Show HE KNOW LINCOLN now new englander tells if opportunity he missed as a boy way down east abraham lincoln was no celebrity alien hen eaily in ili he nude made a trip through new england though that was but a few months be tore fore uis his nomination for the residency presidency lincoln passed la seI twice through boston practically unnoticed and to this lay nobody knows whether lie put up at a hotel ui ute ale at a restaurant william wain who was a boy in exeter N 11 tells this story of Lincol Lin colas ns visit to his home hollie town on the morning of Lincol ns arrival lie he was engaged in ili fishing for eels in III a canal the eels were mere biting well arid and wain wright was lining two mu poles ob lillous of everything but the pleasurable task fast in hand until lie he became conscious of homebody lim bing the fence behind him lie he it was another boy but on looking up was surprised to see a tall solemn looking man the man smiled and remarked that the buy was pretty busy the boy replied thit that lie he was that they biting title fine the man 11 all then asked if lie he could ube one of the pol ills his was granted all and 1 I lifter after patching catching a few eels lie he accidentally broke the pole which was a rough alder stick such as new hampshire bon bo is s are wont to use ile he offered to pay for the pole but on the boys ref refusing using he climbed the fence again arid and went away young wainwright Waln wright did not learn un til later that his guest was wag abraham lincoln |