Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-02-13
do the very hohe very bes and keep
doing so unfI the end-sBRAEAN rING0lN

Tn the morning OF November p
1868. special irain drew ola treni
Washington. carrying 3lisllngn2ird
company. 1he presence viii lieia of
the MariH. Band from. ihc Navy ard
spoke public occasion 81 come, asd
. among thc @aApliei- there we1 lv-,
who might u gathered only for an
casion of1inportancc. Ihcrs were iinle'
Of tile Supreme Coun 81 ihe luliea
States; there were heads af ,tpar
mcntS The general-in.chief oi fhe anAs
and Ills staff: members of thu caMnei.
IN their midst, ~ they stood aboni the
chr before settling fen ihe Journey few
ersl man sad. pro-occupied dlas,,lu
ing; man awkward and ill-dnsSd 4
man, as he leaned slouchinglY against
ihc wall Of no grace Of locks ea manner
III whose haggard FACE seemed NJ ~ llf.
Suffering Of the sins of thc wprtd-
Abraham Lincoln Prcsidtnt 81 tbc
nitcd States ioutncyel Will hi- party
~ assist ~ III, conSecralion the HeNi
day, Of the national cemetery III t'aitN
burg. The quiet Noyenbcr Landscape
slipped past the raltline train. and ihe
President deop-7ct cvc~ stared onl IA ID
eravcIy. i bii listlcssly. From tiiws
10 time he talked with fhose uh-
were about lhm from timr fp
time there were dashc, vi that quyinl
wit which is linked, rs his greafiic-..
with his name, bur his mind was to-day
diSpirited, 3ilhopcful. The weigll on
his shoulders seemed pressing mon heay
ilv that be had courage fo press back
against ii. the responsibility ot oue aI-
nnost dictator i'll q wide. waI-io1 coun-
try came near to crushing. M times ilnre
human @oul and body Tbervras moro
over, speech to b made to-niorrnW io
thousands who would eXpoct their Pres
idcnt 70 say something - them worth
the listening of people who Vjr, max
ing history; something brilliant clo
qucnt, strong. The mclanchoA 2aus
glitercd with 4 grim smile. IIc
Abrahan Lincoln Inc lad bred IN al
cabin, uttered il rough schools hcrr aud
there fighting for 7uatchihg ai crnnb-
or learning that fcil from rieh lbh~,
struggling io 2 hard knowlclge Which
well know it- own limitations Il wa-
be of. whom ibi- was expected. lle
glanced across ihe rar. Edwar. Etentt
sat there 1hc orator VT tIa following dav
thr finished grutcmm ihl ralcfUl -t0
dent ihc heir ot traditions. of lcarnin4
and breeding, III scholarly instinct Wd
resources. Tho -gIfrnade Prc-hisH
gazed ii hin wi,ifullv fran hiu .he
people might expect u,. w9g.lI w ~
balanced and polished oraion. For hai
end Ie bad bpsn harl aud Inheritance
and opportunity ana inclination had
worked together far that cud'- p-rtc,
ton While lincoln had wn-tej FROM
a 'scaniA schooling command 81 En
glish clear and forcibIt always bu lic
feared, rough-hcvn, lacking. ho ftmrd.
IN finish and ln bradlh n what use
was It fer sllch Il one w tly to fashion
speech fit to take a ,I;.c bA iht side Nj
Eycrctts silver scntcHc,~ lie sighed.
Yet the people had right to VI hy-i
he could give, and he would civ ihnm
his best; at least he could scc to i bat
the words were real ana wer Shar VT
least be would nH 9o cNIlauS hrr
patience And the work migh az wcll I,c
done now n the leisure of hr journey
lie pn hand, bic. powerful I.Har
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