Abraham Lincoln, the pioneer boy and how he became president : the story of his life . mill of Cameronand Rutledge at the foot of the hill, and put it in chargeof Abraham along with the store. At the same timehe hired William G. Green for assistant clerk in thestore, that Abraham might divide his time between thetwo enterprises. Offutt was a great talker, and some people said hewas rattle-brained and harum-scarum. But noone claimed that Abraham was like him, not evenOffutt himself, for the latter was wont to magnify theabilities and fidelity of his clerk extravagantly. Hisconfidence in him was
Abraham Lincoln, the pioneer boy and how he became president : the story of his life . mill of Cameronand Rutledge at the foot of the hill, and put it in chargeof Abraham along with the store. At the same timehe hired William G. Green for assistant clerk in thestore, that Abraham might divide his time between thetwo enterprises. Offutt was a great talker, and some people said hewas rattle-brained and harum-scarum. But noone claimed that Abraham was like him, not evenOffutt himself, for the latter was wont to magnify theabilities and fidelity of his clerk extravagantly. Hisconfidence in him was well-nigh boundless, and he drewlargely upon the dictionary for words to express hisadmiration of the new storekeeper. He did not hesitateto say, Abe knows more than any man in the UnitedStates. If confronted by any one who dared to disputehis assertion, he would supplement his statement byanother: Abe will be President of the United Statessome time. Now remember what I say. Betweenengineering the boat over Rutledges dam and theeulogiums of Offutt, Abraham was quite grandly intro-. THE DEFENCE OF FORT SUMTER. iPa^e 289. IN A PIONEER STORE. 169 duced to the inhabitants of New Salem. It is notstrange that he entered upon his labours there withflying colours, causing the store to become the centreof attraction in that township. New customers weremultiplied, and old ones became even more reliablepatrons. Then, in Illinois, the merchant of the town wassecond to no citizen in importance. Abraham steppedat once into this position of notoriety; and then, inaddition, his knowledge, affability, and uprightnesscontributed to make him a still more important per-sonage. The best feller weve had in the store yet, remarkedJason Duncan to a companion named Carman; andhe knows a thing or two. Not so much as Offutt thinks he does, repliedCarman; but its fun to hear him talk. And he is so accommodating and honest, con-tinued Duncan. Mother says shed trust him withanything because hes so honest.
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