The Story Life Of Lincoln A Biography Composed Of Five Hundred True Stories Told By Abraham Lincoln And His Friends PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V Six Years At New Salem A Stranger Who Could "Make a Few Rabbit Tracks" It was in August of the year 1831 that Lincoln left his father's roof, and swung out for himself into the current of the world to make his fortune in his own way. He went down to New Salem again to assist Offutt in the business that lively speculator thought of establishing there. He was more punctual than either his employer or the merchandise, and met with the usual reward of punctuality in being forced to waste his time in waiting for the tardy ones. He seemed to the New Salem people to be "loafing;" several of them have given that description of him. He did one day's work, acting as clerk of a local election, a lettered loafer being pretty sure of employment on such an occasion. Mrs. Lizzie H. Bell writes of this incident: My father, Mentor Graham, was on that Mentor Graham day, as usual, appointed to be The New Salem schoolmaster, who helped Lincoln in a clerk, and Mr. McNameC. who was to be the other, was his study of grammar and surveying. sick and failed to come. They were looking around for a man to fill his place when my father noticed Mr. Lincoln and asked if he could write. He answered that he could "make a few rabbit tracks." Abraham Lincoln: A History, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Vol. I, page 78, and Foot-note. Piloting a Flatboat down Illinois River A few days after the election Lincoln found employment DEGREESth one Dr. Nelson, who, after the style of dignitaries of later days, started with his family and effects in his private conveyance--which in this instance was a flatboat--for Texas. Lincoln was hired ta pilot the vessel through to the Illinois River. Arriving at Beardstown the pilot was discharged, and returned on foot across the sand and...