The story of Abraham Lincoln : or the journey from the log cabin to the White House . EARLY PHOTOGRAPH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. (By com tesy of H. W. Fay, lieKalb, 111.) The above photograph was taken at the time of Lincolns famousCooper Institute speech, N. Y. LINCOLN FOLK-LORE STORIES. 173 know who my grandfather was. Wall, I vow, I really thought he hedgone crazy, and I said tu him rather peart like, Why, whats the matterwith ye, Uncle Abe? I hev heerd you and grandmarm many a timetalking about yere grandfather what was killed by the Injuns. UncleAbe looked at me solemn like and said, I d
The story of Abraham Lincoln : or the journey from the log cabin to the White House . EARLY PHOTOGRAPH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. (By com tesy of H. W. Fay, lieKalb, 111.) The above photograph was taken at the time of Lincolns famousCooper Institute speech, N. Y. LINCOLN FOLK-LORE STORIES. 173 know who my grandfather was. Wall, I vow, I really thought he hedgone crazy, and I said tu him rather peart like, Why, whats the matterwith ye, Uncle Abe? I hev heerd you and grandmarm many a timetalking about yere grandfather what was killed by the Injuns. UncleAbe looked at me solemn like and said, I dont mean him; I mean mymothers father. HAWKS, NOT HANKS I thought that was rather a queer thing to feel bad about, so I jestsaid to Uncle Abe, Why dont you ask Uncle Dennis about it? He ortto know. Uncle Abe said he hed and that Uncle Dennis hed told him thathis mothers name was Hawks and not Hanks, and that the name gotchanged after they came to Kantucky.* Uncle Abe couldent stop talking about his grandfather that hedident know, and looking at me kinder sad like he said, I hope youwont feel bad, John, but I cant think that I am jest exactly like therest of the relatives, and I firmly believe that my grandfather was acultured gentleman from Virginia. Wall
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