Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln . and that his home town washer home town for several years.; This woman is Mrs. Elmira of North Bangor, and al-though approaching her ninety-[ sixth summer and under the length-. ening shadows of the sunset of lifeI she can readily turn back the pagesof yesteryear and recall the dayswhen she was a young womanteaching a country school in Prairie,just outside of Springfield, 111. If country teachers in Malone hadreceived as good pay as they did Inthe middle west, Mrs. Cantrill prob-ably never would have seen Abra-ham Lincoln. She had graduated from
Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln . and that his home town washer home town for several years.; This woman is Mrs. Elmira of North Bangor, and al-though approaching her ninety-[ sixth summer and under the length-. ening shadows of the sunset of lifeI she can readily turn back the pagesof yesteryear and recall the dayswhen she was a young womanteaching a country school in Prairie,just outside of Springfield, 111. If country teachers in Malone hadreceived as good pay as they did Inthe middle west, Mrs. Cantrill prob-ably never would have seen Abra-ham Lincoln. She had graduated from FranklinAcademy and decided on teachingas her life work. Her first schoolwas in Whippleville. She nexttaught in the Wescott neighbor-hood and received but $16 a those early days it was custom-ary for residents in the district toentertain the teacher in the varioushomes. Mrs. Cantrill recalled thatshe was frequently a week endguest at the home of Mr. and Howard, parents of MarshallE. and George S. Howard, and that. Deep Mourning on Death of Emancipator Also Described. she attended church with them onmany a Sabbath morning. Life moved along smoothly untilMrs. Cantrill, then Elmira Lee ofBangor, heard of fabulous wagespaid teachers in the middle made application for a schooland obtained a contract nearSpringfield, 111., at a salary of $100a month, amazingly high wages forthose early days, but teachers werescarce. Abraham Lincoln was Presidentof the United States when was teaching near Spring-field. She walked to her school every day, the route passing theLincoln home. The venerable lady recalls thatshe quite frequently met the greatLincoln on the Springfield streetsand that he was the idol of thecity. She vividly recollected themonster celebration staged inSpringfield when Lincoln waselected for a second term. Therewere torch processions, red fire andmuch speech making. The Presi-dent was on hand and she heardhim deliver an address. Mrs.
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