The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-11-25
CHAPTER xxv-continued.


fessed that we had soon to deal wit
that question.
! was In his office when Herndol
SAID:
Il tell you that slavery must b
rooted out"
"What makes you think so?" Mr.
Lincoln asked.
81 feel il in my bones" was Hern
don's answer.
After that he used to speak will
respect of "Bill Herndon's bone phil
osophy."
His term In congress having ended
he came back to the law In partner
ship with William Fl. Herndon--a man
of character and sound judgment
Those days Lincoln wore black trou-
sers, coat and stock. waistcoast OF
satin and Wellington high hat He
was wont to carry his papers in his
hat. Mary had wrought great
change in his external appearance.
They used TO call him "a dead square
lawyer" ! remember that once Hern-
don had drawn up a fictitious plea
Rounded on a shrewd assumption. Lin
coin carefully examined the papers.
rs II founded on fact?' he asked
NO" Herndon answered.
Lincoln scratched his head thought
fully and asked:
"Billy, hadn't we better withdraw
that plea? You know it's sham and
generally that's another name for
lie. Don't let 1t go on record. The
cursed thing may come staring us In
the face long after this suit has been
forgotten"
On the whole he was not so com
municative as he had been In his young
manhood. He suffered days of depres-
sion when he said little. Often, in
good company, he seemed TO be think
ing of things in no way connected
with the talk. Mary called him
rather "shut-mouthed man."
Herndon used to say that the only
thing he had against Lincoln was his
habit of coming in mornings and
sprawIing on the lounge and reading
aloud from the newspaper.
The people OF the town loved him.
One day, as we were walking along
the street together, we came upon a
girl dressed up and crying In front |
Of her fathers door.
whats the matter?" Lincoln asked |
II want to take the train and the |
wagon hasn't come for my trunk" said |
she.
Lincoln went In and got the trunk
md carried It TO the station on his
,ack. with people laughing and throw
ng jokes at him as he strobe along.
When think of him. his chivalry and
iindness come first to mind.
He read much, but his days of book
tudy were nearly ended. His learn
ng was now got mostly in the school
f experience. IIerndon says, and l
hink ii is true, that he never read
o the end of law book those days.
The study of authorities was left to
he junior parrieE His reading was
Mostly outside the law. His knowl-
dge of science was derived from
'hambers' vestiges of the Natural
history of Creation.
He was still afraid of the Abolition
lovement In 1852 and left town to
void a convention of its adherents.
lie thought the effort to resist by
Drce the laws of Kansas was criminal
nd would hurt the cause of freedom.
Let us have peace and revolutionize
trough the ballot box" he urged.
In 1854, a little quarrel in New York
egan to weave the thread of destiny.
eward, Weed and Greeley had welded
eclsive power in the party councils
I that state Seward was a high
eaded, popular idol. His plans and
IS triumphant progress absorbed his
fought. Weed was dazzled by the
,lendor Of this great star. Neither
i've a thought to their able colleague
a poor man struggling to build up
great newspaper. An Office. with
ir pay. would have been a help in
ose days. But he got no recognition :
his needs and talents and services. ,
iddenly he wrote letter to Weed :
which he said: ),
THE firm of Seward, weed and |,
'eeley ~ hereby dissolved by the res fl
nation Of frs Junior member" :
When Gresley had grown in power b
d wisdom until his name was known il
d honored from ocean to ocean. they G
led TO make peace with him, but 81
vain. q
Then suddenly a new party and a h
W Lincoln were born on the same O
y in 1856, az great meeting in IL
bennington. Illinois. There his soul a
Is to come into its stateliest man 81
IN out Of fits lower vaulted past b
r him the fulness of time had ar W
ed. He was prepared for it. His ST
elect had also reached the fulness W
fits power Now his great right 81
I'D was ready for the thunderbolts in
lch his spirit had been slowly forg- ii
God Cslled him In the voices of la