The boyhood of Lincoln . ^ o ^3BO. 05 THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN fur you. You go over to the house anMary11 yive you somethin to eat an ashakedown. But I put up to a tavern where Icould feel more to home. Mary was agood woman, but she was too high-falu-tin fur me. Abe used to bring her overto the farm to visit Aunt Sairy, an men himd set an talk about old times. Thatriled Mary considerable. Shed git on herhigh horse an say: If Abe was low-downan pore you neednt be throwin it up tohim, but I reckon Abe didnt look at itthataway. Abe never noticed Marys pes-terin no moren an elephant would askeeter.
The boyhood of Lincoln . ^ o ^3BO. 05 THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN fur you. You go over to the house anMary11 yive you somethin to eat an ashakedown. But I put up to a tavern where Icould feel more to home. Mary was agood woman, but she was too high-falu-tin fur me. Abe used to bring her overto the farm to visit Aunt Sairy, an men himd set an talk about old times. Thatriled Mary considerable. Shed git on herhigh horse an say: If Abe was low-downan pore you neednt be throwin it up tohim, but I reckon Abe didnt look at itthataway. Abe never noticed Marys pes-terin no moren an elephant would askeeter. Hed jist git holt o her hand,r pat her on the shoulder, an shed quietdown. You bet Mary was a good womanor Abed never a loved her like he done.,She didnt have nothin aginst his kin-folks, pussonal, but I reckon she figgered 49 THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN it out that we wouldnt help Abes chancesnone. Mary thought the sun rose an setin Abe. Thars one thing Abe didnt miss,his women-folks stuck up fur him; Nancyan Aunt Sairy an Mary, an I
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