. Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including "early life stories" : "professional life stories" : "White House incidents" : "war reminiscences," etc., etc. : also his speeches, chronologically arranged, from Pappsville, Ill., 1832, to his last speech in Washington, April 11, 1865 : including his inaugurals, Emancipation proclamation, Gettysburg address, etc., etc., etc. : fully illustrated . etrunks, and I sculled them out to the steamboat. •They got on board, and I lifted up their heavytrunks, and put them on deck. The steamer was aboutto put on steam again, when I called out that the
. Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including "early life stories" : "professional life stories" : "White House incidents" : "war reminiscences," etc., etc. : also his speeches, chronologically arranged, from Pappsville, Ill., 1832, to his last speech in Washington, April 11, 1865 : including his inaugurals, Emancipation proclamation, Gettysburg address, etc., etc., etc. : fully illustrated . etrunks, and I sculled them out to the steamboat. •They got on board, and I lifted up their heavytrunks, and put them on deck. The steamer was aboutto put on steam again, when I called out that they hadforgotten to pay me. Each of them took from his pocketa silver half-dollar, and threw it on the floor of my could scarcely believe my eyes as I picked up themoney. Gentlemen, you may think it was a very littlething, and in these days it seems to me a trifle; but it wasa most important incident in my life. I could scarcelycredit that I, a poor boy, had earned a dollar. Theworld seemed wider and fairer before me. I was a morehopeful and confident being from that time. ?- An Honest Boy—Young Lincoln *Pulls FodderTwo Days for a Damaged Book. The following incident, illustrating several traits al-ready developed in the early boyhood of Lincoln, isvouched for by a citizen of Evansville, Ind. who knewhim in the days referred to: In his eagerness to acquire knowledge, young Lincoln. ±0 LINCOLN STORIES AND SPEEC2Jfi§. had borrowed of Mr. Crawford, a neighboring farmer,a copy of Weems Life of Washington—the only oneknown to be in existence in that region of the he had finished reading the book, it had been left,by a not unnatural oversight, in a window. Meantime arainstorm came on, and the book was so thoroughly wetas to make it nearly worthless. This mishap caused himmuch pain; but he went, in all honesty, to Mr. Crawfordwith the ruined book, explained the calamity that hadhappened through his neglect, and offered, not havingsufficient money, to work o
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