The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-18
RELICS ODDLY MIXED.
Timbers From JEFF Davis Birthplace
In LincOln's Home.

south have united and the hatchet Is
buried; but oh. the suffering ghosts
Of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson
Davis! There can be no doubt of the
firmness Of the Union If the allega-
tions which have just come to light
are true, for 1t is said that the re-
recently erected cabin, in which Abra-
ham Lincoln was born in Larue
county there are two logs from the
natal cabin of Jefferson Davis. Ac-
cording to the story. the cabin in
which Lincoln was born on the old
Lincoln farm and the one in which
Davis was born in Todd county, were
purchased some fifteen or twenty
years ago by A. w. bennett Of New
York. The Lincoln cabin was ex-
hibited at the Worlds Fair at Chica-
60 and at other points. The two
cabins did not make their appearance
together, however, until the Southern
Exposition was held at Nashville.
There the two cabins stood side by
side and formed one of the features
OF the exposition. According to the
story, the logs Of both were taken
east and were stored in a warehouse
at Bridgeport, Conn.,, Mr.. bennett
tailed In business, and it is not known
whether the cabins were placed in
the warehouse at his own direction
or by order Of court; but, at any
rate. the claim is made that they
were stored together and 1t was. dur
ing the time spent there that the logs,
not to be outdone by men and women
In declaring their loyalty to the Un-
lon, got together and buried all their
differences. The Lincoln cabin was
sent to Kentucky until the homecom-
ing which was celebrated In the
Commonwealth several years ago.
The logs were then stored in Louis
vile; but last February were taken
to the old Lincoln farm, in Larue
county. to be erected on the spot
where they stood 100 years ago, when
they furnished shelter for Abe Lin
coin when he was born.
According to the story, when
workmen were erecting the Lincoln
cabin all the logs. which were letter.
ed and numbered. fitted into place
except two. They were mysterious
strangers and are said to have been
eighteen inches longer than their
mates. 1t was found that while they
did not fit into the Lincoln cabin the
cabin was incomplete without two
logs, so eighteen inches were sawed
OF each of the strange timbers and
they were placed In position. Yellow
clay was put over the ends, so It is
said to prevent spectators from see-
Ing where they had been sawed off.
Persons in close touch with the his
tory Of the farm, the two cabins and
--N-A N'-SsOAs uSSidl0 ludl the TWO
logs which were longer than the 9TH
ers were logs from the Jefferson Da-
Wis cabin and that they got away
IRON their mates in the Bridgeport,
Conn, warehouse. After the cele-l
brndion at Hodgensville on February
L. the old Lincoln cabin was again
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dismantled and the precious logs
were brought to Louisville for safe
Keeping. After the Memorial Hall
is completed, the cabin will be re-
erected in the centre of the ground
fSeor. II the two logs from the JEFF
1crson Davis cabin were really parts
OF the present Lincoln cabin It 10
cAimed that although the oendition
is due entirely to error, the sentiment
will be fine.-Cincinnati ENQUIRER.