The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . d power. Heseemed absolutely at home in a court-room. . Sometimes hedisturbed the court with lau hter by his humorous or apt illus-trations, .... but his usual and more successful manner was torely upon a clear, strong, lucid statement, keeping details in propersubordination and bringing forward, in a way which fastened theattention cf court and jury alike, the essential point on which heclaimed a decision. Indeed, says one of his colleagues, his statement oftenrendered argume
The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . d power. Heseemed absolutely at home in a court-room. . Sometimes hedisturbed the court with lau hter by his humorous or apt illus-trations, .... but his usual and more successful manner was torely upon a clear, strong, lucid statement, keeping details in propersubordination and bringing forward, in a way which fastened theattention cf court and jury alike, the essential point on which heclaimed a decision. Indeed, says one of his colleagues, his statement oftenrendered argument unnecessary, and often the court would stophim, and say: 4 If that is the case, we will hear the other side. Whatever doubts might be entertained as to whether he was theablest lawyer on the circuit, there was never any dissent from theopinion that he was the one most cordially and generally liked. Ifhe did not himself enjoy his full share of the happiness of life, hecertainly diffused more of it among his fellows than is in the powerof most men. ...... He did not accumulate wealth; as Jud e Davis said, He. LINCOLN, IKE PLAIN COUNTRY LAWYER 4234) STATE CAPITAL AND EIGHTH CIRCUIT 235 seemed never to care for it. He had a good income from his pro-fession, though the fees he received would bring a smile to the well-paid lips of the great attorneys of to-day. The largest fee he evergot was oneof $5000, from the Illinois Central Railway, and he had tobring suit to compel them to pay it. He spent what he received inthe education of his children, in the care of his family, and in a plainand generous way of living. One who often visited him writes, referring to the old-fash-ioned hospitality of Springfield. Among others I recall with asad pleasure, the dinners and evening parties given by Mrs. her modest and simple home, where everything was so orderlyand refined, there was always on the part of both host and hostess acordial and hearty Western welcome which put every gue
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