The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-11


ori" "Blondin, stoop a little moreP' go
q little fasterl' Lean a little more to the
north" Loan a little more to the southl'
No, you would hold your breath as well
a. your tongue and keep your hands on
until he was safe over. The government
is carrying an enormous weight, untold
treasure In It's hands; Il - doing the very
best II can. Don't badger IL; keep silence,
and II will get you safe across.
After complimentlng a young at
torney one day on his remarkable
flow OF language Mr.. Lincoln told the
jury q story:
My young friends gift Of words has one
serious drawback, which you, gentlemen,
have witnessed In this case IL interrupts
the action OF his mind. When his tongue
works his brain quits. He reminds me Of
Sangamon river. II had a three foot
boiler and q Ave foot whistle. and every
time II whistled IT, had to stop.
Every collection Of Lincoln stories
must contain a number familiar to the
reader. as they have ell been pub
lished to the ends Of the earth. Though
old, they are worth repeating, how
ever, because they are Lincoln's.
Apropos OF nothing in particular or
Of nothing that can be recalled, Mr..
Lincoln told this tale Of the Massa-
chusetts PuritanS:
When the redskins were troubling ths
colonistH up there considerably the Purt.
tans one Thanksgiving made up their
minds that things had gone FAR enough.
30 after the services, Thanksgiving at
that time being season OF fasting and
prayer, they just reorHanixsd and held a
business meeting. All they did was 20
pass three resolutions as follows;
First, Resolved, That the earth and the
fuliness thereof belong 10 God.
Second. That ood gave the earth TO
his saints.
Third, That we are the saints"
Then they went and slew every redskIn
In sight.
A visitor at the White House one
day complimented the president on the
fact that ne had no vices, as he neither
drank nor smoked. Lincoln showed at
once that there was about him none OF
the holiec than thou by retorting:
That N n doubtful compliment I recol-
lect once beng outside q stagecoach, In
nlinots, and man sitting BY me offered
me cigar. I told him I had no vices
He raid nothing but smoked for some
time and then grcwled out. "Its my ex-
perienee that folks who have no vices
have generally very few virtues"
Not Infrequentiy II the president had
= rebuke to give he sugar coated It
with story. When 1t was FELT that
ais life was In especial danger the
servants and a guard were stationed
In the White House and were sup
posed to keep moving about Ia Differ
ent parts OF the house Contrary to
this, one night they wSpe all conere-
gated In the dining rOon when LIN
coin came in quietly In his stocking
feet The servants looked cheap, and
the president told a story.
"Do you know what I'm iIkeS' he
said. When no ono answered be re-
gumcd:
A 'tfttls friend found rOrty-thrse eggs
one Gay. He pat theSn under one hon.
Whcn he had told his mother what he
had done she asked him why. "She can't
coNSr them ALL" aatd the lads mother.
That's all right said Johnnie. II just
wanted TO see bow eEr she could spread |
hsnsslf."
Il just wanted to soc" continued the
president, bow tar you 'had spread |
yourselves"
The coachns>- --o told she story
said they kept themselves spread out