Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

the life of Abraham Lincoln: every citizen Of
the Republic should be proud to say that he
has read the story of the life of this unusual
man, and to some degree to try to follow his
preceptS and his teachings.
Several of our Presidents were born, and for
time reared, under very poor circumstances
and conditions. Several were SeIf-taught and
gained all their knowledge and education under
the most difficult and trying circumstances
but not one of these could have handled the
situation put up to Lincoln.
PORN on the Big South Fork of Nolin Creek.
in what was then Hardin but now La Rue
County, Kentucky. February H. 1909, Abraham
Lincoln destined to spend his early child
hood life almost in poverty. About 1918 his
father, Thomas Lincoln, purchased a farm OF
23S acres on Knob Greek, and in 1916 again
moved to a heavily timbered tract Of land on
Little Pigeon Greek, in Perry County, Indiana
We who live in comparative luxury cannot
have the slightest conception Of what this
family must have gone through with and en-
dured in this wild, unsettled country. In 1918
the milk sickness became prevalent, and Mrs.
Lincoln died from this disease on October S
OF that year. Thomas Lincoln, the husband
VINO was carpenter, made the CONN out OF
green lumber cut from the woods and with
practically no ceremony the future Presidents
mother was buried in q clearing not far dis
tant from the house.
Abraham, who loved his mother dearly
though but years of age, grieved that his
mother should have been buried without the
services of a clergyman. and when one CHANGED
to come that way few months later prevailed
upon him to deliver a funeral sermon over the
grave. Fortunately for the Lincoln children
Thomas did not remain q widower long but In
little more than a year he married. a widow
named Sarah Bush JohnSton-an old sweet
heart of hiS-fairly wen educated and with
pride and some ability
In after life, when Lincoln had become
famous. he gave unstinted praise and credit
TO his stepmother for her kindness and help
fitness to him. and, though she had three chill
dren OF her own. yet she always said that her
stepSon, Abraham, was the best child she had
and there was always great affection between
the two.
IN 1880 the Lincoln family moved to Macon
County, Illinois. where Abraham'S activities
were varied, and from which State he came to
Congress and finally to the White House,
where the greater, nobler and finer qualities
OF the man were made even more manifest.
1t is this Lincoln that we Neutrality-suspicious. know
best
In no other case does the writer know where
the kind. sympathetic nature Of Mr.. Lincoln
shows up better than In the case Of Pvt william
Scott. as related by Allen c. Clark i'm his
abraham Lincoln. the MeTcfful President"
Pvt. Scott had been found guilty Of sleeping
at his post out near Chain Bridge and SEN
fenced to be shot. Before the court-martiaI
the defendant testified: He had never been
up all night that he remembered He was ALI
beat out by the night before, and knew he
should have hard fight to keep awake; he
thought OF hiring Of the boys to go In his
place. but they might think he was afraid to
do his duty, and he decided to chance it.
Twice he went to sleep and woke himself when