. Life of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated : a biographical sketch of President Lincoln taken from Abbott's "Lives of the Presidents," and containing sixty half-tone illustrations and portraits. ctedly tohimself, he won a far higher prize. Air. Lincolnmade about sixty speeches during the asked how he felt after his defeat, he re-plied characteristically, I felt like the boy whohad stubbed his toe,—too badly to laugh, and toobig to cry. Air. Lincoln was now a man of national was recognized as one of the ablest statesmenand one of the most eloquent men in the was a goo
. Life of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated : a biographical sketch of President Lincoln taken from Abbott's "Lives of the Presidents," and containing sixty half-tone illustrations and portraits. ctedly tohimself, he won a far higher prize. Air. Lincolnmade about sixty speeches during the asked how he felt after his defeat, he re-plied characteristically, I felt like the boy whohad stubbed his toe,—too badly to laugh, and toobig to cry. Air. Lincoln was now a man of national was recognized as one of the ablest statesmenand one of the most eloquent men in the was a good writer, an able debater, a man ofAvell-disciplined mind, and extensive attainmentsin political science. In years long since past hehad helped to split rails to fence in a farm. L^n-wisely the Republican party introduced this states-man and orator, and man of noble character, tothe country as the *rail-splitter. It took years, says Holland, in his admirableLife of Abraham Lincoln, for the country tolearn that Air. Lincoln was not a boor. It tookthem years to unlearn what an unwise and boyishintroduction of a great man to the public hadtaught them. It took years for them to compre-. D His SOX, THfJMAS, FAMILIARLYKNOWN AS tad ABRAHA^I LINCOLN 61 hend the fact, that, in Air. Lincohi, the countryhad the wisest, truest gentlest, noblest, most sa-gacious President who had occupied the chair ofstate since Washington retired from it. He visited Kansas, where he was received withboundless enthusiasm. He visited Ohio, andcrowds thronged to hear him. His renown wasnow such, that he was invited to address the citi-zens of New York at the Cooper Institute. Thehall was crowded to its utmost capacity b} themost distinguished men of that city of greatnames. Mr. Lincolns address was a signal suc-cess. All were delighted. Round after round ofapplause greeted his telling periods. Air. Bry-ant, in giving a report in The Evening Post,said, For the publication of such words ofweight and wisdom as
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