The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-04

- looking. and his nature was so ten
der and sympathetic as to often
make him appear melancholy No man felt
the responsibilities nation had intrusted to
his care SO much as he did. and no president ever
succeeded in acting according to popular opinion
without being swayed by popular whims and
caprices. better than did he Though often COM
pletely weighted down by the and trials of
the nation during the most critical period OF its
history. he succeeded in cheering himself those
about him and the people.
There are many charming and humorous stories
intertwined with his early boyhood several told
by the colored nanny who worked for theln.
She says that he often sprawled himself out on
the floor and worked to write his name. He was
more easily satisfied with these early efforts
than with his later undertakings But after he
had worked and struggled and knew he had done
his best he got up and began to criticize his work
Den he SEE to me many time, Look at that
will yOu Abraham Lincoln. Don't look blamed
bit like me- And he'd stand an study 1t spell"
Though he did not mind hard work and while
still young boy could swing ak with the ease
of a grown man, he was happiest when he had a
book near him. AS his nanny says: Seems to
me now l never seen Abe after he twelve that
he didn't have book some'er round. He'd put
book inside his shirt and fill his pockets with
corn dodgers an go off to pow hoe When
noon came he'd set down under tree an read
an eat. An when he come to the house at night
he'd take a cheer back by the chmbly. put his
feet on the rung. set on his backbone and read"
Aunt Sairy'd never let the children poster him
She always said that Abe was goin to be great
man some day and she wasn't goin to have him
hndered"
When Lincoln started out to make living
and a name for himself, he soon learned that life
is not all sunshine for the boy girl who must
accomplish everything by their own hard con-
scientious effort and work Though the situation
often looked exceedingly dark and his work often
cd In q
him on than he at first knew. He was wonder
fully strong. What exhausted other men seemed
to act on him n tonic Once he was working
in a small town where there was a man by the
name OF Armstrong When new man came to
the place his strength and courage we're sure TO
be tested with Armstrong The newcomers were
always put through this same ordeal, and Abe with
the rest Much to the surprise OF both camps
Armstrong was defeated. Everybody was OF the
one opinion that Abe Lincoln was the best ana
strongest man that ever broke into the camp. TO
show that there pride and boast In this
victory he became a friend OF the Armstrong
family Mrs. Armstrong soon grew SO iona OF MN
that she treated him as relative and the ch'i
dren loved to climb onto his knees and brush away
the sadness from his face by hugs ana KISSES
Abe Lincoln did not have to work long 10 u's
cover that he was an exceedingly poor business
man One failure came after another. These
showed the real strength and character OF the
man He never complained nor iretted because
success was not coming his way
He was determined. however much luck turhe"
against him. to be honest and keep his ledger
clean He often told his friends that he preierre"
TO 20 without a square meal than to lose hiEnt
rest disturbed by an annoyed conscience i"e
following story IL one OF the many ILLUSTRATORS
that hr lived up to this statement " was "l'
he was doing business merchant that 'at'",
or's wife bought something of him which heeueu
weighing and computation she hhn CONF So
,,,ti,, fr,, IN
discovered that he had overcharged hpr mn
cents and he walked four miles TO correct the mus
take A friend hearing Of the lheldeh. JoN.'
with him about It. when the humorous Noe an'
swcrcd This is not n joke but serious matter
! know that this customer needs the thirty cent?
more than do T. a.,
Though this sense of humor was natural n, W ".'
he realized when still young boy tha' peasn,'
way and good Joke do wonders ior making III,
easier and sweeter. He loved to listen 10 eoo,
Joke and loved to tell one He had ~ohne,.u'
memory and this helped him In making o'he'