The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-02-15

school together four score years ago
All the old structures that clustered
around the hills OF that section have
one by one rotted and disappeared,
until now the little log hut stands
alone. and she. the last OF little Abo'a
companions It's sole occupant. Ia quiet
ly winding up the last years Of her
allotted time, Retiring and unassum-
ing. Miss Castleman In beloved by
those OF her acqualntances. and her
memory, which Is remarkable. has
gained her considerable notorlety. It
IL seldom. though. that she assumes
retrospective mood when she con
verses.
YES, she said. II knew Abe Lincoln
when he was boy. but I don't think
that Il Is anything wonderful that
ahnuld iuat baoauae he wRa president.
went TO school with Abe In n little
achoolhouse that stood up there on the
hill. He was Just such common.
green country chap. like the rest OF
us In those days. only that he was
awfully smart. more intelligent than
the average boy Yes. felt glad when
they told me that Abe was made presl-
dent. and when the papers referred TO
him as President II sounded n little
strange to me. as ! always called him
Abe. and would have done so mad !
met him on the streets In Washington
after he was president
"oh yes. know OF several incidents
connected with the boyhood life OF
Little Abe. Yes, ! was a part to one
OF them You know. nowadays n girl
amt n girl unless there IL a bit OF
romance connected with her life, and
! suppose II was always thus. Well
I was Abe's sweetheart.
well, guess I'll have TO tell the
whole story OF mine and Abe's life
My father was pioneer. He came
here from Virginia and settled where
we now live. This IN the same old
house that he built. II was plain old
log house then. but II was weather
boarded many years ago. ! was born
In 1908 In this very house. Abe's par
ents came 10 this county In 1908 and
settled on the now famous Lincoln
homestead. on the other side OF Hodg
enville Abe was born In 1909. Wher
Abe was but nine years old his par
ents moved from near Hodgenville e
this section. They lived on n farm
near this one. They were poor, bu
hard-worklng people. Abe's fathel
was a carpenter. but didn't make much
He couldn't in those days. My fathel
was tolerably well on. The next yea
Abe and | started TO school together
About twenty OF us chaps were going
Austin Gollaher was among the mum
Der. Austin was Abes best boy frien'
and | was his best girl friend, so Abb
said. No, Abe wouldn't tell a story
You see, Abe was too poor boy 4
buy any books. and 30 was Austin, 81
let them use mine. Abe was n goo
student and when we had hard lesson
ne always knew his. When lesson
We're hard ! was glad TO let him ua
) my books, because he would then he'll
. me get my lessons. In that way W
} We're thrown together heap. and mn
!, turally' common liking for each othe
soon ripened into love. Our schoo
teacher was strict with us. and some
times he wouldn't let us sit together
then we wrote notes Since Abe wa
u made president wish / had save
u some OF them, but we were afraid IN
n teacher would catch on, so we tor
n 'hem up after reading them.
, me nearest church in those day
A was miles from us. and my father an
lno'ner used to go for Abe's parent
= every Sunday and take them to churel
y men Abe would come over and sta
u WIN me and we would have a time
u We would 10 that stream OF waite
y uU"n there under the hill and wad
i. all around II.
% ape was fighter in school, and !
NY mind he was hero. suppose
'hough, Il was haoansA he whipped