Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's stories - including early life stories, professional life stories, White House stories, war stories, miscellaneous stories (1885) (14780582614)

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Title: Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's stories : including early life stories, professional life stories, White House stories, war stories, miscellaneous stories

Year: 1885 (1880s)

Authors: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 McClure, J. B. (James Baird), 1832-1895

Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Publisher: Chicago : Rhodes & McClure

Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library

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Hecould not remember it—on the contrary, he only remem-bered that he had always fared well at her house. Well, said she, one day you came along after we hadgot through dinner, and we had eaten up everything, and Icould give you nothing but a bowl of bread and milk; andyou ate it; and when you got up you said it was goodenough for the President of the United States! The good woman had come in from the countrymaking a journey of eight or ten miles, to relate to Mr.Lincoln this incident, which, in her mind, had doubtlesstaken the form of prophecy. Mr. Lincoln placed the hon-est creature at her ease, chatted with her of old times, anddismissed her in the most happy and complacent frame ofmind. Lincolns Lov ? for the Little Ones. Soon after his election as President and while visitingChicago, one evening at a social gathering Mr. Lincoln sawa little girl timidly approaching him. He at once calledher to him, and asked the little girl what she wished. She replied that she wanted his name.

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MISCELLANEOUS. 173 Mr. Lincoln looked back into the room and said: Buthere are other little girls—they would feel badly if I shouldgive my name only to you. The little girl replied that there were eight of them in all. Then, said Mr. Lincoln, get me eight sheets of paper,and a pen and ink, and I will see what I can do for you. The paper was brought, and Mr. Lincoln sat down in thecrowded drawing-room, and wrote a sentence upon eachsheet, appending his name; and thus every little girl car-ried off her souvenir. During the same visit and while giving a reception at oneof the hotels, a fond father took in a little boy by the handwho was anxious to see the new President. The momentthe child entered the parlor door he, of his own accord andquite to the surprise of his father, took off his hat, and, giv-ing it a swing, cried: Hurrah for Lincoln ! There wasa crowd, but as soon as Mr. Lincoln could get hold of thelittle fellow, he lifted him in his hands, and, tossing himtowards the ceiling

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