories : including early life stories, professional life stories, White House stories, war stories, miscellaneous stories. dients. Splitting Rails and Studying Mathematics—Simmons, Lincoln &, Company. In the year 1855 or 66, George B. Lincoln, Esq., ofBrooklyn, was traveling through the West in connectionwith a large New York dry-goods establishment. Hefound himself one night in a town on the Illinois River, bythe name of Naples. The only tavern of the place hadevidently been constructed with reference to business on asmall scale. Poor as the prospect seemed, Mr. Lincolnhad no alternative but to put up at the place. The supper-room was also used as a lodging-room. After supper anda comfortable hour before the fire, Mr. L. told his hostthat he thought he would go to bed. Bed ! echoedthe landlord ; thereis no bed for yoi: in this house, unlessyou sleep with that man yonder. He has the only one wehave to spare. • Well, returned Mr. Lincoln, thegentleman has possession, and perhaps would not like abedfellow. Upon this, a grizzly head appeared out of thepillows, and said, What is your nanae ? They call. 1(3i»«fto-Jt ^\ EARLY LIFE. 87 me Lincoln at home, was the reply. Lincoln ! re-peated the stranger ; any connection of our IllinoisAbraham ? No, replied Ej-. L., I fear not. Well, said the old man, I will let any man by thename of Lincoln sleep with me, just for the sake of thename. You have heard of Abe ? he inquired. Oh,yes, very often, replied Mr. Lincoln, Ko man couldtravel far in this State without hearing of him, and Iwould be very glad to claim connection, if I could do sohonestly. Well, said the old gentleman, my nameis Simmons. Abe and I used to live and work togetherwhen we were young men. Many a job of wood-cuttingand rail-splitting have I done up with him. Abe Lin-coln, said he, with emphasis, was the likeliest boy inGods world. He would work all day as hard as any of us—and study by firelight in the log-ho
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