The Lincoln story-calendar 1809 1909; one hundredth anniversary . ter a long search and Lincoln carried the Address in his pocketthereafter. He passed through Baltimore the night of the 22nd of February, 1861, andarrived without a mishap in Washington the next morning. He spent the time before the4th of March in meeting statesmen and making final ar-rangements with certain members of his prospective escorted to the Capitol by President Buchanan,who was bowed with age, Lincoln towered above him, andseemed taller than ever. He was introduced to the peopleby his friend (the man he ca
The Lincoln story-calendar 1809 1909; one hundredth anniversary . ter a long search and Lincoln carried the Address in his pocketthereafter. He passed through Baltimore the night of the 22nd of February, 1861, andarrived without a mishap in Washington the next morning. He spent the time before the4th of March in meeting statesmen and making final ar-rangements with certain members of his prospective escorted to the Capitol by President Buchanan,who was bowed with age, Lincoln towered above him, andseemed taller than ever. He was introduced to the peopleby his friend (the man he came down through the floorin Springfield twenty-five years before to defend him inthe court-room at Springfield), Senator Baker, of President-elect, holding his hat in one hand and hisInaugural in the other, looked about in vain for a place toset his hat down. Senator Douglas, seeing his perplexity,stepped forward and took the hat from Mr. Lincoln, andsaid in a loud whisper to next to him : If I cant be President, I can at least hold his hat!. SEPTEMBER SUN. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS. FRI. SAT. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ( 1809
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