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Show DENNIS HANKS STORY. n t lld oa FresMeet Uaeoln s4 H4 a InUnwtiBg ttptrtnm. IVnnis Hanks, rxmMn and twly rot-panion rot-panion of Abrehati) Lincoln, (till lire, at tho of 91, nrar ChrIeton, Ola., and at intervals ta'.kx with much aniin-tioticf aniin-tioticf Line )ln'-rl lift?. Though, tea yer ol- r, ho I.m long outlired lb martyr prcMak lie fcivea thla a cour.t of liii cu!y viit to Washington: " When I v.iui du a to Whliigton to wo him It wiw :txjit a i-.nighbor that had g'.t into trout le. the fiU hew trntm to ffcak to Ata abrut him. It waaduria' tho war, ac.l (i.ir n.u a lot o' aoldicra around tho Whito Houm rtickin' their purs in evi ryltuy'i fo. I went to door thar' etly rcie, though I looked 'round fur a bark u r, thinkin' to nk i:i. A prt r i!i; ;-d me, and ankrd aa anurt: 'Who do you ant to " "I want to wo Abo Lincoln,' I taya. " 'You cca't .! him thia tima o' day, anr aa ttuart. " You hct I kin. I anawrrerl him. 'Ile'a not Rft!a" tr it fn TVnnia Hank, Ms cousin, mid tho U-y he' rnwt 'd with, if ho i t!.e pmiJoet, f haln'f onue berm from Illinois to Iw uid I ran't e Aba IjEChl.1 "lie grinned and shon-r i nwi theofflca. Thcro miit lot of filr wivlun, but X wadrd ihrt'Uh Vui and opned tba J.or, and tt.ar mit Aiw, aa tall hi own ahad di r, w tit.n' at a old dk h tuk frota Hlinou. "'Hyr I lio!ml. ' You 'tm party pnvd.lrnt, ain't you? Oit up hyur an4 I ihako hands. 1 ain't after no o!B ytt, AU.' " 'Well, Iv-n.iu, U that you? I'm glad you don't want an uf.lc. Moat of them do. Y.m'v git a big heart, but no baad for an ordc.' Thrn h run and JUt grth-rrrd grth-rrrd mo in to him lik they did la tha Dlblv. and on I wppt little m ( bJ U take my bandamier out. If looked kinder lirrd. When I told hint what I wanted ho aid: " 'I'tn buy today, but III get Stantos to tlx that up. You down and V.xrj will give yea lotuetbing to cat and ft ihakctown.' "I knowed it waa too fina for ro whero Mary wa. 8h waa a good wo-man, wo-man, but w&i Ui hljjhfalutin' (or tun; ao I jist went to a tarim and put up. Nxt uioruiu' U had a lot of paper for roy case ami told ma to taka 'em to Hianloo. 'Alie,1 aayi I. 'Uame.l if I know where tlm plugueoned place U.' So he called a feller and aeut the papr, and pretty auon Mr, Ktanton rotue lookln ltkdtt jaybird In a fpike taiUHj coat, ftnd marled alout them paitvrn, but Abe got him to aiiio Vm. He acted ao ugly that when he went out I aaid: " 'Abo, if I'l aa big aa you I would take tliat littln fIlnr over my knee and ipank him.' Abe, he l.ttighml an I aahl he (tiiewwd Siauton waa a bigger man than he wai in iimie riw'ta. I caiae home thou and tlie nnt irlng Abe waa six. "I heurd of It thia m way. I waa ait-ting ait-ting in my ahop peffKtn' away at a ahoe ben a man oaine in aad aaid: 'Itennta, llonet Ann la dead! "DraJ, dead. 01 1 Abe dead,' I kep anyin louiywlf. 'My Uoi, U ain't eof I went out to see Hairy where she lived all ahme after Tom died, and aatd, '(irandiimtlicr, Al'a dead.' 'Yea, 1 know,' say ohe. 'I've two a wsitiu' fur It. I knowed they'd kill hint,' and sb never aaktxl any uutwthma. A body'd m thought the earth stopped whlrhn' fur few day, the way everyUiidy went on. It a like, on here In Charleston, like a black cloud tliat covered the sun." Th4 dim old eye became blurred by the sad memory. Kxc han ge. |