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Show Lincoln Never Read a Novel. While Edwin Forrest was playing an engagement at Ford's theatre, Mr. Carpenter Car-penter Bpoko to tho president one dny of the actor's fine Interpretation of the character char-acter of Richelieu, and advised him to witness the performance. The conversation conver-sation occurred in the presence of Senator Harris, of New York. "Who wrote the playC" asked tho president of Mr. Carpenter. Car-penter. "Bulwer," wns the reply. ' "Ahl" ho rejoined, "well, I knew Bulwer Bul-wer wrote novels, but I did not know he was a play writer also. It may seem somewhat strange to say," he continued, "but I never read an entire novel in my life." Said Judge Harris, "Is it possible possi-ble J1" "Yes" returned tho president, p "it ls a fact. I once commenced 'Ivan-hoe,' 'Ivan-hoe,' but never Ilnished it." |