. "Abe" Lincoln's yarns and stories : a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller [excerpts]. cCuUagh and McLean. fp y yi »• tr >r K* try k* t^-y^ if tr t^ if «?* »p y ap if* ig* K* >?* K y* a^ t<^ :^ y* »•» y »^ i^ a^ »• j^ »^ K*^ k* Wv^ ABE LINCOLNSYARNS AND STORIES. LINCOLN ASKED TO BE SHOT. Lincoln was, naturally enough, much surprised one day, when a manof rather forbidding countenance drew a revolver and thrust the weaponalmost into his face. Insuch circumstances Abeat once concluded that anyattempt at debate
. "Abe" Lincoln's yarns and stories : a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller [excerpts]. cCuUagh and McLean. fp y yi »• tr >r K* try k* t^-y^ if tr t^ if «?* »p y ap if* ig* K* >?* K y* a^ t<^ :^ y* »•» y »^ i^ a^ »• j^ »^ K*^ k* Wv^ ABE LINCOLNSYARNS AND STORIES. LINCOLN ASKED TO BE SHOT. Lincoln was, naturally enough, much surprised one day, when a manof rather forbidding countenance drew a revolver and thrust the weaponalmost into his face. Insuch circumstances Abeat once concluded that anyattempt at debate or argu-ment was a waste of timeand words. What seems to be thematter? inquired Lincolnwith all the calmness andself-possession he couldmuster. Well, replied thestranger, who did not ap-pear at all excited, someyears ago I swore an oaththat if I ever came acrossan uglier man than myself Ld shoot him on the spot. A feeling of relief evidently took possession of Lincoln at this rejoinder,as the expression upon his countenance lost all suggestion of anxiety. Shoot me, he said stranger; for if I am an uglier man than youI dont want to TIME LOST DIDNT COUNT. Thurlow Weed, the veteran journalist and politician, once related how,when he was opposing the claims of Montgomery Blair, who aspired to a 65 YARNS AND STORIES. 67 him on the field of honor. Meanwhile Miss Todd increased Shields ireby writing another letter to the paper, in which she said: I hear the way ofthese fire-eaters is to give the challenged party the choice of weapons, whichbeing the case, Ill tell you in confidence that I never fight with anything butbroom-sticks, or hot water, or a shovelful of coals, the former of which, beingsomewhat like a shillalah, may not be objectionable to him.
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