The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-10
LESSONS FROM
LINCOLN'S LIFE
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of his mother, he was left TO the care Of n shift
| less father. Often without nutritious food, al.
ways on the verge Of nakedncss, with soul that
| thirstcd for love, knowledge and truth, he saw
about him only cold indifference, ignorance and
poverty of the severcst sort, yet in this very fire
of adversity ever famed into intenser heat by
| new and unsatisfcd desires Of mind and soul, God
was tempering the strongest and sweetest soul
| this great republic thus far has known. IL was
| hard discipline for young and sensitive nature,
| eager for love and knowledge, but an ideal en-.
vironmcnt for producing an ideal man.
MIGHTY OBSTACLES
| We cannot, and indeed, we must not take the
time to speak Of the mighty obstacles over wliicl,
| the boy Lincoln finally triumphed. With mighty
| thirst for knowledge, his one available book con.
| sisted of the Bible and two or three pamphlets
on Indifferent subjects. But the few books that
came into his possession he made part of him.
self In the Bible, especially he found verit.
able library OF history, poetry, prophecy, a never
failing spring of choice English beautiful i'm.
agery, and inspiring sentiment. lie knew it
through and through lie was familiar with Its
characters and its teachings. 1t is easy to pic
| ture the great tall awkward boy, lying on the
floor at night, after the days work. close tv the
pine.knot fire, reading, studying, doing his ex-
| amples on the smooth surface of wooden
shovel, and scraping it again clean for another
him ,oo nanfuil,, and ,ohnrious,y on,yire nm
| any kind of common paper that came to his hand
whole chapters Of books that had been lent him.
! for he never expected TO own copy OF them and
might forget some portion of the wonderful
| things he had read therein.
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uc came info fu, manhood ot time when the
grant issues prowinr out nj African s,ovorv bc.
gan to force themselves unon orr national thought
and life. lie WAS Democrat to the core, He he.
leyed with all his soul tina, no man ,,as or ever
will he good enough to own or govern another
man in spite Of that others opposition. lie
foumd himself therefore first in fulI svmoothv
with ,hc .,Free Sellers, and lotcr with tho Re.
nublicans In every situation hc soupbt To do
his full duty as a citizen of the mupicipa,itv,
state and nation. He understood fuIlv that good
government can come only from good men. II
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