The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-14
TIE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNFAPo
FoUR NEzU LINCOLN STORIES

Abraham Lincoln, lawyer was one day confronted
by complainant against trespassing
different neghbor friendly relations existing
between the two families
killing the chickens might feud higher
"A hopeless case said Lincoln; you taking the
remedies from However back to morrow
The next day Lincoln learned
had two children and his offending neighbor three.
go home" said the lawyer grave reflection boil
dozen hard and them after
After visit neighbours chickens place
one OF the in the yard Your children will find them
and when they question credit the offending
fowls
few weeks later the client Lincon's office
said in explanation:
when little source those coored
eggs they wild with gee and with them antalized their
Then the neighbours children
at home and my little tempted them After each
visit there was coored and sometimes two.
Those children worried themselves sick their
parents frantic This pangs barb
wire arrived at my neighbor's.'
i thought the plan would work" said Lincoln.
When he was comparatively young and candi-
date the legislature personal
Of his district While swinging
stopped day and took dinner with
county. EsSs.
Years afterward Lincoln president.
soldier came to call him at the White House. At the
first glance the chief executive said
Yes remember you; you o Darvile
road took dinner with you when running for the
legislature recoect that talking at the
barnyard gate, while I sharpened jack-knife.'
Y-a-as drawled the soldier; you did But wher-
times but could day you
lowed as how mebby you took it long with YOU
No said Lincoln, looking serious pushing
lot of in him
put it on top of that gate post-that high one
We'll, exclaimed the visitor, mebbe did Couldn't
nobody else have there and thought
to lock there for it,
soldier was then on his way home and when he got
there the thing milestone.
And sure enough, there it where laid
years before The honest fellow wrote letter to
the chief magistrate telling
stone had been found and would be lost again.
This story scrapbook md was
of the witticisms of published during the
dents lifetime:
WIT At THE WHITE FIoUsE-our washington Re-
liable sends the following flash federal by
telegraph:
late levee at the White House the president
asked the Russian ambassador whether would
him for an American had he met him anywhere else than
in this country.
No said distinguished Muscovite who, like Old
Abe, is bit of should have taken Pole
s. SO am exclaimed the president Strengthening him
up altitude liberty pole at that,
Tall talking, wasn't it?
A. H. Chapman a step-nephew by marriage of Mr. Lin
coin this him why Honest
Abe In his practice
answering honesty People learned to love him
ardenty devotedy, ntently, earnestly
receptivey to the sad-faced,
blamed for bribery nothing could move him when once his
resolutions nothing scholarly n
speeches. and he always rested his it's
asking for simple western Justice and the OF the
such that his unganness in his before
pioneer jury His face always sweetened kindly
expression and burning win them his
remember in which he for the defendant Salts
fed of his clients innocence it depended mainly
;. witness told
knew to be lie, and else knew When he arose to
plead the he said Gentlemen this
client. He lied.
be paid his testimony Let his words be stricken
{ fails I not wish to win in this way
His of lie touched the jury; laid his
fore them magnifceny sklfuly mastery and spite
of the lie against him. work
Abe" knew Abe to have coat fit him, all
ill fitting, but underneath big hot heart
adjust itself to all humanity He had at his tongues
botn
farmer Once at hotel in the evening during
said:Our is when Lincoln quit he
ing, the crying, judge crying
little damp about the lashes myself We might give
the UP.
Monument
Every spring and fall large numbers killed
by the Washington monument The city Washington
be directly in the taken
gratory birds in the flight between the north
and twice thousands of eathered
their death by flying against the tall marble
: night. The dogs that