Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-02-11
The Home Life OF Mr.. Lincoln.

..no signs .lm>Dit ~ Poor Studrul"
las last letter is dattd Springfield,
H., winch place he reached on the
l0,h OF January An extract from
rs uiary i exceedingly racy, and
gives gossip relative to Mr.. incoIn' 5
acme lite, which-Iille erything
81 M, Lincoln--will te read with
great interest
a "REsPECrABLE BOARDING HOUSE
Friday, January l0-Reached
Springfield at 9 .. m.--inquired for
boarding Housewives directed to
one kept by Mrs. Roberts on Sew
h6trcet-callcd -receiyed inform
alton from Mrs Il that she kept II
respectable house and did not care to
receive strangers unless they came
recommended by one of the cleIgymen.
or some person she knew III the city
could not comply, and without
thinking harm asked her to direct
me 70 a house not quite 50 respecta-
able as hers Sire was indignant, and
slammed the door against me-didn, t
hurt mnch-another charge to make
against old clothes-went further
dowo the street, and overlook an old
gray headed man, whom ! thought
to be an old settler Asked him if
he knew Abraham Lincoln.
PAGE EAToN's STORY OF MR. LINCOLN.
"Kuew him we'll for thirty years, .
was the reply. II am carpenter
and built his house for him. He was
often in my house, and | in his. |
sold him the first, and think the
only cow he ever owned lie came
for her himself, and led her home with
a rope He was the most common,
sociablc man | ever knew His wife
was rather 1uick-tempcred, used to
fret aud scold about good deal, but
/ don't believe Mr.. Lincoln was ever
angry in his life. knew bin when
he first came to Springfield had
been here then about a year. There
were only a few scattered houses
when came. Young Lincoln | res
member, wasa awkward hard work
ing young man. Everybody said he
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to my shop one day, after he had been
here five or six months, and said be
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