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Mr. il i.it, vvlin vr.i.- p..!.... I K iii.: tir-t l'i"i. -t.n.t j.ri'.i.'li.T in .-.in ' I r.tiU'i-.'", I wlii.'h h.i roa.-lu-ii via tl..' ; SaiiJwicL 1m;iii.1-i IK'W I.irati-il in tlu .' rcliiv 1, in'at.'l viil.u .'. M.ij. Aar. ii .Ul- i'uiil, vvlin w:i an ..lli.'i.r in the war .it . jvvitli Arl.ri Miivuanl. un. 1.' 'A' .In L',' May liar 1 ..1' V."illiaiu...rl. J.'.iu I'. . S'liutk-r "i' Muii.-y. ami luy lalii. r. f was ' v. rv .iaii. ri'iiIv vv,.ini.ril in tl.r.-r Ia. i i I in lli. luttiv u!' IJ;;. . i:-! . ii, und I Ii. it ta kvn j-ri-oii-T lv ll.c Kriti.-li, al... rt'.-i ii'. lici. , I'lij.ivinj li '.titii aiul a lii'ii-iuii in Ilia ul'i ai-'.-', aii'l is la l tn In ar limii lii.s fr- ' in.-r vui!ir.i'lc aii.l tl.uir lrirmls. THE TWIN TI1F.ES. I A !ii'iril'"rii!L' vv I ("ini.iins init.' a i-iiriii-ity a lar.- tr.'r. .. rliai's 1") or 2t ' tivl hili at tin' ii.'int vvln rr thi. ImmIv ! (iiiiiiiii'iii'i -. l'.'.iii' I fri'iii tvvn trunk liinli ' cavil liavin.' a ili-tini't .-t 1 1 . .f n ..t s. 1'ri.li alilv, at .- ii n - .'j urtniio jitin'ttiro, two tr.'.s ..if t!ie .-aim' nature im't vvi;h h l.ri ak, nr rul '.u ! n liar. I as tn t.rinlnro l'r.n liiri'. il" 1 1..- l.aik-. vvliioli knit Injcth i r 'r. vv .m l. tin- t. -j. ..1' tin- vvaki r i.riL'inal tri-o, .Iviii'.'. 1. It t!ic up;-rr linid" t.i rt'ivv f'r..ui tin-..lie i" i.T v 1 ii t tit, vil- !a'r is a Mini! .r ir.-ak .if nattiri' a kt l. rt unii'ii of two r-iimll- r mai !'. A ; fair Irii tnl of Inin ...iiit t. ! a 1'. I v,:irs a-n, mad.; it a l t h.-so tri es. K"i"i:t" i or fn.in-i h hut liny hnv.- nrnv ni-.-otne t l.y i iil ircT-iiu iit toy i l ls, ly imit.-d ,id- mit .f In r pivin-r In rr.-pi.-t-thti- and, j lii-id. . the pi. piu'tnr .if the tr.-.-s has siin'o wii'M'-i an I w m" her, and tiny hi'lp -ha ic lor own d. llin pl.n'r. 'lhc prior j iiniiii; ia one I ei-i.' of the tr.-rs li-i'iu two r....:-. was oniy tvpn-ol of the unii'ii of tvvn hf irt" in u lioiol of lovi- and int. r.-t which d. tt li only shall di-Milvc. AH iMlXAIII.Y C.vltM.rso. i Tonuer v.-ars in this r.-inn vTifncs-rd iiiiiiil.il war- upon fan i. hi thivh's, which ii'iw sol in tn hue roinpli te pi i-sion of many farm' in 'In nun.: .. I 'nniid ijn. .Mad-i-oii, and Oin-id.i emmti.-s ro-ilin out the j:ro-e. and filling the irrain tields with "that which is imt hread." How hu- t. 1 1. 1 iv iit . cl. aiilv t'tritn rs can ad mil this waste und favour 1 1 v.-n it cattle tt thi-tl.s, Mviii.f. in- strni.se. K-p.- iaiK is il wr....-- to all-.w to rii.m and rip. n till Hie air as tin v lo wilh -i-ol. tn i smi an 1 iiil.--.t a. ii.-i'.-litinr s laii'l. I lie iniiri teu w iin.iin ..i iiiii.ii.iu, nioi p.ople liny s.w what tii.y pl.-.i-..-. hut her descendants are Mliipost'U to bv) tloy -.'i niiiijly can not ! II whal they living in k.i litu -ky. : will r. .p. halt a- inu. h no th.y who vote Thomas, the youtilf' t pon. ami f.l f .r I'ti-inu" liii ctors can t. ll who they ther of the sul jectol tiii.s sk.-tch, Ly i arc votiii.- f..r as IV. -i lent. i. death o." Iiik f itle r, atid ihe very j real -cm nthy" .Nt.vvsp.vrEn. , narrow circinnst.iiier.s of his m ither. I ..une tun inil.-o w-t of this villtiL'i', I ; was thrown up.m his ow n resoarees siw the spot where .l..s. ph Teiiiny.an while rt-t u child. Travelinv' from a.-d prim, r ciuiiionly ktrnwn a.o "ever- nei";h!i'orhood to tieihiioriioo l, work-la-tinj. -In," f.T m inv v. rs isstn-d "the ; u ),. r. ver he ciml I find I'ini.'nv. ... ... . . , . i idc i, 1 .'t' rly, I v t'r .wn "un dnu:li ln ciintiii tie. I, in lojtt, Thr ,, ,, ' .... ., . y, .rmii i A.I I5', a title aMin Tl ifcl tn ... . .' . . . ,wl . , ., t"trititin' M nitr. in 117. and Irnth '"'';'''"'"" , 1 -. - 1 i. 1 j . I or th fiu tti'-r tihil .1 nit'ir, in I- Jo, an I I know imt what win n he lo-i-d. almut 1- Oti. of his first "trati!:iin--'.Ioi w,.- '"hur!,...v Wc.d, iiiiwan I . Iilor ( .17,., ".' KU "Wi i f pi iliap- a- nun I Ii purc!v pei -iiial liitlin ii.-i in th world. Tetimy's In !.. inn . lal -.inipri-(d s -:;ncs oi lac iiii" at p.-r yar. Ulttii, he pv-idlij itj iu a (.uiK'U..' Vohiclt', 'lil iini; Iiik uwn l.urn ' ati-l i.illifi'.' "' . liis custom. r 1" nun.1 .nt n'nl E"t tli' ir pries .f tn ws : Ii -r.iitl. -, wlwi T.anr-i-d no ! r. iiticc, I..- .-nlveriiM-.l for oin- "fruui til l .n''.v." ulllinutll lie I'il'l , oui- hi t-i in ifilil. "i in i.il.1, und tl.t ic j il v, .i..'...r."l u. visil.l,' r.-liv of thai mi i j li.ti. -lK 'e iuiil'y iiiw-f ai cr" oltuv. jl.nni. , ho.vi'V.T, mi-1.ii.io a I ,mt: Hoi'. Tin' tr.iw: li ; viii.'i'. i" th. ir .LIT. r- ! .nt .li",", nr.- ijiiii.' a rural f- atur tn ttu ! tiai. !. r '1 -i l.-.i v '-p.-'-uliar iti't'itu ' linn" i-i t!i.- lU-ooln) ati. I the ai'ljoi'iiu- c.iuiiii. of UtM-M U'l Mai-i-n. Tiny : ar.' ilril in li. '!-"s whirli liavi' Viinl ut i 'iij...I is 0 at u.nki- tin m r. -. iiil l" mh i'I hnii-. s i.i' wor-hip. Tin "i1. of Ai:(.-t:-t I aiol I'. vii.t -i:i-r of .ci-j.t. ml . r U a p. ro.-t oaniivai of li";' picking. vvli. i l i vr i-hil ir 'ti, hir.'-l nn-ti an. I vvmifii. nt.'' Iianifs. lnaf.-i i. ; o. t . l-.v.' tn .l- .rrt all . tH.T c.Mit'U' and j iu. i t in tin- opi ti :r vvliiT.' Ii'.p.-i a.'.-t ! I i nn-r.'jar..." Til" tta-f. ro fH.d, :A ! htti.i l.an. I- :ts vv. li a- I'TJ.' a:.i it-, fill in i s.'.-iirinj- tl.o hop Mt just ill" rii-i.t litn.- In ! In- s rvic Ml.h'. Si'.'V's of ni."i-ini"nt ton i oft. 'ii .l.-p-in-rati; ititn .;i--iptiti.ut. hnHrv.-r, 1 and many nvrrl tr.i' rultiirt'. o-prcialiy : ll,.' r.iduot ii ni'i-tly -i'd fir in.km l ia r or a!i-, hii li .in nmrf hrm than I : ii nl. 'I h,,:i-iuds of a.Tt o ill th.'-c o..itn I K. s ar.' d. v..t. I tn h i) . it is a ..-nr i it in-, -Haiti cmp. pnr.o h iviir rrnii.' ' 1'r.iUl till' OUtlrlllC- of nj In 4'' C'llt!" J'T und. and. a- it will n "t "Vv p ov. r. I. a- tn at s iiii.' i.m-e. l..ki- iimai'i-n. it r. .iiiiv- hi li'i' lirii! xn 1 it i. oii-i-linri urii. tin r lh.- Mini' i xlra riiltivati. n wohM ii . i in th" l"ii r run ina.c irrain yr-xnns ni..r.' pr..!it in!.- :h.m tii--e. Tho larir" nd l. -aatil :1 .-.-ii.tr swamp in the vii'iniiy fiinii-h suital.l'' p"l.- f.r thv in-s tn i liiidi. 'I '!io In p i planti d, ;u.d r.-inaino in tli" k'r..iii. s niif y i ti.e p'-l ' in.' aiiii-i.iliy l.iw.-r. !. otri.p.- I. xi I ?ti-n ,ii. ki t until w.mt.'l H.'iiiii. .oniiu' ii-r liif liifiro. up iii which viii-o ar.' i.iiri. AV pnHRHTtn." At Wat.'i v ;!!.-. 1 th" C"" "' ( h..in.-..pa:l.i.' phv -i -inn tn..p!" ' 'I ty Ir. r.univ C .la t- .ii in h.-r In-: n.-. k n- p.. tv.i.ly a! 1. In r. lo Vf li r from ti t- ct i-J ' f lhc pal.- d.'otr.i. r , r..ii;.tii n t -t i S w.. in- ii iii j; lor -I .iliij tn T'lr (.-rtv Ji.-r ii .tc ol r. .pi. st, in h.-r ..,t i tul I,. i, l mitinj:. ir pn-.-rvird .lh rr. a a.- the un in. .ry ..I tho ioav' n.y (aim and tio s o! Iiit dyin li.'iir.i. Mu tal... tin- I'l. a I'nli.-.'toll ol all In T j ui.ll-h-.-.i uniko shr I'.nild cuiiiii uid I sh-u'd think il .! 7..-H vnliiui. -" and a i.lm'iv i'i ti. hl.r.irv th. y arc. A . h id "f p' i u" .r mi -f-'iiuin-. u:, and tml ot l.Ti.o a di li.-ato l.ui.in cirl. and tin n an lunnMi: M-h.. .l t.-a.-ln-r vol ho .I- v i.'pi-d ctft aii-l irr:..-.-. mlii.-l. in ak.' l..-r lii.nii: . all 1 dc.-ij- ainoiiL' tin- ni'i.-f ii 1 1 rai't i v i', iM-'rii'-t- lii-i..rv. 1!' r iii'tir. :ir m.h t. in; Itvv. iiJi'. A. C Kni iririi. .lli.li..u ii I'' 1k- in i'mkiii t'-r a wrk w-ntli i-t' Li ini ui 'ital uj t. A un It-rui vinin nt' h r Lie iiui Aiifiii-s it- u i ii r:iruui. A CIIARKirJG FICTURS. parentage, & DogSnali Jiff AI!HAIIA)f LINCOLN. It is not know n nt what poiio 1 the anc-tors of Ahralr itn Lincoln c.ittic to AliM-rirtl l in1 lir-t account that 1 ha" liccti otituitiod of tln-tn. d itcs lmck . uliont one Iimnlr.-.l and fifty yean., at which time they vvoic livimrin lln k.-i ; county, l'cnti-v lvaniii. mid wi-rc mini ; hero of i!i" Socio'y of FrirniN. j Atmiit the ini.HIc of lhc lust ccntu- rv, tlio rt-.it iftaii.ll'itlioi'of Al.ralium Lincoln removed from ll.-i ks county, I'cTin-v Ivauia. to l!o.-k iii-'li nn county, Viririnia. There, Al'rulmm Linroln, : tuc siranilfathxr, und I hotns Litn oln. wi'' l.illicr.01 llif siinj-.-fl in mi-skco n. wrre '""'" Alirali ri:, the LTandl'ii- thiT. Iia-l lour tilotli-rs I -uac, Jacoli, J'jlill, Tlioina- ijcscf iidalits of vv hum are now livinjr in Vilifinia, North Caroiina, Kcntin ky, 'l cniii'-"!'". and M issoiin. A In aliiim removcil to Ken tucky about the yenr lTMt, ami. four years thereafter, while cnuairi-il in openiui; a farm, he van u: tu iscil and kilieil l.y Indians; leavinv a w idovv, three fins, and two iluujliters". The eldest son, Miir.lccai. remained in Ivcn liicky until late if. life, hen he re moved to Hancock county. Illinois1, w here he shortly afterward died, and where his descetidaiits slill livo. '1 he second son. . I. i-iah. settled ni iny years iiiro on Hiiie river, in ll.irri-on eonniy, Indiana. Tin: eldest daughter, Mary, was married to Kalph Cruine, and .. i i I ..... r,m? "l '"'r .0,T tK,I',,,i!' il ?' ""w lv" "-' ' l.recKiiiri.'.-c.miiiv .rveiiiuchy lhe ccoiui diuhter, Nancy, was ..i tt . i .' i. - . ...... n x wln-rever nient. he irrew up, litem Mr. withiiut education. lh.' iiii.illv -s-'ttleil in llar- dm cotitity. wltcte, li i .' v .11 married lo ancv Hi: in lo.eti, hu was; inks, w hose fam ily had al.-o come from Virginia. The ...-.t.;, .:.t t...... 1 I l- Ul VIII3 .iinoii ni.it-, a 'l.IUCi I' , . , - i and two sons. One ol liio latter died in infancy ; tho du'iitliter died later in life, having I'C'-ii in n ried. I :i t leav ini no i-sno. Tin: sm.s M i:viiuiti Tin: .-i HJix r or Tin- .-Kitri u. Abraham Lincoln was lorn in Har din coimly. Kentucky, r'elu-iiary Ijih, liV'J. It vuu!J lo uillkuil to con OCTOilKU 19, TO. ceive of rm.c u; j V')!iu..:;f cir.um staiiccs than those tniuor which he was li-lnrei into life, llif p:ir".it v.eic poor and tiiiedncaicd. Thiy vero un !er t!ie focial ban which the pic .:c e of siavny al -y .-ntaiU ajioii poverty. '1 heir Tory limited tiicatis, and the low- e-rade of the neiirh liorii. m hools. ;in cliid.-d the expecta tion ulVnuferriiiir upon their childien t':e advantiiu'is of even a coiiiiiiini i ' u 1 ii-Ii education. The present in habitants! of the Western .-tales curi have ln:t a faint idea of the whools, which, fifty yeari c.l'o, were Ihe only iiieans of education aecessihie to the jiooi"r classes. Ti e teacher were, lor the most part, ignorant, uiu-nlli-vnted m. n, rourh of speech, um-vuth in manners, and raiely compete!. t to teach beyond tie: .-'iiiipl.-.-l riidiiiieio.s of l.'Hiiiiti'r, -r;H-iliii-r, readinir. wri ttiur," and (tomcliinos a very l.lt'e nr itiiuieii.'. '1 he l'.its of itwlT, t!ir n in voniie. wouid not iiow ho tolt-raled in M-iiooi of the lowest itrade. The MJUOol-h.iU-e, co:i-!l Ui'l' ilo! iou'S. lloor lcf, window U'.-s, and without inclos ure, wis in adinii ki.le l.ai iiiony Willi teacher, tcxt-hooKs, ui.d the mode ol imparting insti uctnui. In bin i-evciitti year, Abraham was font for sin.it jiernni.o to two of lhe-e pclioois, und wh.le attctitiiti!.' ti.etn profit ss 1 o !ar as to learn to write, r or 'itiis locqiiircHient he mauifesteii a great fundi., .-i". It v.as Lis Cii'tem to form letters, to w rits; wold and sen tences, whciever he found suitable niaierial. lie scrawled tlicm with clun eal, he retired thi tn iu the duot. in tin; Miid. in the isaow anywhere; and everywhere, that lines eo::l I be. tli uwn, tiierc lie iuioioved .his caiuei tv lor writing, j " Meanwhile, tiio worldly condition of the i Id 'f Lincoln did not iiiipiove. lie r-'alir d, in hi- daily txpei '.ei.i .e and onsci vniioii. h w sinve-y ,jipres io. the pooii r ciiis-es. tai.H t.; their poverty an i so-la! d:: i piit.? a p.-ni;;k-nent condUion through liic UerHila tiwii w hit It it alli.y. o lo labor. IJe voiv ii.jr tli." maiter in his mind. Ii-j wi-viv resiiiT.d to relative it i.- youtig family lioiii its pr oeniv. A'-corJitiw-ly, in lhe aii'.uuiil oi W!, he tifl iii led to pen. . r coi.niy. Iiciiiitn -one of tin' Mateo io:i--i iited lm-ever to freedom and lice labor t-y tit" J Ser Mitiian Oi diiiaiice of liSt.aud vvir.el:. wiiii tie-St, it's hot ct.inp-.isi:, tic: teiritory iin lu.ii d in that memo: able iiis'.t Htm. -nt. has aff.ir..i."i an .'ii-u li-w and f ur pi.iy lo t:io.i-aads u;mu theu-.-ands WiiO 11 t v in like lnai.i.c., been .iriwii f, i,m tiie.r Nollies oy tlial i eat social bcouic'e oi litu "poor whites Ol ti.e South, i Yoiin Lincoln was in his eighth year when the lamily reuiovcd to iu oiana. They settled in an unbroken - forest, gladly taking upon theiii-tlvc.s 'nil lhc privationj au.l Hard, hips of a i pioneer life, m view of what liny had icl'l behind them. The erection of a , house and the felling of the llnest, ! was the hist w oik to be done. Abra j ham was young to engage in sujh la : Imr, but he was large ol ins age. stal wart, and willing tow. uk. Aa axe was at once placed in hi- h.iiidJ, an I, from tint time until he attained his twenty-third year, w hen not employed iu laoor on Uic farm, he was aium-t constantly wielding that most u.-elul imilement. I L 'pon the arrival of the family in ! Indiana, the friend who were lett be hind were to be written to. T he eld er Lincoln could do imthinir m ire in the way of writing than lo iiiingling ly sign his name. T he mother, lliotign a ready reader, had not been taught the accomplishment of writing, la this emergency, Abraham's skill as a penman was put into reipiisition. and wilh highly satisfactory results. From that time onward, he conducted the family correspondence. This fact soon becoming public, little Abraham was coiisidcteii a marvel of learning and ttirdnm by the simple-minded set tlers ; ami ever afterward, so long as he rem lined in Indiana, he was the letter-witter for trie in .-ichbors gener ally, art well as for hi- lather's family. That he was selected for this purpo-e was d mbtie-s ow inif not inure to his proficiency iu wriiiiiir. than to his i . . i - i aiiilitv lo express the wishes and leel- iiigo of those f.r whom he wrote, in ch ar and forcible language, and to liiat obliging di po-ili.ui that has al ways distinguished h. Ill ill subse.pielit 111'.". It can not be doubted that some thing of Mr. Lincoln.', style and fa cility of composition in later years, both a.- a writer and speaker, is to be traced back to these earlier efforts a an am ii.ueiisis for the neighborhood. In tiie autumn of l'l?-, Abraham, iu the loo of hi mother, experienced the fust great sorrow of hi lite. Kact in tiie possession of the writer have iinpres-cd him with the bclitt. that, although of but limited educa tion, siie was a woman of groat na tive strength of intellect, and force of character"; and he suspect that those admirable ipialities of head and heart, which characterize her distinguished son. are inherited mostly from her. She, a w ell as her liu-hand. was a de vout member ot the i;.iptit Church. It wa her eu-toin. on lhe Sabbath, when there was no. religious worship in lhe neighborhood (.a tiling of fro- itileiit occurrence; to employ a p n 1. on ol tin- day in iPatliug the MT "i" turcs aioiid to her lain ly. -r.cr an ruhani and his sister had learned to read, they tlialctl by tains ia tun, Jn Tilll I'.NMN"," nUMbi ty of Sunday r Continued fni : ' T ! tl:: on ;h of yenr. cm!-'. :i: fiil to pre I.i tain cflcct. Anion? r tl.'.:..--. i: tendeiiey wao to iii.t.-rt an m i i ale aerpiain'tatf e w i.h Lib!" hl-t.iry ai. i Ilible teaeiiingo ; and it inu-t !- have bcn hirgeiy i n -: rii:ri'-ri .! in ii--Teloping the r.-'iig'.u elirvnt in t'., character oft!' yeui ger hp :n!.rs the family. The f . ! ei.i r. -p ool with thi hyp.ith Ther" ar-: lV men in piioi.c ll;e -o f.im.i:ir wilh the Scriptures a- Mr. Linoidn : wl. i.-, to tiiofe pious labors el' his iiml'leT in his earlv c'-iiMh'-o !, are iioi.i li.-iS to 1;? attrioiit 'd lnm i: 1 that piiir.v of life, that elevation t ! niorivl clin-e-ter, tiiat ex ;iiisi:e si-ris? i.f justi. r. and tli.ttscntiiii ei.t of i...ii;ai.ily, w l.ich now forta iiirliiigui-h.i g tra.t ti loo character. A y,n:- afur tl.e.i,::i of hi mother, his lather n..ir;it 1 Mi-. Sally .loiiiioion. al ! 1. 1-:,.:-: ll it c-v 11. Keiilucky. a widow wilh till' e . iili uren. ,-i.e proved a good u;.d kind mother to Aii-.iii.it:'. .--0.; -i.:v.-, ej li.T hu-baii'i, ai.d is now I.v;..g ia (Jjie cout.ty. li..i.o. After tiie removal of tr." family to Indiana, Aurahain attend". i s. l.noi a Iill.ii', cliii t'y .n ;i.e w .ii.er, w :. n work w as it-; pr.-s.-iii ; bat tin; aggn gate of ail tiie l.aie taas spent. lo',.i i.i Kentucky ai.-ii.. '....iia.ii.d n..t!.n.o:o.; lo o.nk M.aU. lie is tiie'ii.fore ii.ii. i.i ed to sciinoi for bi.t a very sioiil part of Ins ediici: ion. Ail tnea h- li.-t ome in any tesp. t .ii.-i.te.' i.-i..- !. arc, in one .-ci.se a; least. in lie ; tiiat is lo say, t.e; ucv e.op. i.t. at i,.i dioeipiine ol t.ic i.itcect can only be i'.-i tiltU by re.i -t-Jiort. V iii.. cat tii.s, hssis.hii. e on th': pi.rt of tec :.. : -. however io'ig niel c. ...n ;o'i-:y ..;,e:-C-'l. will vie..', no fra.t. Vv r.h it. a s.staiice is v aiti.iolc in.ni.'y m loa: it fi l c:ls and eie 1 11 ei':-.: :. il" i t i.iii In be. a s.-ii iiiao..- inn. w .... a' ::. i t.s to dlstillCl.Oii Wltl.oU'. .l.lV.l.ge.J e,..j tiie a . an iag -.o ol ie..-;.ers a.oi ol m silutioas in ieai iiiTtg ; .tiii iu It,. S' li -e Ant an vii I.ii.eo.u .s jf-.ii.aiiy eiit.t.cJ to l.o: a; p i.a:.o:.. .- ;..r from being ia-ieulcti to ii.s'..;ul."-of lea: nil. g in." a: y of tie: .piaiitlo wiiich ca n ictei ii" hitii. i.c vv.is n- vcr in a college or an a -.i.i. my as a stit d"iit, and was never, in la. t, in-ideof a colh ge or aea.n my buii bng un;,! af.cr Ice ha ! coinu.. lo od ti.e pia.o;ee of tuc la. lie slnoli.t ilio-li-ii gr:im::i.ir, atl'-r I.e w a- twenty i..i " yeais of ag" ; at t "nty-fi vt . he ir. i-tet'.-l euoiigh of g oi...-::y. 'i l- ,;, ,.o etry, and iii -i.-i.ra'.iM.i. to eiiutne :i.::i lo tjo tiie iii 1 1 u a surv i v.-r : a,, i he ita-liij tin' .x li.ios o! ii jell 1 uf- tor he Lad -ervc in term iu I'oiig:.-.-, ami when i.e was S-.rty eai ol .:g -. amid the prcs-.ire ol an e.tci,ive ;. gal practice, a,.doi fl -pi-'nt deiiia.i is lip. Ill ill- tilll'J oV 11." p.i....C. I Uooks wi le auot:.i.i- ini.ai. of c 1 1 ealii'ii. w li.cil yi.yi.g l.ii.coia did hot neglect; bat, in a Oaekao il- .-etlie-ii:eiit of liili.ini. forty y'-.n ug.. books were some; tilt rarer lima now. Tiny had thi advantage, however, over a majority of tiie book- of tie: present tune : tiie few that were to be uad po.-si . ed solid lie. ri r, an 1 well r. paid ti.e tin;..- and l.ii.or glvcii to their study. Abraham' lust book iiif-.er l'llwortii s .-peii.iig-lio.ik ) w-ao, as h.ls 1... i ll si. tied, lie' l.i.-li'. N-.-.vt j to that came -ll.-op s i-'ai. ies, vv hlch i.e 1 read with grct 2.-.-t. and so often as to commit lite whole to ia. :i-,,iry. Af ter that, he ooi. lined a copy of l'.l grim's l'logre-; -a bjok vv.iich, per haps, has .j ..t K'-ned as many dormant intellects, an t sl.iited iu.o vigorous growth Lie rei.gious ehuieat of as many natures, as any oilier in tiie Mugiisil language. i hoy t ame li,g Lite oi 1-i i. ..-..!, i, eciu.o" Vv .isii.iig tou, and Wiley' Sanative. (vei t ie two foruier. the boy ling- red wilh rapt delight. He followed Was'ilng tou and brave U.-a. 1-'r.ukiiu throatii their early trials ;.nd sii uggi -s. as well as through I heir later triumph ; and even then. i:i the laid.-t ot his cramped suiioi.iiiitigs, and in tin: lace ol the i...-coar.i;. iiieiit '.vi.ieii be set him on eveiy h..t..i. 1.1s soul was lifted iijivvard-, and i.oi'I' a-pirat ; e.s, high never i.tt. i-'.viu is tol'sook h::.i. grew up within, mid great lh o.iglii-s lif-.;d oi ii.i.-jia thoughts of i iii.fi cipaled nation?, of the gioriou- t.ria- cipies w!i. i . at the loan i.itioii of human i.o.i'i:!. and of hotitu aide f.iii.e at. (Hired ny l.eroio endeavors to enforce and mu. lit. un t:.e:n. These books ctcaotilaic.i tiie i oy s library. When lie was I nii'i.-e.i or tito-cii years of ag", he lc.ii in-i ta il Mr. Crawford a di.-i..iil nei. io.n'. l.a i iu Lis Lou-e li.iiii-ey s L.ie oi v a-uitigtoti. a ti.ioii vn.ieh, he wa- told, give a tul. or u.i-1 belter account o! .tshtii :o:i, and the Wevolulioii. liiaii tiie Voiuiae he had read with ? much p.c.sure. lie at once iiorio-.v.-d too i.ouK. and de- vourcd its coiitciits. ISy some u.ci- deiit, the Toiaai" wa e.xpu-e.i to a siiovvcr. and lia.lly ti.iur.ege i. ioio.g Lincoln h i I no .iiouey, t.ul lukucv how to work, lie wc.il to I 'raw .'or I, told 1 1 1 in vvn.it had iiappi.'iii 1. and i x prc-sed lus readiness to ivoik toil ti." lull V.nucol the nook. C'ruw i'.ii iI h.ni a licld of corn, wlueii had been .-t. .p,e ed of tiie id.iies as h:ii a mc t-.r. preparatory lo cuii.ng o.l t..e t .po for winter to. lh -r for h.se.itii -. if: eii.-c.-sed ins wiiii. i-.'ii- .-- M --'l-':l',; .... . i Recounts top fro: ll Liiieo.ii W..-...1 cut- i.. that h'-.d oi C'ii n. T h. ter was promptly :m tlii co tl.iv -i ul lias a I" on , w it i bo ji. la. or, tl. - - ! i3 1"H "!i-:e N'., 2, ill. -.id !' I let' :-. i o;:n i " the looii-i Limolt. ,.-.-., ir ti.i r.. of : o-.:.-r ' .d-t.t i-t p . Not ioi.-g after this! h: was fortntiaf ' ti'itigh to .-iiei of a copy of riutare h's .I-.... Whal field -i I.f thotlgiit Ito p- r:-.--.l fp-:.. I i,p to the stripling, what hopes w.-if exeited in hii.vnutii fal biea-t. what worthy model of probity, of j i-t'ef, of honor, and of devotion lo giat principle he re scind to itl- in after, can be remli lv iiMigii.fl by li.n-e who are famil iar wi.li his out-sequent career, ami who h tve t'nein-i lve-s lingered over the -:t:n" h irn.e 1 age. Ll-ieniiif o' ca-ioii:i!ly to the early blekwijoi- pii-achers, was another means which, more than schools, and, peril at:.-. q.i: as much as books, aid ed ia li'-vi leiping and forming tho char. -t"r nf young Lincoln. Among t'ne ba.-kool.-inen of Indiana, at that '-li'.'il. secturiani-tii did not rtm a l.ivh as it probably doc in tho sau.e s elion now. T iie people were! glad of .1:1 pporiunity to hear a ser n.o::. wh. r delivered by one of their own religious1 faith or not. Thus it wa- at lea-; with the father and Tiio-i . r i f voting Lincoir.. who never failed to attend, 'with their family, upon i eiiglo i- w or.-hiji. lii never hehl Within rea-onable lilstance. They L'l.i-ilv r-.-eived the Word, caring less lor ti.e '1 . -iiinal ten. I of the preach er tli in f.-r the etn.e-tncss and Zeal wiiii will. Ii hee-nl'orc-d practical god lines. No cl.t-- of men are more de sei ving of a lir.iration, than tho.-o w l:o iiavt been th : fr-t to carry tin) I 1 to otir fi( Ltlt-r settl. inent. ifev-r n-.-r. h ve ia't ored in the tau.-O of tie ir I'ivine Master and for tho stivrloi of t':i:.'r f iiow -mortal, iiiip'-li'd ly motive? eatirely freu loin a: '.at Ic ..- :n. 'I.'il. Ir uto-s ol sell.s.int-s. sure-iy hoi. or si. " .id be awarded to M .ny ot ti.' -e early pioneer a- r- were g.f ed wiiii a rare el i -. I a-p re 1 alvT iys) w ith tha . er of their th -'ii". communing; : olv wiiii nn'nre while on their IoiiiJ an t -"lita: v j mt n-y ings from settlc-m- tit to -' !ili ine-.t. they -coined to be favor" i. l evond hum in wont, with a very ic ar a; proa -h to t:i-? source of aii ii.-t irati.'ii : an I coming with this I ' in -.t.o:i i' lore an au iienc-j oi IlilU'' l settlers, preacher and fro'u c.iiivt ntioiial re ni ii almost nlwaya art and vvrcigi.t upoa ... ,.f id-ir hearers :i- nii i w itii li e true-: . !:- le 111" t'.. Iv : -! ,.i:r-e tin lllllilc li- ate re-n, 1' re i iii.i r w as ii atvaken tiie r, ii- thai, to inform tr t i .lo.-trines ai. i si.'riii. ii -. ii'ii'l ii. element, rataer . uioter-tan.iing :isi i gnnis to lead to n and religious fer- vor and l'i. . r.i 1 tl.aii to a clear knowledge: at i.i in of tlnC points of i ontrover-'V wiiich for o in my e-.-i.tui ies hiive eng iged the at tention of disputatious itivines. Itis) not inteii '.ed to decide which of tho two ii, tiii. is is tiie better calculate.! to vii.. . ll-- ti.e v. oi iii. Wut as to t o great vain" of tiie preaching hero spoken id", and its singular adaptation to the p. op!e to whom it was address ed, there can be but one opinion. Tioit it e'-rt--d a marked ii.tlr.enco upon t!;e ch.u .icter of-young Lincoln that it ther .Highly awakened the re ligions c !- :;i":it within him, and that In- subs ..pent life lias been greatly i: tl-i.-i.c d l y it are fact w hich the) wriiir desires to place upon record fir tl:.: encouragement of other labo rers ia t ie saip.o fi.-ld, and as a dis tinct re -ogiiition of the further fact that there can be no true and lasting gr-.itne-s, unless its foundation bo lai 1 i:i the truths of the Ihble. And thus young Lincoln grew to manhood, constantly engaged in tho various kinds of labor incident to tho country and the times lolling tho forest, clearing the ground of the un dergrowth and of logs, splitting raits, pulling tiie cross-cut and the whip saw, driving the frower. plowing, lur r i ;v iiig. planting, l.ocing, harvesting, a--:.-t.iig' at hou.-e-raisiiig. log-inll-i:u- a:.,i cru-huskings ; tainging cor dially with the simple-minded, honest p. 'op!" with whom hi lot was cast, developing a kindly nature. and evin cing social ipiaiille-s which reiidercil iii- cii'.iip.-iioon-hlp desirable : remur kiii i". even then, for a wonderful gift of r. biting anecdotes, and for a talent of interspersing lli--.ii witii acute and apt re-Il -ctions : every whero a f.ivieitc: always ,-impie, genial, truthful, and unpretending; and al ways chosen umpire, ca oe.a-iou.-i calling for tiiecxerel-' of -eool judg- nient un i l tl-xli-ic i:.ipaiti..:i:y- it i- SCali-- lv 11 rv to a i-i. '-'a: no grcatlv x !.-i in u.i tn..-- l.om.-iy ol --r.-ugt.i. pr.icti - I ny ',.'1 ' Oi I..''. .iii. ling. I l'i ' :,g : ...'.'ro-'V-i in-... g tiio.-e e .1,1 i.e looiii ' :sg ,i. t v, u.i I en. I ur ii mt.. :- p .'pi- in I.i wic ti.i.g. j'i-up-rlng lit ' maul and ar. tic ..IwiiVs sioo I f his O-.V il ii". As d aeove nil his as- st . S. -o ill t'.ie- cn-tot.ini'V pas- lie t..r slli pa.--ed h:.- y eutl.tiil c.enp -tltor. and vca vvacu piltcl i:g.in:-t tiio-e of Iii ituri'r year, iu: was iion o-t aiwav vietorionis. la such ia.iv con.panioii-i.ip. h" gr"vv up iii foil 's, in;-.ii y w ;;ii in.- people, rejoi cing i i 'iii-ii- simple j'y ainl pleas- u: - in i-t uy t lie I ul 1. . . r r. v i ifg iu i... ii iiLii'i fl-,... nil 1 unite I tn t'lt-ui ail it I' I ,.f l-i-.-.t i.i-i lion I among -t " .'l- a c. ni.iioii nciiiagO P. t t ( : 1 it 'f '? ' j ' 1 1 nr
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