. The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished. ion with theClarys Grove Boys, after three months in New Salem,that when the fall muster came off he was elected captain. Lincoln showed soon that if he was unwilling to indulge inwoolling and pulling for amusement, he did not object toit in the interests of decency and order. In such a communityas New Salem there are always braggarts who can only bemade endurable by fear. To them Lincoln soon became an au-thority more to be respected than sheriff or constable.
. The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished. ion with theClarys Grove Boys, after three months in New Salem,that when the fall muster came off he was elected captain. Lincoln showed soon that if he was unwilling to indulge inwoolling and pulling for amusement, he did not object toit in the interests of decency and order. In such a communityas New Salem there are always braggarts who can only bemade endurable by fear. To them Lincoln soon became an au-thority more to be respected than sheriff or constable. If theytransgressed in his presence he thrashed them promptly withan imperturbable air, half indolent, but wholly resolute whichwas more baffling and impressive than even his iron grip andwell-directed blows. A man came into the store one day andbegan swearing. Now, profanity in the presence of women,Lincoln never would allow. He asked the man to stop; buthe persisted, loudly boasting that nobody should prevent hissaying what he wanted to. The women gone, the man beganto abuse Lincoln so hotly that the latter said: Well, if you. THE KIRKHAM S GRAMMAR USED BY LINCOLN AT NEW SMFM It is said that Lincoln learned this gramraar practically hy heart. HoAnn Rutledge. After the death of Ann, it was studied by her brother, Roll)y his widow, at Casselton, North Dakota. The words, Ann M. Rutl(ufammar, were written by Lincoln. The order on .lames Rutledge tothirty dollars and signed A. Linooln for D. OHutt, was pasted uponbooli by Robert Rutledge. FIRST APPEARANCE IN POLITICS 65 must be whipped, I suppose I might as well whip you as anyother man; and going outdoors with the fellow, he threwhim on the ground, and rubbed smart-weed into his eyes untilhe bellowed for mercy. New Salems sense of chivalry wastouched, and Denton Ofifutts clerk became more of a herothan ever. His honesty excited no less admiration. Two incidentsseem to have particularly impressed the community. Havingdiscovered o
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