Show I lincoln took her to the circus there died near danville ill III recently a w woman oman who in her younger days learned to love Abr abraham iliam lintvin as a father and wh who met in a most peculiar manner lie ile saw her crying one ona day because she could not attend a circus in that city ile he promptly took her by the hand band and together they walked to danville and saw the show the woman wait waif mrs anna pierce she lived on a farm n her younger daya and the family had but tittle little money circuses were not everyday every day and jbea ono one came to itie city the family supply of cash had beu exhausted the little girl sat cat on the front doorstep and was waa bemoaning her disappointment when lincoln walking down the middle of the road as was waa his bla wont saw her in her sad ad plight get on your new dress dregs and I 1 will take you he said eald and while ib changed chanced her clothes ho he sat eat on JH tha front step and played with a kmatz brother of the girl |