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Show ONE OF LINCOLN'S STORIES. Senator Toraker Utet Anecdoli to Draw a Parallel. Ilefore Henulor Pornkor was C'lt'M lo tbe olllco he now holds be prartked law in Cincinnati, sajs Hie Ne lork Amerlrnn 11 Is snld ot him that his fws were larger than those of sny other utiornej In Ohio It Is genarslly known that In- Is a poor man so far as eurihlj possession go 8tor Piatt, of New York, naked hlta not long ago wbj he held himself down to it JI.Ih.'O Job, whereas If be roeOoed himself to lognl prnetlce he could trow eiiormouslj rich 'I uni told Hint jou get IiIkst ("." said the New Yorker. "Ihst my cither nttornej out jour wuj " "Willi h rctiiluds me of one of Mr. Lincoln's stories." unswered the Ohio-nn Ohio-nn "When he was 11 boy one of hit mother's neighbor was so pisir M to excite the pltj of all those who lass her. rlho had u world of children, tnd It was snld of them that they Deter had enough to cat When jouoAb4 was trudging sehoolward one nsirn Ing he met one of the bojs lilt start molted ut the sight of the gaunt snd hiingrj appearing lad. and qulcUr hit hand went Into bis luncheon iwket and drew forth a ginger akt He broke It In twain and the boy gobbled gob-bled It up He gate hlin the ether pleeo. and that went down tba WW' throat In one gulp. '"Yini like ginger cakes ib.n't joo!' Inquired Abe ot the wlilowV bof. '"I do,' was hla answer 'I "" 'em more nnd gits leaa nf m thta any lioy In Kangamon county 'And that Is mj slor).' lootlouod the senator 'Wboii I practiced lw I liked big fees belter than snj ea 00 earth, and got fewer nf Hicm tliB any other law)er out my wav " |
