Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-06
RELICS ODDLY MIXED.
Timbers From Jeff Daviss Birthplacs
In lineoIn,a Homo.

In LincoIn's Homo.
The wars over, and north and south
have united and the hatchet is buried;
but oh, the suffering ghosts Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, and Jefferson Davis!
There can be no doubt Of the flrmness
Of the Union IL the allegations which
have just come to light are true, for
it Is said that in the recent erected
cabin, in which Abraham Lincoln was
born in Larue county there are two
logs from the natal cabin Of Jefferson
Davis. According 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 twen-
ty years ago by A. W. bennett OF New
York. The Lincoln cabin was exhibi-
ted at the Worlds Fair at Chicago 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
warehouse at Bridgeport Conn, Mr..
bennett failed in business, and 1t is
not known whether the cabins were
placed in the warehouse at his own di-
rection or by order Of court; but, at
any rate, the claim is made that they
were stored together and 1t was during
the time spent there that the logs, not
to be outdone by men and women in
declaring their loyalty to the Union,
got together and buried all their
differences. The Lincoln cabin was
sent to Kentucky until the homecom-
ing which was celebrated in the Com
monwealth 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 Lincoln when
he was born.
According to the story, when work.
men were erecting the Lincoln cabin
ali the logs, which were lettered and
numbered, fitted into place except two.
They were mysterious strangers and
are said to have been eighteen inches
longer than their mates. It was found
that while they did not fit into the Lin
coin cabin the cabin was incomplete
without two logs, so eighteen inches
were sawed off each Of the strange tim
pers and they were placed in position
Yellow clay was put over the ends, so
1t Is said to prevent spectators from
seeing where they had been sawed of.
Persons in close touch with the history
Of the farm, the two cabins and their
history declare that the two logs which
were longer than the others were logs
from the Jefferson Davis cabin and
that they got away from their mates
in the Bridgeport, Conn.,, warehouse.
After the celebration at Hodgensville
on February IL, the old Lincoln cabin
was again dismantled and the precious
logs were brought to Louisville for
safekeeping. After the Memorial Hall
is completed, the cabin will be re-
erected in the centre Of the ground
floor. If the two logs from the Jefer-
son Davis cabin were really parts Of
the present Lincoln cabin it is claimed
that although the condition is due en-
tirely to an error, the sentiment will be
fine.-Cincinnati Enquirer.