| Show k AND J t f lost lUt century mw many men mon menA menthe Abraham of ot history y but tl A the J tho t of or ill illo tl 1 I J ln was wu g thos tho o 6 who In n tm the tho political if i x n that generation To tho the younger only MM Ji knows ot of Lincoln point to note la 19 thiA thai thi rV lr tory tho Important A which ho derived 1 hili U from R i 5 f he had butt i Lincoln was strong b o J Implicit trust Int In It Rod God 00 1 This truth stand forth wore moro clearly than any other In Inthe the ih marvelous history Of It His life lito Bo of or that faith raith lie he loved truth anti and i haled falsehood Because lO of that thai faith t J nothing could him from tho path rhut made him sincere In i If fluty UtY that fluit th t faith ho found strength to taco faro facon nil all n the tho anti fury of his personal enemies he could rould go no d 1 and undismayed I In tho pres j enco enee of ot defeat anti and Impending ruin be bemuse b bJ ber J r rouse muse he believed that God was Watt in heaven and that tho right would 1 ulti ultimately l prevail Without faith In God Goti 00 1 Lincoln would woul 1 have havo been beon a failure l To unwavering faith In GOd GOti TAn Lin coins lovo Io o for tor his fellowmen 1111 bo boI I cd Ho lie loved love 1 the common rommon people ho saw naw In them the tho children of ot oti i the eternal Father Like Ilke oil all groat iti J i ngn ho hL humble because he loved lovell ii his hb fellowmen Tho The following told tol l by Ida In III tile the American Illustrates tills this admirable H trait ll of or character Miss quoted a Springfield man who went to 10 Wash Ington to pay Lincoln a visit Well Veil I hail had a at I brother In III Washing Washington ton tori clerk In a I department awful set H t ti i ho he hail bad an office and 1 when I Ic Ij j c Kot down thure I told thid him Id como coma to visit Mr Lincoln Ho Ito says William be bu you yo Oll a n foul fool Folks dont donl visit the President of or tho ho United States without an Invitation and hos too b to see iee i anybody but the tho very biggest people in inthis inthis this administration Why Wh ho lie dont even uv mt Sea CU mo he says Hays Well Yell It matlo mo me huffy hurty to hear henr him talk Isaac Isane I says I 1 dont wonder Mr Lincoln dont sell seu you ou But Dut Its Ils different with me mo Him HImI him I mind mo mao Is II Well he be mays Hays youve got gol ot to 10 have cards anyway Cards Cartis I says ayn what for What kind Why Thy he says say vl I cards with your y ur name on Vell I 1 says Its lt como to lo a u pretty pads It Ir an mat anold r old friend III mo cant Mr Lincoln without hint a rt piece of or paste pasteboard t board I Id bo IN to do such 4 1 i Isaac Brown Do no you 01 suppose i lies holI forgotten me mo to seo co my hi hit t numo printed out to knott kno who I 1 am 1111 amTon S Ton Yol cant make mullo rue rno believe nn timing thInS pid 1111 1 r I walked right out of ot the room and that night I 1 footed It up to 10 tho th Soldiers Home where Mr Mm h Lincoln wilt wan then right among tho the sick l in their tents There was wan lots lols of oZ people around In irk a it little room fer him but lut then there anybody thoro thero th to I know od ad maid and 1 I wan aa a IL little runny whoa boll hou u It door lOOt opened ol and out caine little John Ho Ito came from down this way wn MI HU I J just wont up tip anti and nn says Howd you ou do John Mr Lincoln Well Veil John seem over oel glad to see nee me inc meI incO I O Ha yon an fin appointment with Mr h Lincoln ho Ito h na Hays Haysi H i No sir I 1 says nays I t aint and anil It 5 I necessary Its II all nil right antI tom for theta them us 1 li w post f 1 to havo but 1 I reckon Mr old friends dont don I need cm so NO you jl t trot along John iii and tell him him Billy Browno imro hom and HOC Ioe what Ito hll nays Well Wail ho he kind a Hushed tip up and net Mat his hili lips hips lip together but 0 ho anil itati so ho went wont ort off In III about Ilbo t two minutes tho the door topped open ol n and out came camo Mr MI his face faco nil all III lit up iii He Ha saw ma mo first thing timing anti and ho lie laid holt halt of ot mo me timid anil Just shook i my hands fit to kill Billy B III y lie he says t now I ani am glad to see neo you ou otI Como Comae right In gum to stay to 10 supper with ith i Wary and me mae I know It II 7 Think ThIn k belli would l change him not a n mile malta i Lincoln hiVel during tho moat stormy 2 i period of ot the tho Nation but bul lib lii hl overy ry energy was wan bent benl toward time the os es e i of ot punco Anti And 1 although he ho has hus hu long ago ngo Joined tho Ito 1 cloud cr of ot Inmates his oleo oce may many q tIl bo ho heard tram from the tho patt for tor ponce hence t i VLot rt l UH un have panco Will iii the tho ent entY Y lIon listen anil 1111 1 tako luk Hoed h d di A question are uro now the tho i A 9 Aro Artt they to bo nn an I in III the tile hiLUS and amid time till f i or r 01 Ut are tho tin farce toreo on either ido ip que questions to It bo Ito 10 r another In lit trifu Is IH eland elus I jiM X l IO o arrayed class ire Aro wu wo ri Iff ii V VIII ur between labor oral Arul rill i i In which time th sufferings of ot tho ho poor are Ii ic atone tot foi tins thu ot of Wo We ought in to 0 t by this time limo t u a hm house ue n ii be lie It U on Oh h tIn lf n as In the tho of Lincoln or Oil on f Industrial linen 11 II ell an as III In our duy lU camut canim Jl t i er nt upon lh between i is 4 H timid Hut But where U Is I r t lq grout spirit today who shoe e influence A for fr o Petite line conciliation to a Il f iI t j |
