Show lincoln as 0 a Ver versifier T J mcmunn abc munn of ain antonio tex te says an old friend of mine natilee niu cabaniss Cd baniss recently told me that abra A bra ham lincoln worked for his hii father in 18 12 at that time a great rise occurred in tile sangamon river liver and a steam boats boat taking advantage of the high water irater came up the stream my friend was ahert llie nT child and the whistling of dailin dl ilin lincoln then atall angular angnar young man tool took him in lits bu arms and carried him aboard the alie boat after the departure of the craft lincoln wrote some rhymes about the incident one verso verse of which the cab aliss family preserved it runs thus tho rho 1111 illinois nois suckers sucker green and raw callec collected on the i anahaw ana maw to ECO bee a wat como comi up tip tho stream they surely thought it wn s a dream for this doggerel he ha invented a melody and he and others sang it the soll bong never found fondd its way into print the elder ca cabaniss baniss always told hn clid chil dren that the amiable kindly lincoln would develop into a great man |