The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-24
NJ LiHeolnis EarlY Life--Interest-
ing Reimbursement Visit to one
of His Humble Friends.

NOfttr glueufe OF llla z iII|tllaN republican
HAvASA, " son Co. H., Dec "a.
Happening 10 be IN the eastern norton OF
this county, few days ago, cal "a 90 see a
Mrs,WilcOE, formerly Mrs Armstrong. Years
sgO, when this goodly state OF ours was com
psratiyely new, there came % the little vii
lage Of Salem, MenaId county, a tall, plain.
aad rather awkward young man, 70 help q
the mill. tend store, and make himself gem
eral'y etul. After serving in this ca
pacity fer some time, and making frieuds OF
eli who came in contact with him, az mili OF
e. Gerry, he was appointed l1uuty Surveyor,
aud went 10 lIvs with a farmer named Arm
strong, residing IN the ueighb0Tho0d. This
Mrs. Wilcox whom / went % see vas the
wife Of this Armstrong, and the euder,
raw b0ned sh0p-ieuder and surgeyoc Was
Abraham Lincoln
"The FIRST time / ever saw him, said Me-.
| W, 81 weat trading. ! told Armstrong a.
soon al 7 E5t home there was a new clerk at
the store, and liked him fret rate, he we
% pleasant and kind. few days aiterward
| Armstrong went to N 10, and when be came
| home be tild me be he'd seen the new clerk
! ] Dragged shout much, and he liked him
/ too. hey had got 70 iiiting in the mlf, a
/ parole Of them, and the clerk QUILTED every
/ man there,
"well, he lived with you, did he not, az
/ terward ?"
"Yes; as soon az be got 10 surveying. he
/ came to our house, and msdc it bis h0rn-.
/ Z made two pair Of derr-skiu breeches for
| him-shirtsi TOO. Armstrong used % carry
I chain for him. They were great crouies.
/ Wherever Armstrong went. lincoln would
l 60 too. He was poo and had 10 horse We
| had several, aud he always rode one Of our
I creatures. Sometimes they would be gone
I a week al time % Jacksonville, eprinel.eld ,
/ or somewhere else. They lied about him
I when be was nominated for President, -aid
/ he ufei - driak, but he never did. never
/ raw or heard Of ms drinking. The voun &
/ folks thought him kind Of queer When
3 ere was q lr0lic, or any doiuEs anon {
l them, he would always 60, bus rover duneei
/ Or rus up. lie amused himse 9 by pIsg iug
l with the chiidreu, or telling some funny
I story 10 the old folks. Yes, he stared with
] rs d We moved % Missouri, aud ! never
I saw him angry the whole time. lie used
l 10 say be would never marry until he could
/ support q wife com lortabiy, and be didn't.
/ We lived 10 a. issouri Eve YEAR. ana rne7i
ue came back he had gone 90 5pr field
7 went down there tradIug pretty saan, and
I WIS standing Ia a store d1uf look Ing a. The
Z folks, whea { saW him coming down the
I street. A lady was With MIN, his vif-. 20 (
Z every body was bowiBg aud shaking hands
Win nltli- st1od up alfllfu III she door
. little back Ike thiuking maybe be would
I not want 20 zee me, with hiB wife and slI
I lao-s people arouud ] never could put on
any airs, and be kew il He saw me
though, tefore he got 70 me, sud came IN
laughing snd shaking hands, real glad ID
see ne asked alter Armstrong and an ne
Fest, just q % he vas one Oi she family. L
ten you, Ar- o, he vas e KIND, good hesr-
- mar, and true gentleman. he defend
60 my 900 .hei son was tried or hutnaci ie
M acquitted aud aiter the triai. whep
,'-a hin had no money % pay him. be
laughed a. me, and told me Whenever vas
in trouble % cone 10 him. avery bsdv
told NE I was .o3lsHh 90 write 10 hiri abdlt
lay son who waf siok 10 she trmT. that
De had enough else 10 3 tend 90 naE,
beside loekinE aiteE me aud my family.
But Ehen tels graphic dispateh, dischurg-
ils my soni and letter 10 me. tao, cane,
they found cat that he lad not ca gotten l.s
OLD home doWu Ia Mslard.