Life of Abraham Lincoln - being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to Lincoln (1896) (14772669142)

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Title: Life of Abraham Lincoln : being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination ; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to Lincoln
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Nichols, Clifton M. (Clifton Melvin), 1830-1903 McKinley, William, 1843-1901. Oration on Abraham Lincoln Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. Abraham Lincoln Knox, William, 1789-1825. Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud?
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York City Springfield, Ohio Chicago, Ill. : Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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as consideredgood manners. As Abe wore a linsey-woolsey shirt, buckskin breeches whichwere too short and very tight, and low shoes, and was tall and awkward, he no 30 ABRAHAM LINCOLK. doubt created considerable merriment when his turn came. He was growing ata fearful rate; he was fifteen years of age, and two years later attained his fullheight of six feet four inches. Even at this early date he had learned to writecompositions, and even some doggerel rhyme, which he recited, to the greatamusement of his playmates. One of his first compositions was against crueltyto animals. He was very much annoyed and pained at the conduct of the boys,who were in the habit of catching terrapins and putting coals of fire on theirbacks, which thoroughly disgusted Abraham. He would chide us, said NatGrrigsby, tell us it was wrong, and would write against it. The third and last school which he attended was taught by Mr. Swaney, andwas four and a half miles away. The distance was so great that he did not
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LINCOLN AND HIS SISTEB, STUDYING BY FIRELIGHT. attend long. By this time he knew more than any of his teachers, but he con-tinued his studies wherever he happened to be, at home at nights, or in the fieldsduring the day. He was not particularly energetic when it came to hard manuallabor. When alone about his work his mind was on his lessons, and he wouldfrequently stop and be lost in deep thought. If he had company, he was con-stantly laughing and talking, cracking jokes and telling stories. One time Abesaid that his father taught him to work, but not to love it. He preferred to lieunder a shade-tree, or up in the loft of the cabin, and read or cipher or scribble.At night he would sit before the fire and write on the shovel with charcoal. Inthe daytime he would write on boards, and then shave the marks off and beginagain. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 31 His stepmother said: Abe read diligently; he read every book he could layhis hands on, and when he came across a passage that struck him, he woul