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Show Lincoln and John Ttrobvn. A Kansas paper aaye an old clllten of that state attended a meeting held Ml Atchison In 1850 at which Mr. I,ln-tcoln I,ln-tcoln made a speech. According to this old cltlien, soma one In the audience eked, "How about John Brown," who Ihad been hanged a few daya before, ito which Mr. Lincoln replied: "He iwsa banged and he deserved It 1 Idon't know much about Brown's history his-tory In Kansas, but John Ilrown violated vio-lated the lawa of his country, and Governor Wise did right In hsnglng Dim." I Whether Mr. Unroln acluslly said IthU. It Is Impnssllile to decide. The Inemorlna of old men play them and tricks aometlmea. They alncerely believe be-lieve often that they heard at first sand what they may have heard at eoond hand, or may not have heard at all. Rut whatever Mr. Lincoln may nave said or thought of the execution of John Ilrown. he rertalnly rilsap-proved rilsap-proved of wluil John Ilrown did at Harper's Kerry. C'hlcngo Tribune. |