Show fi j r LINCOLNS WRITING Otto errors of grammar and construction i I which spring invariably from nn effort to avoid redundancy of expression remained wIth him through life lie seemed to grudge ft 1 Fr ae ospaoo required for necessary parts of speech Hat his language was at twenty ItIBhl 11tnll fsolt f f two as it was thirty years later the simple and manly attire of his thought with little tempt at ornament and none nt disguise liere was an intermediate tlmo when ho sinned In tho direction of fine writing but this ebullition soon passed awny nnd left that marvelously strong and transparent style I rta which I Ills two Inaugurals I wcro ritten N icohty und Hay f n lie Ieceumi bee entuij Critics lIIay find flaws and defects in tho direct and simple style used by I In coIn in his written productions But in telligent thinking men were nover at u loss to know exactly what ho meant nllll never failed to bo impressed with the originality of his ideas and mode of expression Like strong men who link intensely upon important subjects I ho expressed himself directly and logically logi-cally seemingly impatient of trickery or rnamcnt In the short sharp and decisive sentences that tamo from his pen as tho propositions in a chain of argument were forged at white heat In his mind Time charm and attraction of style haH its origin in modes of thinking Not tho polish of schools nor tho science of Ian nae In tho rules of trammnr can atone for trilling or insincere thoughts in the writer And books journals or written reductions of any kind will fail to move men except ns they are tho outcome of earnest thoughtful minds with a mission to fulfill |