Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's Stories: Including Early Life Stories, Professional Life Stories, White House Stories, War Stories, Miscellaneous StoriesRhodes & McClure, 1887 - 246 pages |
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... seat commenced to sing " Gentle Annie , " a very sweet and pathetic ballad , which , before the war , was a familiar song in almost every household in the Union , and is not yet entirely forgotten , for that matter . It is to be ...
... seat commenced to sing " Gentle Annie , " a very sweet and pathetic ballad , which , before the war , was a familiar song in almost every household in the Union , and is not yet entirely forgotten , for that matter . It is to be ...
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... seat . ' " Well , I got in , and went on reading his papers . Presently the wagon struck a stump on one side of the road ; then it hopped off to the other . I looked out and saw the driver was jerking from side to side in his seat : so ...
... seat . ' " Well , I got in , and went on reading his papers . Presently the wagon struck a stump on one side of the road ; then it hopped off to the other . I looked out and saw the driver was jerking from side to side in his seat : so ...
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... a desire to see you and have some conversation with you , and I am happy to be the means of introducing him . " of The President shook hands with Mr. F. , and desiring him to be seated took a seat himself . Then 104 LINCOLN STORIES .
... a desire to see you and have some conversation with you , and I am happy to be the means of introducing him . " of The President shook hands with Mr. F. , and desiring him to be seated took a seat himself . Then 104 LINCOLN STORIES .
Contents
CONTENTS | 11 |
An Incident of Lincolns Early Hardships | 18 |
The Long Nine Lincoln the Longest of All 424 | 25 |
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