Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-06-10

F.aE''a-r- $50 =---- 49, iz-s@s -zals s,u-.s
$50 s~a-ss sa~pncauu~ ras1r Ngluum 49, =
-urux a~ sars rls~w4 shr sz.r $780,
@~~r-~ ~ ~ Ea-aa A. i-zr-s .-s
-uas ss-z NJ $50 sza~ pzr-z- .4e u..ss
-aa4 w4nH<y. asas @r4nx H. 4aa v--razy-
eraz@ H-u~ se@z h. - na2 kzz a.
-u1r~ &Evs s-na- Sz=zyy -xr-@- Lu4za~x ss-
e--~-= sAo@-ua4 AsEi@rs sm9 uus~~ a.
a.. sr sGsk ~ A.. ksses.. k4rs-
~0Aax. k~l s<a-r.x A. zz-s b. ar
s~-r@Air- A. Azs b~~a Px beE~-.
~rhaa; Sat 4E n b.. pocket. pas ksO~is<
~hr-- % g~t crR~. 4 brad. 90 ts fad
uighi'- lo4<iug. bat then h. oHel Eo nAn
ANYTHING. and noE b. hl- scarcely dol
lar n hi> pocket. and 90 e. 4 iaoasazl aid
one hundred. Ale j. 10; afraid Of wo,k
OF ary sort. If II Is honest. bu, 10 work
hard rnpugh TO iiv-. and save oae thot~ai.d
one hundred collars. ss-ems impossible.
Splitting rails won't d. it. tha, is certain.
Abe still i not SONY tha, he did not stay
at home and sell whisky. lie thinks and
thinks great C.al; he proposes one plan
to himself after ano'hrr but he does not
sit still all this time; he docs not despair,
but he is puzzled; somewhere near his
wits end he confesses. As he is walking
here and there lie looks in on friend who
has some books Abe takes up ono after
another. There is one on surveying. lie
takes it up second time. it is q clear
practical treatise. written by an honest
man. really intending to give instructions.
Abe borrows the book and reads it, not
cl,ncing his mind on the pages only, but
giving all his mind as is his wont, to it.
How rapidly he takes in all the book
contains How dry he sucks it. The sub
.irct is not altogether perhaps new to him.
What subj ct is newt Even fighting In
dians h. has made time to read somewhat
lie has soon posssd himself of practical
knowledge OF surveying.
"To make one thousand ono hundred
dollars is difficult. own." says he, with
a cheerful voice. but am determined to
to try. never have found man resolved
to his duty, who did not have some means
opened upto him. no matter how impossible
seemingly was the Accomplishment: Of that
duty at the start. Memorable words not to be
forgotten by any wise readers of this his
tory. Honest Abe tells his creditors that
he will pay them if they will wait. that
he has got the dollars, not in his pocket.
hut in his head,-not coined exactly. All
believe him. There is truthfulncss in his
coun,enance. New Salem is not the place in
which he would adviscly set up his mint.
so he removes to Springfield more thriv-
ing place. Here he forthwith commences
practice as surveyor. There is abun-
lance of occupation.. Abe has way Of
doing work rapidly and well, never disap-
pointing thoss who trust in him. He
makes numerous friends. All who NEE:
him like him. lie is coming the dollars
he spoke of. He does not keep them in
his pocket but pays them over to his cred
itors. living meantime on the simplest fare
and in the simplest manner.
AND LAWYER.
There arc few more popular men in the
town than Aba Lincoln. Abe is put for
ward candidate on the Wing ;nterest. He
does not object. but he does not seek the
honor. He is triumphontly elected. He
ia rising in the social scale. He shows
that he can speak as we'll "a act. He b..
comes good drbatcr. His varied stores
Of knowledge stand him in good stead.
lie draws largely from them. His wit
sharpens. Good judges tell him that they
discover in him undoubted evidences of an
acute and remarkable intellect. and that if
he will once more change his profession
and study the law. he will assurdly take
a l~ading place in its front ranks. Abe IL
not vain-is not ambitious; but his heart
glows with honest pride as he hears these
remarks. OF course he will follow his
friends advice. Surveying has done him
good service; he has paid Oft his debts to
the last cent; but his intellect yearns for
stronger. tougher food. The law affords
that. During his Legislative term. he
commenced the study Of the law. He has
got hold of what he cravrd for. What a
elnt,on he is-book after book Is devoured
His legislative term is ended. and . f-w
moaths afterwards he is admitted to the
Tar. Now Abe truly is in his rl-ment.
Few dould bca, him ct spli'ting rails. He
was first rat- Mississippi bna'man. and
an acute trsd.r. Rarely has q bettsr cap
tain of militia company b-en seen; while
he sesk his place rs Trading surveyor /;
snd now. in sh- ranks Of 'h- l-sdine pro-
se--ian "f q mighty emr:r~. Onward be
ussrch-s TIL h. gains the irsaf S,nk a al
w-al'h Avs IN On hia- Hc msrrse~ ore
whs ves hin fcr his kind. uFrsxh; and
= w-s.ss~zs hexs'. and Abe !. s~~ tr~ly man
of n~,~. n, slane IN he s~n sS~u- hzs
'hrou<hssf sA~ Le<-h and hs~s&sh cf fh~
Lad Yc--s p.-s hs. hs, h. d. pos n
80 II sssH rrsalss the p~slirsss ~ssch
<as.l~1 Aszn ~ hss y-uzA- H~~~ = As- p~
srssr IL ss4~As slx fr~< fsw in-Ar. hz<h
- ~ ssoxkis-x Has frzz~ - sa- m~srz-
iw "a. rszas AID WY b. srme arr
kn<- b@s ssr d-sE~P ~sssss'esy - f~ a
s~---a sf hss k-<Ar- In s.ss AZ. ha- rxsr.
sk~zxA f-@. . n~s-s sxs~k- He ssP-
sss~iv sd d~Esb~xssriy. sins<< si~sxs
--<k - 49, r~-fs~.-& G~~~~&< s~.4 A.