CONTENTS. : I. BIRTHPLACE. Cabin-home on Nolin Creek-Father and Mother-Ancestors in Vir- II. A SCIIOOLBOY. Riney's School-Reading only Taught-Hazel's School-How to get III. THE OLD HOME SOLD. Colby's Arrival-His Proposition-It Awakens Surprise-The Farm PAGE Moved by Posey to Interior-Gave Boat for Moving-Spot PAGE The Axe a Symbol of Pioneer Life-Strength Developed-Incident Forty Years Later-Erecting a Half-faced Camp-How Abe began Pioneer Life-Built Log-house next Year-Described- Putting up a Bed-Making Table and Stools-Abe's Parlou Chamber-The Home-made Grist-mill-Process of making it— How Pioneer Families got Meal-Reading in his New Home- Improving in Penmanship-Surroundings described-No Water near-How got this Farm-Spencer County-State of Society Two Years later, and Physical Condition described by Turnham- Ilis First Shot-Talking over Loss on Ohio-The Flock of Turkeys— A Large One killed-Abe Lincoln surprised--Dependent on Hunt- ing for Food-Skill of Pioneer Hunters -Their Standard-Snuffing Hungry for Knowledge-Wants other Books than Bible-The "Milk- VII. BRIGHTER HOURS. Copy of "Pilgrim's Progress '-His Surprise-Esop's Fables—A Trea- PAGE 65 VIII. A NEW MOTHER AND SCHOOLS. Mr. Lincoln's Home Untidy-Need of a Wife and Mother-Remembers IX. BORROWING, and what came of it. .. 74 Talk about Washington-Weems' Life of Washington-Borrowing the X. WORKING AND WINNING. Society about him-Mrs. Crawford's Description-Population in- XL. UPWARD AND ONWARD. PAGE How Abraham was regarded-What John Hanks says-Mr. Lamon's XII. ON THE FLAT-boat. Works for Mr. Gentry-A Flat-boat Trip to New Orleans proposed— Trading Trip-His First Dollar for Service-Looking higher-Call on Mr. Woods-Disappointed Hope-Another Log-cabin-The Statutes of Indiana-Studying and Reading at David Turnham's -Going to Court-The Murder Trial-Meeting the Shelby Boy and President-The Gentryville Lyceum-Questions Discussed- Place for the Enslaved-Abe's Appearance--Centre of Attraction The Families to Remove-How they Went-Abe of Age-Will not Leave his Father and Mother-Scripps—His Description of Mov. ing-Two Hundred Miles-Bad Roads and Swollen Streams- The Kaskaskia-Uncle John's House-The Spot to Settle- Building a Log-house-The Fifteen Acres-Ploughing, Rail- splitting, and Fencing-Mrs. Brown's Story, and Abe's Bedfellow Denton Offutt's Proposition-Who is Abe?-IIis Step-brother-The Plan and Pay-Start for Springfield-Boat not Ready-Abe pro- poses to Build One-Repair to Spring Creek-Merry Times- Discussions-The Juggler-Description of Abe again-Boat Finished, and Cargo-Stuck on Rutledge's Dam-Abe's Ingenuity -The Spectators-Success and Cheers-Offutt's Opinion-Abra- ham's Invention afterwards-The Patent Office-Loading Wild Hogs-Sewing up their Eyes-The Voyage Down the River- Horrified by Slavery-Providence leading-Return-Offut hires |