Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-10
HIS EARLIEST HOME.
on THE OH KrsrucKr FARn,
Carrying on Ral.ct--N Lesson from
tue MarlyrDd rroiIsut's Life
for American Boys.

To tho Elitor
a Tow miles from this pretty little
incorporated village Of Hodge sviIlr,
In what nov known 90 Latne c.uu-
county, tho noble state msn, Abraham
Llncolu, wa BORN. oar president, \.
a, Smith, is now Waiting the ElIefs
me their ntIIs OF labor and encouraging
them, aui am travelling with him.
La.t Tuesday W. cauo to this county
90 visit Elders Bowen anI Naylor. We
walked out seven miles INTO the oIuu.
Try, in iho muI, where We had an
appointment In a Methodist church,
and We hol two r0using good meo,-
iugs Tuesday n1I Wuincsiay uights.
On Wednesday Elder Naylor anu 1
stopped with John UplUfstovo Liq, a
nice, vial man, whose aunt married
a. LiuColu'. oldost friend OF THE
county. Ia the evening, alter supper,
Mo Up.crgr1vu took us 10 church iu
his carriage, and after meeting was
over wo spCnt the nis ht VI his uOmO.
Ho treated We royalty.
IbuTsIay morning wO were out
bright anu early, SOU secured house
about three milr- farther Oh iuF meet.
iugH that uigut and tue next. That
uighi alter meeting Elder Mayor nuu
1 went home with gentleman lu ne
wagon pulled by an OK team. quite
10 difieiuuce from our carriage rue ~
the ulght uofortl Hut We sometimes
have {. mo queer experiences out nc'e.
Yesterday Elder smith anl / came
& N dgrnsviliu, and this m ltuing We
started Tor linuolu's birthplace, walk.
lug. IL was a lovely fpfing sunday
morning and tue walk was ABOUT thter
milup, along n EOuu ROAD over bills anu
down hlilpgs, auI by franc houses
anu log cabins, aud big ponds where
tbU cattle duuk--it was along uuuu.
try lane through tH Intry character.
tstr 10 "Oid knintuck." Tue ifDgs
were singing iu the ponds and whoever
has heard their song alter winter hAs
heard good song, Tor they proclaim
the approach OF spung. Tho birds,
tho pigs n must not leavn out the PIG,
fur they ate one Of tue mniastays u
kentucky anl 0f "a EiuoIsl unI thi
chickens all seemed W DO having a
good Time.
We passed Goorgelown about hall
a mile from HUdgouHvillo wuetu there
are about Onu hundred families oi
uafkits lviug IN log cabins. We came
| to an Old dsTkry named Albert Hanu.
/ ley, who had lived ny ths side Ut the
| T. uoIlu road longer tnau any otnUr
/ dafkey, 10 no told us. He was taiAinS
| 70 auOtutt Oh uaTkoy no VIZ came W.
GLOW lar Is II ~ LiLclIn'siatu2P We
hsked
"rNo Rnia halt miles, !" he replio q.
"H " iar did you tell de gentlemen,
| 4 Ter 20 ms vile oulleI 10 him from .
doorway about 100 feet away, wanting
10 receive bali the credit Oi imparIing
the information.
Albert s.id, ~ told dem Two ami a
half milrt."
His wife repllsi, "yessah aud H. a
! tlght smart two Auu n half milys, too"
We asked the old uatkle- 10 they
diiu't f,et grateful TO Abraham LIN.
cOlu Tor what he mad done iur them.
/ "AlborW ruid, "Ntssah, We DO; aud
! often 100 down and dfiuR out dc upriug
| on dc l. uu1lu iurm, aud / believe de
/ water tastes better uon my epTIu.
| Wa.er, cause Lincoln drank Jut VI ~
! We bade them goodbye aud won't
| on. Soon we passed. two little dATkvy
| boys coming down the ROAD, aud thuy
were singing At the top ui their vo Cos,
| Some OF tho daTEi.a were sanding ul
thrir doors anu others were Attiug iu
the sun, anu some were singing, go
LORI, save dc fiuntnl o 81 % ,Up
| lno birds were siugiug con o
| Ui glcU, aud even the SD note Of tue
! mourning dive sounded lees m1ufu-
iul this lovely sptiug m rning. IL
seemed ~ ~ everything was sluEing
song Of gladuvs- and happ urss, ell
natute had the srmbIarc1 Il Joyuut-
uets aud lhaukiulE,sFi aud it ,Im0s.
arI cared ns ~ every tuiug was singiup
tue HIrg VI praise the sweet singer d.
the Bibl saug:
"Puiso the lord nom the earth, q
dravuus, anu sli tseIr;
"F tr, aud hal snow, and yapcu,
atorWy wiuu iulnIlnR his wHTd'
"Mouutuius, aud all hilki uitluI
trces, ami ull cedar;
"BrH-ts, Vul Hll cattle, Cfevpiu.
tul.y anu lylug iowE
ok De 90 the eArtu, auIall people ,
| Prince, AMI gll Julgys OF tho carlu;
"B GA young men Aud msiluns; Old
men aui children:
"Lat them InIsu the name OF the
! L.Il! Tor His name alone d. excellent.
| bis Story H nb We tue earth az.
| heaven" palm las
Wuuu We came NEAR Liuc0lu'- farm.
] we saw frame house upuu it. auv
/ went Go 10 20 ak fora lIIt.u lu urmufiui
/ about tUn place a nice y1uu. met
| by the name ID. Brown H. living 100 tut
] uuuHu. hu and bis wife were sUllut
uu the d0. uIup, aud ho waF quito VIII.
lug give us any information We dJ.
| slTuI,
GLOW largo arm is THE, and w.
! owns it nuw2p / Hskrt,
The farm comursv- ! 10 acres, aud
/ MI Dcuurtt New Hulk now own
| 90, and hos had tao nee fence tuat you
] atr placed around lt,"
y Ucug .nN tine land was hrlkDu
Co., { asked hlm what they were dom.
/ with DO.
HouplI,J, 1--WE viii probably COW
tri Inu nn' h'ur grass over most VI On,
/ Arm"
600 r0u hnya many visitor. In th,
GUNNER" asked,
"iv, Inn now ON ul hIl the,
. 20 Wri aud every ue vents To- tn
. NWHy rHrt ur some nI Co rrmgm
/ uHr .ncir vl4I' hofg. Lat hlLp Doc
/ went on, "I rHrY uf geo To came her.
/ nom iuy raH. and yruu iuny went IA
/ Nu tnr hIl whore LNuuolus catiu h.
. 'noy 800 picked up some piece
/ nl glNsa drlcs which wttu ruu.
/ lnn Cbuirt tuiukiug they wrr
/ getting pVrt4 OF dishes tim