Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-30

'what makes you think sOfe Mr..
Lincoln asked. &
AZ feel It In my bones" was Hern-
don's answer
After that he used to speak with
respect Of "Bnl Herndon's bone phil
osophy."
His term In congress having ended,
he came back to the law In partner
ship with William 81. Herndon-a man
Of character and sound judgment.
Those days Lincoln wore black trou-
sers, coat and stock, a waistcoast Of
satin and a 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
founded on shrewd assumption. Lin
coin carefully examined the papers.
us it founded on factf" he asked.
mo-" Herndon answered.
Lincoln scratched his head thought
fully and asked:
"Billy, hadn't we better withdraw
that plea? You knoweit's sham and
generally that's another name for
! lie. Don't let Ii 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 q
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 matter7" 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
and carried 1t to the station on his
back, with people laughing and throw
ing jokes at him as he strobe along.
When think of him, his chivalry and
kindness come first to mind.
He read much, but his days Of book
study were nearly ended. His learn
ing was now got mostly In the school
of experience. Herndon says, and ]
think 1t is true, that he never. read
to the end of law book those days.
The study of authorities was left to
the junior partner. His reading was
mostly outside the law. His knowl-
edge of science was derived from
Chambers vestiges Of the Natural
History of Creation. .
He was still afraid OF the Abolition
Movement in 1852 and left town to
/ avoid a convention OF It's adherents
He thought the effort to resist b.
force the laws of Kansas was criminal
and would hurt the cause of freedom
LET us have peace and revolutionize
through the ballot box" he urged,
In 1854, little quarrel in New Yorl
began to weave the thread OF destiny
Seward. Weed and Greeley had welded
decisive power in the party councils
of that state. Seward was high
headed, popular idol. His plans ant
his triumphant progress. absorbed hi
thought Weed was dazzled by tn
splendor of this great star. Neithel
gave thought to their able. colleague
"a poor man struggling to build VI
great newspaper, An Office, witt
fair pay, would have been help II
those days. But he got no recognition
of his needs and talents and services
Suddenly he wrote letter to Wee,
in which he said: t,F
sThe firm Of Seward, Weed an
Greeley Is hereby dissolved by the res
ignation of It's junior member"
When Greeley had grown in powe
and wisdom until his name was know
, and honored from ocean to oceans the
tried to make peace with him, bu
in vain.
Then suddenly a. new party and
new Lincoln were born on the sam
day In 1856, at a great meeting 1
Bloomington, Illinois. There his sot
was to come into its stateliest mar
sion out of Its lower vaulted pas
, For him the fulness of time had al
rived. He was prepared for It. iii
intellect had also reached the filnes
of its power. Now has great rigf
hand was ready for the thunderbolt
which his spirit had been slowly forl
ing. God called him In the voices Z
the crowd. He was quick to answe
J He went up the steps to the platform
l saw, as he came forward, that
had taken the cross upon him. Oh
1t was a memorable thing to see tn
] smothered fame OF his spirit leapin
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