The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-12
The Boy Lincoln and His Big Hearted Traits

Hearted Traits
His Mothers Main Support
at Tender Age on Account
of an Indolent Father
he spent the entire night in the cave.
In this particular cavern, and that
HE was treed." said Mr.. Brownleld,
by his faithful dog the next norm
Ing" From notes which I made at
the time, ! am enabled to relate the
narrative in Mr.. Brownfield's own lam
guage. or practically in his own Ian
guage: while Lincoln did not possess
as adventurous a nature as some
boys" said MI. Brownfield, che had
just enough Of the boyish, curiosity in
him to cause him to attempt the haz-
ardous task of finding hidden gold
in caves. 1t was late in the evening Of
early spring Il cannot recall the year,
that the neighbors were notified that
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had left home in the afternoon to go
to Hodgen's mill. but that late in the
evening he had not returned. Tom
Lincoln spread the news telling all
the neighbors that Little Abe's mann
ma was beside herself, she being
afrad that the Injuns had carried her
boy away The neighbors gathered
at the home Of Tom Lincoln, bringing
with them torches Of pine knots. The
rynH4 A.
ing kept up till daylight. but M trace
Of Little Abe was found. Again the
gathered at the Lincoln cha
In to consult with each other as to
the best course to pursue. but before
any plan Of search was agreed upon
Little Abe and his rabbit dog came
moseying in.
Young Lincoln had left his sack Of
at the mill, and while waiting
his turn decided to stroll down the
river just to see how the "land lay"
beyond the confines Of Hogden's mill.
He found the cave, hurriedly dream
ed a dream of hidden treasures. and
in he went. implicitly believing that
dance of gold. He coulI neither find
gold or the exit to the cave. Early in
the morning Of the mex day his faith
full dog, following the trail of Little
Abe's" footsteps. "treed him." and led
the way out Of the hole in the ground
that Abe had pulled In after him. Tom
Lincoln piled the hickory. but the
good mother took Little Abe to her
bosom, Rugged him tightly, and then
gave freely to him Of her cornbread
and bacon"
When a child in school in the Knob
creek hills. Abe Lincoln upon one oc-
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the school teacher and his good
friend Austin Gollaher. The fight was
yer a game Of marbles. n Of the
lads accusing young Lincoln Of play
ing for keeps" with s%oapstone mar
bles. Austin Gollaher said that Abe
admitted that he played with soap
stone marbles. but that he thought
that a "soapstone" marble was as
good as any: One One word brought on
the bully Of the school called Abe
q liar. Then the fight commenced
and It was astonishing how Lincoln
walloped the boys. A mile east Of
Hogdenville there is a great ledge Of
this soft soapstone. and it was there
that Abe procured the stone from
which he turned his marbles.
A short time before Tom Lincoln
moved to Indiana, an old woman, Of
the Knob Creek section Of LaRue
county. decided TO scare the Lincolns
by playing ghost. She made up in q
most hideous way. so the story goes.
as the family were sitting down to
supper. Tom Lincoln was not at
home. An old man by the name of
Stone. a distant relative of Lincolns.
was present and was the first to see
the "apparition." He vas desperate.
ly frightened. but pulled himself too
gether and left that immediate vi
entity upon the wings Of the wind.
The ghost cut all kinds of antics in
the presence Of Mrs. Lincoln and Lit
tie Abe but they would not become
frightened. Finally Abe deliberately
walked up to the ghost and took from
over its face a sheep skin. The WON.
an was invited to remain to supper,
and, as the Lincolns only had three
suppers--one each for Mrs. Lincoln,
Mr.. Stone and Little Abe,' the ghost
devoured Mr.. Stones allowance and
when he came back the cupboard was
bare. Little Abe refused to give up
the sheepskin and the family Of the
ghost" and the Lincolns had a fall
ing out over the matter. But Abe
persistently held to his trophy; Tom
Lincoln declared he was in the right,
and the Lincolns took the sheepskin
to Indiana with them.
Fighting Spirit of Q Pioneer.
In the pioneer days the neighbors
assisted each other in building cabins,
or additions to their cabins. and there
was hardly q month passed that the
netghbors within a radius Of ten miles
did not gather at some point to "raise
logs" 1t was at one Of these log
raising ~ge.aerings that Tom Lincoln
and q man by the name OF jackson
became engaged in a fist fight. lit.
tie Abe" was present, but was not in
the least disturbed. Abraham Enlow.
who was identified with the early set.
tiement Of LaRue and Hardin coun.
ties. was there, and It was through
his diplomacy" that the trouble VA
settled and Lincoln and jackson
shook hands. little Abe" was ~.
ed how It happened that he had kept
20 cool during the alteration, ana he
replied that there was NO need to eet
scared when there was so little al
stake. =
Tho first pantaloons Abraham Lin.
coin ever owned were given to him
by Tom Hodgon, the miller. In the
summer time his mother used to dixie
Little Abe out in long-tailed shirts.
or gowns. and In the winter time he
dOnned q shirt made Of fox fur, One
would like to have asked Lincoln if he
would like { ohays "a pair Of 'shol