The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . the post. Abe Lincolns Yams andStories, Edited by Col. Alex. , page 1S1 Lincoln and Three SoldierBoys A story is told of hisinterview with WilliamScott, a boy from a Ver-mont farm, who, aftermarching forty-eighthours without sleep, vol-unteered to stand guardfor a sick comrade. (See The Sleeping Sentinel, ] ?pocreS ^ —^ ) WearineSS From the original photograph in the collection of IsaacF 5 t- O JV Markens, Esq. overcame him, and he lieutenant tad Lincoln was found
The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . the post. Abe Lincolns Yams andStories, Edited by Col. Alex. , page 1S1 Lincoln and Three SoldierBoys A story is told of hisinterview with WilliamScott, a boy from a Ver-mont farm, who, aftermarching forty-eighthours without sleep, vol-unteered to stand guardfor a sick comrade. (See The Sleeping Sentinel, ] ?pocreS ^ —^ ) WearineSS From the original photograph in the collection of IsaacF 5 t- O JV Markens, Esq. overcame him, and he lieutenant tad Lincoln was found asleep at his post, within gunshot of the enemy. He was tried and sentencedto be shot. Mr. Lincoln heard of the case, and went himself to thetent where young Scott was kept under guard. He talked to himkindly, asking about his home, his schoolmates, and particularlyabout his mother. The lad took her picture from his pocket, andshowed it to him without speaking. Mr. Lincoln was muchaffected. As he rose to leave he laid his hand on the prisoners shoulder. My boy, he said, you are not going to be shot 612 THE STORY-LIFE OF LINCOLN I believe you when you tell me that you could not keep am going to trust you and send you back to your regiment. Now,I want to know what you intend to pay for all this? The lad, overcome with gratitude, could hardly say a word, but,crowding down his emotions, managed to answer that he did notknow. He and his people were poor; they would do what theycould. There was his pay, and a little in the savings bank. Theycould borrow something by a mortgage on the farm. Perhaps hiscomrades would help. If Mr. Lincoln -would wait until pay daypossibly they might get together five or six hundred dollars. Wouldthat be enough? The kindly President shook his head. My bill is a great deal more than that, he said. It is avery large one. Your friends cannot pay it, nor your family, noryour farm. There is only one man in the world who can pay it, andhi
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