The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-01-09

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Dec iI
Happening 70 Be in he eastern PORTO
of,his coaniy. few days sg., callrd
see Mrs. Wilcox. formerIy Ara Arm.
trsng. Years ago, when this goodly Stat
Of ours was comparatively new, there can
10 The little. village II Salem. Mesard Co
= tall plain aud rather awkward yount
man, 10 hep IN the mll. tend store, an
make himself generally useful. After ser
wing IN this eapasity for some Time an
making friends OF all who came in eoulac
I wit hin, At mill Or grocery. be vas Appoin
ted County Surveyor. and wen, TO hv,
I with farmer named Armstrong, rrsidin,
in the neighbOrhood Thi. Mrs Wilcox
whom went 10 se~, was the wife of Thu
Armstrong, and The slender. nw w.bone,
shop tender and surveyor VAS Abraham
Lincoln.
"The first time eser saw him. aaid
Mrs. w, Il went trading. told Arm.
strong as soon as got home there was !
new clerk al the store, aud liked him
first rate, he was SO pleasant and Kind. A
few days aficrward Armstrong went 10
mill, and when he came home he told m.
he had seen the new clerk Dragged about
so much aud he liked him too They had
got TO lifting in the mill, parcel OF them.
and lhe clerk oUtifled every NAH there .
"Well, he lived with you, did he not,
aflerward p
"Ycs; n. soon as he got 10 surveying.
he cane to. our house, and made il hi.
home. mnde two pairs OF deer-skin
brecches for hlm---sbirls, TOO. Armstrong
ell to carry chain for him. They were
great cronies. Whenever Armstrong went
Lincoln would 90 too. He was poor, and
had no horse We had several, and he nj.
ways rode one OF our creatures. Some
times they would be- gone week al time.
to jacksonville, Springfield, or
somewhere ese. They led about him
when he was nominated for the Prcsiden-
cy; said he used 10 drink, but he never
did never saw or leai OF his drinking;
The young 70 Ks thought hun kind Of queer
when there wa. trolic or any dolngs
among them he would always 20, but uey-
'r dauce or cut up; he amused himself by
playing with the children, or telling some
unny story for the old folks; yes, lie stay.
cd with US till We moved to Missouri, and
never saw him angry the whole time
ne used to say he would never marry un.
y he could support 4 wife comic Iably, |
md he didn't; We lived in Missouri five |
iears, aud when we came back he had
,one 10 Springfield; ven, down there
radiug pretty soon, aud was standing in
tore door looking at the folks, when saw
nm coming down the street; lIdy was
nth him, hi, siic. and everybody was
owlng and shaking hands with him; |
TODD up straight in the door, little back
Ike, thiakins may be he would not want
. sec me with his wife and all these peo-
lie arouud; | never could put on any
irs, and he knew ii. lie SAW me, though
eiore he got 10 me, and come up laugh
'g and shaking hands, real glad 10 see
le asked after Armstrong and all the
sst, jusl as if hr was one Of the family
Tell you, Mr.. f.. he was a kind, good
carried man, and q true gentleman lie
blended my son her son was tried Tor
omiclde aud acqnit'.d |, and after the lr-
! when told him had no money 10 pay !
m, he laughed at me, and told me when. ,
;er was in any trouble to lei him konw. ,
told me ] was foolish to write
him about my som who Was sick in the !
my; that he had enough to attend 10 4
~, beside looking after me and my fam
+. Bot when Geographic dispatch, !
scharging my son. and long letter 10 /
e, too, came, they found out that he had u
I forgotten his old home down in Me h
rd !