The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends (1908) (14596950978)

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Title: The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Whipple, Wayne, 1856-1942
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: (Philadelphia, The J.C. Winston Co.)
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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armies ofthe North, the country would not be appalled with so many dis-asters. The very morning of the day on which he was assassinated, hisson, Captain Robert Lincoln, came into the room with a portraitof General (Robert E.) Lee in his hand. The President took the 040 THE STORY-LIFE OF LINCOLN picture, laid it on the table before him, scanned the face thought-fully, and said: It is a good face;it is the face of a noble,noble, brave man. I amglad that the War is overat last. Looking up atRobert, he continued: Well, my son, youhave returned safelyfrom the front. TheWar is now closed, andwe soon will live atpeace with the bravemen that have beenfighting against us. Itrust that the era ofgood feeling has re-turned with the end ofthe War, and thathenceforth we shall livein peace. Now, listento me, Robert: Youmust lay aside youruniform and return tocollege. I wish you toread law for threeyears, and at the endof that time I hope weshall be able to tell whether you will make a lawyer or not.
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STONEWALL JACKSON, CONFEDERATE GENERAL A brave, honest, Presbyterian soldier. His face was more cheerful than I had seen it for a long while,and he seemed to be in a generous, forgiving mood. Behind the Scenes, Elizabeth Keckley, page 36. Dickenss Story of Lincolns Last Cabinet Meeting Charles Dickens, writing from Washington to John Foster, in1868, mentioned having dined with Senator Sumner, the only otherguest being Secretary Stanton, from whom he had this curiouslittle story about the last Cabinet meeting of President Lincoln: LINCOLNS LAST DAY 641 Mr. Stanton, on leaving the council with the Attorney-Gen-eral, said to him: That is the most satisfactory Cabinet meeting I have attendedfor many a long day. What an extraordinary change in Mr.Lincoln! The Attorney-General replied: We all saw it before you came in. While we were waitingfor you he sat with his chin down on his breast: Gentlemen, something very extraordinary is going to hap-pen, and that very soon. To which the Attorney-G