Show lincoln TIn coln and dis ni deard after ills his fimi first election clec tion to tile presidency lii lie received a pleasant letter from a little girl IN living ing in a small town in in state of now new york the child told liim him that ehst she had seen his picture and it vas her opinion as she expressed it in her artless way that lie ho would bo be a better looking man if lie he would lot his board beard grow mr lincoln passed that new york town on liis his way to wagging ton tail and his first thought on oil reaching tho the place was about his little correspondent orld in his brief speech to the people lie made a pleasing reference to ilia child and liar her charming note this little lady said lie he I 1 saw from the first that great improvement might be made lit in my personal appearance you all see that dia nt I 1 am not a very handsome liand some man maa and to be honest with you neither I 1 nor any of my friends ever boasted very much about my personal beauty lie ile then passed his hand over ills m face and continued buti but I 1 intend to follow that little girls advice and ad if she is present I 1 would like to speak to her the child came forward timidly and was warmly greeted by tho the president elect cloat ile iio took her in his arms and kissed her affectionately expressing the chopo that lio lie might inight have tho the pleasures pleasure of seeing ilia hij little friend agaba sometime shortly after this mr lincoln for the first time in his life allowed lik hi board beard to grow all over his face with the exception of the upper lip ill and this fashion lie ho continued as long iong is as lie he lived in speaking breal indof of tho incident wh ich led him to sport a full board beard lie after afterward wara e marked reflectively ilow small a thing will sometimes change the t aspect of oar lives ward II 11 lamon |