Abraham Lincoln . time under thepressure of necessity. In fact, his entireschool days probably amounted to lessthan twelve months. His favorite bookswere the Bible, iEsops Fables, RobinsonCrusoe, Pilgrims Progress, Life of Wash-ington by Weems, and a History of theUnited States. He used all his spare timein study, and the long winter evenings inthe little log cabin were spent in figuringout problems on the wooden fire the light of the open fire he workedwith charcoal as a pencil. But Lincoln did not have much timeto study. Even as a boy he was obligedto do a mans work. There his grea
Abraham Lincoln . time under thepressure of necessity. In fact, his entireschool days probably amounted to lessthan twelve months. His favorite bookswere the Bible, iEsops Fables, RobinsonCrusoe, Pilgrims Progress, Life of Wash-ington by Weems, and a History of theUnited States. He used all his spare timein study, and the long winter evenings inthe little log cabin were spent in figuringout problems on the wooden fire the light of the open fire he workedwith charcoal as a pencil. But Lincoln did not have much timeto study. Even as a boy he was obligedto do a mans work. There his greatheight and strength were advantageousto him. When he was only fifteen yearsold he was six feet four inches tall, and thestrongest boy for miles around. It was ayear later that he managed the ferryboatthat transported passengers across theOhio River. PREPARED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE MENTOR ASSOCIATION ILLUSTRATION FOR THE MENTOR. VOL. 1. No. 62. SERIAL No. 62 COPYRIGHT, 1914. BY THE MENTOR ASSOCIATION. ABRAHAM LINCOLN Early Manhood CCORDING to tihe frontier custom, when a boy be-came of age he left his fathers house to seek hisown fortune. So in 1830 Abraham Lincoln departedto grapple with the world. He hired himself toDenton Offutt, a wandering trader and storekeeper, andhelped him to build a flatboat and sail it upon the Sangamon,
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