Show www TELLS NEW LINCOLN STORY Congressman x-Congressman McCleary of Minne sota sot 1 Spins Yarn of Effect of Words V of Debaters Prof Prot James T. T McCleary of or Manka Manka- Mankato to fo Minn who for 14 years represented represent represent- ed d a district in his state in congress congress brought to town a new Lincoln story says a New York dispatch In the Chi Chi- Evening PostA PostA PostA Post A friend of or mine out west who Isnow Isnow is isnow now about 65 years old told me that when a boy he attended with his father father fa fa- fa- fa ther thor one Jle of or the famous Lincoln Doug Doug las debates In Illinois said Professor sor McCleary My friends friend's father was wasa a a Lincoln man but the place in which this particular debate debaie took place was a Douglas stronghold Douglas spoke first and he wa was frequently interrupted by vociferous S I S. S My Jk ft 1 7 i N N i How H W M Many of You C Can Tell Me Wh What t Judge Douglas Judge Douglas Said applause The cheering and the hand- hand clapping at the end lasted lasted four four or five minutes When Lincoln was introduced introduced intro Intro- the crowd broke out into cheers cheera for Douglass and kept I it lt up for Cor sever several several sev sev- er eral l minutes Lincoln meanwhile waited waited wait wait- Fait Fait- S ed patiently When at length the enthusiasm had haq subsided Lincoln extended his long right arm for foI silence When he had partly got this he said in an impressive impressive im ira- tone tono What an orator Judge Douglas is This unexpected tribute to their friend set st the audience wild with en enthusiasm n- n When this applause h had d drun run its course Lincoln extending his I hand again this time obtained silence more more easi easily Y What a fine presence Judge Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- Douglas las has has has- exclaimed the speaker earn earn- earnestly estly Again tumultuous applause followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed the tribute More and more I easily tho the tall gaunt lawyer got a silence si sl- h lance lence nce as he went on with admiring exclamations exclamations ex ex- ex- ex sentences S How well rounded his sentences are How well chosen his language ge geIs' geIs is Is' Is How apt his illustrations are aro ending en ding ding- up uP with What a a splendid man Judge Douglas is Then when the audience had again become silent at his call Lincoln leaned forward and said ald And now my countrymen how many of you can caI tell me one thing Judge Douglas said he lie searched his My Iy 1 friend told me se own heart for an answer and found none Afterward he asked his father if he could remember anything Judge Douglas had said and the latter hatter remembered remembered remembered re re- re- re practically nothing But my friend said to me Impressively even now half a century later Inter I can recall practically all that Lincoln said sald |