The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-13
4: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1908.

), 1908.
1909.
His mother taught him to read and
write, and he would walk four or five
miles to school. His clothing then
consisted of a cap made of coon or
squirrel skin, buckskin breeches, a
hunting shirt of deerskin, or linsey-
woolsey shirt, and very coarse cow
hide shoes. His food was the corn
dodger. He would walk many miles
to get a book to read, and at one time
had to work three days to pay for a
book which got damaged while he had
it.
He had many sayings, some of
which are: "All that [ am, or hope
to be, owe to my angel MOTHER"
fright makes might,' etc.
He worked on his fathers farm until
he was twenty-one years of age.
At the age of twenty-tw he went to
New Orleans to work. It was there
that he first saw slaves sold. Then
came the Black Hawk war, and Lin
coin was elected captain. In the same
year he ran for the legislature and
was beaten, but the next and three
succeeding elections he was elected.
In 1916 he was elected to the lower
house of congress.
Next he ran for president, and was
elected. Then came the Inauguration
on the 18th of March, 1861, and at
dawn on the morning of April IL,
1861, the first gun of the civil war was
fired.
Then came the proclamation Sep
TENDER %, 1862, when Lincoln came
forth declaring that if the confederate
states did not return their allegiance
before january l, 1868, all persons
held as slaves in the United States
would be set free. The states did not
return their allegiance, and January
l, 1863, a second proclamation was
issued setting the slaves free.
The war ended with the surrender of
Lee, April 8, 1865, at Appomatox
court house.
Lincoln was elected, and
inaugurated March 4, 1865. And on
the 18th of April, 1865, Lincoln was
assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Never before or since has a
president been mourned as he was. I
believe that Lincoln was the noblest
of all the presidents, and did the
most for his country.
"Right makes might.''
CLASS B-SECOND.
BY EDNA M. LOWELL.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Ken
lucky on the 18th day of February,
1909. His mother taught him to read
when very young because there were
no schools in that neighborhood at
that time. He grew to be an honest,
industrious, good natured and tender
hearted young man. This story
shows his Observation-Disclosures: Once
while walking with his companions,
he saw two young birds which had
fallen from their nest. BE stopped
and put them back. The boys
laughed at him, but he said, II could
not have slept tonight if I hadn't first
seen those babies safe back in their
nest"
When he was nineteen years old he
saw negroes sold at auction. He said
to friend, eff I ever get a chance to
hit that constitution, I'll hit it hard'''
He remembered his vow when he be-
came president
At the age of twenty-five he was
elected to the state legislature and at
the end of the term he was reelected.
A little later he began studying law
and became a very successful lawyer.
He would not take pay from a poor
man nor take the case of a man in the
wrong. He often walked fourteen
miles to borrow a law book. He
began to practice in New Salem and
was considered one of the best lawyers
at that time.
Lincoln became a famous speaker.
His speeches are immortal. In his
speech at Pappsville, when he was
nominated candidate for the legisla-
ture of the state of Illinois, he said,
"Gentlemen and Fellow Citizens: I
am Abraham Lincoln. I have been
solicited by many friends to become a
candidate for the senate. I am in
favor of national bank, internal i'm
provement system and a high protec-
tive tariff. If I'm elected I shall be
thankful; if not it will be the same. I"
Just about this time he married
Miss Mary Todd, and his life became