The Arvada enterprise., 1922-05-11
CHAPTER xxv-c.o.,.s.1.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CHAPTER xxv-csnsinusd.
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On his return home Lincoln coo.
feassd that we hsd sesa to deal with
!, e1ot QQeetian. AZ,
'i>sss ~as iashts ofsce wissa Herntea
sid: ~.
Il tesi yss that slavery must "
eeoa61ssoe.. Aaf -of
"what mates yes think soi~ Mr..
Ilaeoin ssked. -
1Veel II IN ~ homes" was Hem.
60A's answer.
.sAftsr that h. ssed to speak With
res0sct of "Bali Hsrndon's hone phil.
esophy.~
His term 10 congress having ensleti.
~ came back to the law In partner
abtp with william n. Herndoss-a fnsn
Of character and sound Judgment.
Thnse days Lincoln wore black trou-
eers. coat and steck. = waIstcosst of
atis and q Wellington high hat. tie
was wont 10 carry hls papers In his
hat. Mary had Wrought . great
change h his external appearance.
THEY used to call him u dead square
lawyer" I remember that once Hern-
1es had drawn up . fictitious psea
: lssa6ed sa shrewd assumption. LIN
esin carefully examined the papers.
lie II founded an sactf' be asked.
mo-" Herndoa answered.
l.incuAn scrutched his head thought.
fuly and asked: A -t
"BaIly. HADN'T w bsster withdraw
<hat pleal You know ne sham and
generally that's another name for
". OOn't Vt II 20 on record. The
cursed shisg may come staring us In
ths face isNg after this suit has been
fesgsAten."
o. the whole he WAS not 20 com.
aDaMiraiivs ~ NJ had hesn In his young
,saahossl. Tie suffered days Of depres-
NlnN when no said little. Often. In
eped company. he seemed to he think
lAe - thinEs Ia no way c"H'nectet'
VIM -sss< 'sik. Mary called him
rather "shut.mouthed man."
Hes1Mlon ussd 10 aay that the only
thlu9 he had aEalnst Lincoln was hi-
habit NJ coming In n,Ornin - and
spnwlinG On the lounge and reading
essod frosp the nswapaper.
TIE people At the town loved him.
0Ne dry. ~ We were walking alonE
eAe ssrset together. We eame up0a \
gjst dre~nsd up and crying In srUNs
- M fmthes'p dNw.
"What'a the Watterr Lincoln asked
Il waat to .tsks the traln and the
~agsa hasa'i coass fur ny trunk" said
~.
IiRcCia weat 10 snd rot tive trunk
and carried Il 70 the station "a hla
baek. with people laughing md throw.
ING joker st hin % he strosie aiOnx
When think 0e him. his chivalry and
kimsime~a eotns afse to Mind.
H~ read ,nsch. hut his days Of hook
Study wire nsariy rnsled. His learn.
INC vws now 81 mostly In the school
of experience. HcrndOa say1. and
thlnk II 10 trus. that he never real
"a the end ~ law bonk those days.
Ths study oe authorities WINS left to
the jualssr partner. Ills reading ans
nssly outside The Law. His knowl.
edge ~ srie~ce was derived IRON
Chami,ers' vestiers Of the Natural
History IT Creation.
He was SIN sfrnid Of the Abolition
Movement In 1877 and left town to
evold a convention Of ~ adherents.
Ne thought. the effort 10 resist BY
Soere the laws of Kansas was criminal
snd would hun the causs Of freedom.
"l~t ~ have peacs and rrvoiutioniRe
through the hallos hox." he urged
In LISA. . little quarrel In New York
begnn to weave the thread Of destiny.
Seward. Weed and Greeley had wiel,iesi
eersuavs power In the party councils
q thst stmte. seward was = high.
hsade,i. popular idM. Ills plans and
M triumphant prosre~s absorbed hts
thought. Weed was dassieti ny the
episssiOs a this great star. Neither
Rvs . thought to their able colleague
- peoe mss struggling TO build up
sreai newspaper. An once. with
lAss pay. wssuiA have been . help In
eAoss days. But No got no rscognitien
q his seeds and t~lsats end services.
OEoAoslt 10 wrots 9 letter to Weed
h which No cid:
AA0sA q tswasd. Weed and
sssssesT ls.Assees dissolved BY the re.
.lsaasies ~ - jGnios uember."
WAea 0ssseey Aad grown Ia power
ssd lwtstl0sn until he nams was known
..aeA hneored flen scsan 70 ocean. they
49, 70 oaes peace With him. but
lM> vato.
TAea suddsaiy . new party and .
,,sw 1nroin were born On the sane
.tay VI i0nA q Q great meeting 10
esiosanaagtoa. illlnelA Thsrs bic soui
wss = eoass late its statsaisss naa.
sssa sos OF III lowss va0lisd pase.
~ y. ths fs'ses q ti.'e had A.