, 1918-02-07

childhood, as in manhood,
possessed a great heart Of
M love. 1 have been told by
I'm those who knew him as a
LIZ child in LaRue county, Ken
.EN lucky, where he vas born,
~ that he never threw stones
w at songbirds, or at birds of
pretty plumage, and that he
Her failed to intercede in behalf of
dog that was being kicked by its
liter, says Rogers Gore, picturing
life of the martyred president as
Inv. Little Abe" as no was known
/ his limited number of neighbOrs
4 acquaintances, was fond of dogs.
HIN Gollaher, Lincoln's playmate,
4 died at H%odgenville in LaRue
1nty, told me the Lincoln family had
he dogs than they could support,
that most of the dogs had fol-
led Little Abe" home at various
les. Lincoln's favorite dog was one
Found upon the roadside with a bro
j leg. He carried the dog home In
4 arms and set the broken limb, land
4 dog" said Mr.. Gollaher, twas the
4 rabbit dog Abe ever had"
While trapping in those days was a
tessity, young Lincoln disliked 1t be-
bse 1t caused suffering to Gods
htures. 1 learn this story from the
billions in LaRue county. Tom Lin
Abraham Lincoln's father, was
b of trapping. Besides finding much
|rt in the vocation he provided meat
! furs for his family. His traps
fe scattered along the south fork of
lynn river, and, Of course, his son
Faham knew just where each trap
D located. Little Abe" believed It
objectionable sin to catch too much
be, and he frequently visited the
|ps and liberated some of the game
|ore his father could make the
lnds.
Justin Gollaher related a story to
about a visit he and Abe once made
Tom Lincoln's traps, when they
be caught in the act Of liberating a
4 fox from one of the snares. Tom
ncoln came up. Mr.. Gollaher said,
II as Abraham was about to cut the
ID which was looped under the fore
II of the fox. To avoid the whipping
/ knew was forthcoming, he and
Ping Gollaher made for tall timber.
\ Gollaher said that Little Abe"
Der was whipped when Mrs. Lincoln
Is present to make intercessions.
hd for that reason" said Mr.. Cola
/, I'VE endeavored to reach the Lin
|n cabin in advance of Tom Lincoln
the ordeal"
.Dndaunted When Lad In Woods.
In taking an indirect route the boys
RE lost in the woods. 1--WE spent
! entire day." said Mr.. Gollaher, "In
ling to find the trail, but to no avail.
yave up in despair, but Abe neither
owed fear nor encouragement, and
IS persistent in his endeavors to find
way out of our troubles. Evening
IS advancing too rapidly to suit me,
d was becoming thoroughly panic
1cken, but the strong heart of Abra-
In was apparently undaunted. Abe
ouked me for my faint-heartedness,
d said: Why, We'll sharpen a pole
q climb a tree, and the wolves can
get us; we can punch their eyes
when they rear up on the trunk
the tree! But just as the last
'eak of daylight was going out I
ard a voice, and with all my might
Here we arev Shut your
'uth'' said Abe. that's pa, and he'll
up me- Sure enough, 1t was Tom
lcoln' but Mrs. Lincoln was with
H. and Abe did not get the whip
-ihcoln's wit developed early in life.
ave been told that when he was a
re child his retorts blazed from his
Ill tongue in a manner that always
de the offender vince. A man by
hume or Woodson once kicked
,'ue Abe's" lame dog; the dog re-
lated by biting the fellow on the leg.
then decided that the dog
qua be killed, and in the presence
Little Abe" made known his decree.
y leg Is already swelling" said
,ouson, land l an afraid 1t will have
cut OFF" 'If that's So" retorted
'ttie Abe" I'm sorry my dog did
bite you on the head"
Gollaher rescued Lincoln
IN Knob creek, a small river in the
lm'y of the Gollaher home. Upon
, gay Mrs. Lincoln had paid a visit
AIRS Gollaher. and while the moth
were at their knitting the little
% went fishing. In attempting to
81 a footing Little Abe" fell into