Show EVER READY TO DO KINDLY ACT lion concert cert singer tells how abraham lincoln helped to move her piano HEN N court was in session in decal decaco ul tur III judge davi v I 1 a presided court week was always looked for with great interest by the people ot at the tha county seat it was customary 0 tor for the I 1 entire bar of the district to folio low tho the court from county to county but although most ot of tho the lawyers traveled to only three or four cou counties judica juda davis mr lincoln and leonard w yett went tho the whole circuit davis day is because he had to lincoln because he be loyod it and swett because he loved their company it w was as in court week that my piano arrived in decatur tho the wagon backed up to the steps ot at the macon alacon house where I 1 was staying but tho the question how to unload it puzzled the landlord just then tho the court adjourned and a crowd appeared the men gathered curiously around the wagon that blocked the entrance there to is a piano in that box that this woman here wants some one to help unload explained the tha landlord who will lend a handl A tall gentleman stepped forward and throwing off a gray scotch shawl baid come on you are the hext blaesi roan man that was my first arst meeting with with abraham lincoln mr lincoln went into tho the basement where the landlord had a carpenter shop and returned with two heavy umbers timbers across his bis shoulders with them ho he mado made a slide between the wagon and the front doorsteps ho he got the piano unloaded with the assistance si of mr linder and mr swett amid tho the jokes of tho the crowd before they had screwed the leg into place dinner was the men hurried to the back porch where there were two tin wash basins a long roller towel and a coarse comb tor for the gue guests ats after dinner mr lincoln super ln tended the setting up of the piano and even saw to it that it stood square in the center of at the wall space he received my thanks with a polite bow and asked do you intend to follow court and give concerts the immense relief expressed on his countenance when I 1 assured him that he would not bo be called upon to move the piano again was very amusing then may we have one tune before we W go he asked and I 1 played rosin the dow bow with variations some ono one shouted come on boys the judge will ha be waltz after I 1 had bad assured them that it they desired lt it I 1 would give ray my first and only concert on this circuit when they returned to the hotel th ih the evening the crowd dispersed that night I 1 played and sang numerous songs all of which met with applause As a finale I 1 sang he boeth all things well after which mr lincoln la in a very grave crave manner thanked me for the evenings enter tain ment and said sald dont let that song by any other music tonight night many timea afterward asang I 1 sang that oong for jiffy lincoln bi was vaa alay ways fond of IL it mrs J J U M john jobst personal recollections 1 |