The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-02-14

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the door. bul she dijat want bis head
rubbing ali around her white ceiling !
r,snember once 10 GOT al the young aus,
dipped their feel 10 The mud. then turned
'en upside down. aud walked All over ne
ceilipg, them . screaming with laughter
.nd Sarah come In. II was so fanny, she
lis, 40. down and laughed, though sue
said he ought to be spanked. He white
~ashed ,be ceiling for her winter than
ever. he lisi used to make the neishbor
hood howl With his yarns aud hes he
made up every one Of en-.
He started . little crossroads store near
here. and all the country people womb
lounge round that store 20 hear him akr,
I When the Black Hawk war broke out he
~ss made captain. Then he went to the
legislator. and studied Law and went to
Congress. After be got started there was
no stoppin' him.
The old man had dropped asleep again
and went ont into the yard and sketch
ed the house. u one story old fashioned
house with two windows on each side OF
poriicosd door, with side lights. SO
many coats OF paint had been applied that
the outlines OF the brick we're almost oh
literated When went back Dennis Was
still asleep, the late afternoon sun playing
"A
on bis faded old face with its soft ilesh
aud sbarpened contour. Mrs. Dowling, a
woman OF 50. was fashioning a gMmeni
for her own great grand child, and talked
to me softly so az not to disturb her father.
GRANDFATHER LINCOLN
People don't know what Grandfather
Liucoln was because he was sbiftless, He
never drank and them were drinking
days; he Yves moral and member OF the
Baptist church, and as honest as the day
is long. Uncle Abe-we all call him un-
cle-pot them Joys from his father aud his
tongue from bis mother. | guess the
Hanks family was smarter than tho Lam
colus. Grandmother Lincoln, that's Alb s
stepmother,t thought heap of Abe. When
he was elected President be came over
here to say good by before going to Wash
lnton and she kissed him and cried aud
said Abraham know you will never come
back -something sayB they w.ll kill you.
He said, kind o sad like. Nanny, don't
be uneasy I'll come back all right. but
Mary says that Abe thought himself he
never would and then you know be really
saw his shadow in the looking glass before
be was shot,
Mrs Bowling left tho room just then
| and the shutting OF the door awakened
old Dennis from bis nap.
RELIC.
Come here, he whispered mysteriously.
II you won't tell anybody I'll show you
something He pulled from m inside
pocket heavy, old fashioned coin-silver
watch hanging to steel chain, The chas-
log on the case was worn almost smooth
Abe gimme that after be went to Wash
ington. J. went down thar to see him, aud
thar he was with big gold watch and
chain hangin' all over his vest. and | com
menced to tease him about being 80 fine
and he says. Dennis, bet you'd carry a
watch il you had one You needn't be so
| enyious. Then he went and bought this
| fur me aud wanted me TO have q gold chain
but wouldn't, so he got me this good
steel chain, and I've carried it ever since
I've been offered $500 for it, but no money
can buy it, can tell you. He slowed II
back carefully in the hidden pocket and
went on with many droll expression and
merry laugh:
When l went down to Washington to
see him it was about neighbor that had
qot into trouble. The folks here sent
mo to speak to Abe about him. 1t was
during thu war, and thar was lot OF sol
diers around the White House sticking
their uns in everybody's face. went to
4 door -thar's only one, though | looked
around fur back door, thinkiu' to sneak
in. A porter stopped me, and asked as
smart; What do you want to seeY
| want TO see Abe Lincoln, / says
You cant see him this time O. day. be
says az smart.
You bet kin. ] answered him. He's
not goin back on Dennis Hanks, bis cou
Sin, aud the boy be's raised with, If he u
the President ! hain't come here ir N
! Illinoi, to be told cant see Abe Lincoln
He erinned and showed me the Office
There was lot Of fellers waitiD', but
wsded through EN- aud opened the door
and thar eot Abe as tall as his own shad
der. writin at an old desk he TUX from
Illinois.
HeylI | hollered, You're purity Prefi
dent. amt yon? Git nd byur and shake
hands. amt after no office yIt. Abe
Well, Dennis, is that you? I'm glad
YOU don't want an Office; most OF them do
You've got big heart, bnt no head for
an Office. Then he run aud iist gethered
me in to him like they did 10 the Bible
and SO wept little so ! had to take in'
bsndanner out. He looked kinder tired
When told him what wanted he sal
I'm busy today, but III get Stanton %
fix that up. You go down to the houie,
and Mary will give you something to eat
aud shske-down.
Iknowed il was too iue for me where
Mary was She was good woman, but
was too highfslu,in' for me; 50 list went
to tavern and put up Next morni u
Abe had lot oi papers for my case fu
told me 10 take EN- 10 S.anion.