. He knew Lincoln . Lincoln senthim. Think of that, Horace Greeley buy-in quinine of me, No end of other great men saw em all. Sometimes I used to stepover and watch him — didnt bother him 15 HE KNEW LINCOLNa mite to see a big man — not a jest shake hands and talk as easyand natural as if twas me — and hedidnt do no struttin either. Some of thefellers who come to see him looked as ifthey was goin to be president, but didnt put on any airs. No, sir,and he didnt cut any of his old friendseither. Tickled to death to see em everytime, and they all come — blamed ifever
. He knew Lincoln . Lincoln senthim. Think of that, Horace Greeley buy-in quinine of me, No end of other great men saw em all. Sometimes I used to stepover and watch him — didnt bother him 15 HE KNEW LINCOLNa mite to see a big man — not a jest shake hands and talk as easyand natural as if twas me — and hedidnt do no struttin either. Some of thefellers who come to see him looked as ifthey was goin to be president, but didnt put on any airs. No, sir,and he didnt cut any of his old friendseither. Tickled to death to see em everytime, and they all come — blamed ifevery old man and woman in SangamonCounty didnt trot up here to see all knowed him when he waskeepin store down to New Salem andswingin a chain — surveyed lots of theirtowns for em — he had — and then hedelectioneered all over that county, too,so they just come in droves to bid himgood-by. I was over there one day whenold Aunt Sally Lowdy came in the Sally lived down near New Salem, 16. ^Horace Greeley, he came in here to buy quinine HE KNEW LINCOLNand I expect shed mended Mr. Lincolnspants many a time; for all them old wo-men down there just doted on him andtook care of him as if he was their ownboy. Well, Aunt Sally stood lookin kinda scared seein so many strangers and notknowin precisely what to do, when spied her. Quick as a wink hesaid, Excuse me, gentlemen, and hejust rushed over to that old woman andshook hands with both of hisn and says, Now, Aunt Sally, this is real kind of youto come and see me. How are you andhows Jake .^ (Jake was her boy.) Comeright over here, and he led her over, as ifshe was the biggest lady in Illinois, andsays, Gentlemen, this is a good old friendof mine. She can make the best flapjacksyou ever tasted, and shes baked em forme many a time. Aunt Sally was jest aspink as a rosy she was so tickled. And 17 HE KNEW LINCOLNshe says, Abe— all the old folks inSangamon called him Abe. They knowedhim as a boy, bu
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