Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-06-17
ANECDOTES OF LINCOLN.

c. Breckenridge. thought great o.
him, and knew him when we were boil
boys. | must tell you how Lincoln and
/ first met. Lincoln was tending store
down at Salem, and Yates and Carlin
from the southern part of the State
came up TO my mothers to spend few
days.
One morning SAID: Boys Boys, come
down to Salem with me. There's a
young fellow there I want to Introduce
YOU to. So we went down, and as we
came to the store saw Lincoln
stretched out on the cellar door
reading Burns, his favorlte poet, by the
way.
Il introduced him to Yates and Car.
lin, and after a while he put on his coat
and went back with us to dinner
Mother had invited some Young ladies
in; and there was quite party OF us
As | said a while ago, Lincoln was fear.
fully awkward and timid when girls
were around, and l thought he would
stumble over everything in the house
that day.
A PIONEERS TABLE.
1--WE were not very luxurious in onr
habits in those days, and at dinner had
large, brown earthe II bowls
OF milk at each persons
plate instead of tea or coffee. The h ouse
had a pnncheon floor, and the table was
liable to rock a good deal. We often
put chip under leg or two to keep
it steady. and had done so that dav, but
Lincoln. in trying TO get his legs under
the table, had knocked the chip Ou:.
He sat next to Yates, who was dress
ed with great care, in a SUIT that
fitted him like wax. Directly Lincoln
went to reach for something, and IN
withdrawing his arm knocked over his
bowl of milk. When he went to catch
the bowl he tipped the table, and the
chip belng gone, it went down on that
side materially. Yates was at the
lowest place, and in = second the milk
from Lincolns bowl went pouring into
his lap. He jumped up and Lincoln
jumped up, blushing to the roots Of his
hair: but it was no use: the danger
was done. and poor Yates pants were
spoiled. My mother tried to make Lin
coin easy by taking all the faults on
herself, saying that she had no business
to set the table where 1t would bob over
IN that manner. Much obliged to you
Aunt Lizzie, said he. but its nothing
but my blamed awkwardness. and its
no use to apologize for me.
THIRTY YEARS AFTER.
And that was the first meeting be-
tween Lincoln and Yates?''
Yes; and they We're forever after
wards fast trends. Nearly thirty years
after that Yates drove over here frclL
Springfield one day and said he. Bill,
do you know Lincoln ian be nonina-
ted for President at Chicago
How, said l.
BY doing as say. said Yates: and
you are the man to induce him to do it.
/ must tell you that shortly before
that Yates had been elected president of
tho railroad that runs through here,
aud | was financial agent, and we had
just returned from trip to New York
together. Lincoln and Douglas had
their joint discussion, and
attracted a great deal of attention.
".YOu know how they are talking
about Lincoln IN the East" said Yates.
Now, Lincoln will believe what you tell
him, and want you to 90 with me and
talk to him. He must go to New York
and make speech.
How can he go now. said |.
There's no excuse for 1T
We'll make an excuse, said Yates.
L can arrange to have him invited, and
when they see and hear him they will
be ready to vote for HIM.
well, got into the carriage and
rode over with Dick to see Lincoln.
YATES PLAN.
Going over, Dick opened new scheme
He and SWEET were both candidates for
governor, and it was pretty even chance
as to who would get it. Now. | want
% he governor, said Yates L have had
IN everlasting ambition that way, and
Lincoln, by being neutral between SWEET
md me. or, leaning leetle to my side.
,an give me the nomination. l want
HIM to do that, and if he will. we will
make him the Republican nominee for
President
well, saw Lincoln. He laughed
at Yates plan Of having him 60 to New
York and making him president, but
objected to nothing. You see said he,
think the world of SWEET and Dick
both, and it won do for me to take,
,ldes, but I'll keep my hands Off The
result was as Yates had perdieted. He
vas nominated for governor. Lincoln
went to New York and spoke at Coop
er Institute, attracting the attention of
The entire country. and was finally
nominated at Chicago and elected
DICKS ADVENTURE IN NEW YORK.