Show GATHER AT STATUE children seem to recognize companion and an d friend in bronze representation sen tation of president in the city of newark N J there stands on the plaza in ill front ol of tho the courthouse a bronze statue of abraham lincoln the figure of lincoln la is seated on a bench on which rests the tall hat that the president was accustomed cus tomed to wear frequently you see men anding Bt tit there looking at this remarkable statue and it seems as it if they were in confidential chat with the figure of bronze so natural la Is its pose every day the little children play about the statue to them it Is the figure of a companion and friend it Is not unusual to see a child n nestled es tied in the firm arm of the statue or clambering over it recently a passerby passer by saw three childr children childrers err there one little girl eat ant on one of Lincol ns knees another little girl leaned with crossed cro sed arms on the other knee and looked up into the great benevolent face anil ani the third child a little colored boy stood on the same knee wound w 0 und his h is arm lovingly about the neck of the tb e statue and laid his cheek against the great bronze nose these spontaneous tributes of affection from the children must surely gratify the artist who designed tile the statue tor for they show how ito remark ably r h has brought out the great love at f Ill humanity manity that was the nit str striking ikino c abranita Ab ranata lincoln dotti carign ion |