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Title: He knew Lincoln
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: New York : McClure Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library

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ettinaround in a little room, waitin fer him,but there want anybody there I knowed,and I was feelin a little funny when adoor opened and out came little JohnNicolay. He came from down this way,so I just went up and says, ^Howd youdo, John; wheres Mr Lincoln.? 29 HE KNEW LINCOLNWell, John didnt seem over glad to seeme. Have you an appintment with Mr.Lincoln ? he says. *No, sir, I says; I aint, and it aintnecessary. Mebbe its all right and fittinfor them as wants post-offices to haveappintments, but I reckon Mr. Lincolnsold friends dont need em, so you justtrot along, Johnnie, and tell him BillyBrowns here and see what he says. Well,he kind a flushed up and set his lips to-gether, but he knowed me, and so he wentoff. In about two minutes the door poppedopen and out came Mr. Lincoln, his faceall lit up. He saw me first thing, and helaid holt of me and just shook my handsfit to kill. Billy, he says, now I amglad to see you. Come right in. Youregoin to stay to supper with Mary and me. 30 S
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We ivent out on the back stoop and sat down and talkedand talked HE KNEW LINCOLN Didnt I know it ? Think bein presi-dent would change him — not a mite.Well, he had a right smart lot of peopleto see, but soon as he was through wewent out on the back stoop and set downand talked and talked. He asked meabout pretty nigh everybody in Spring-field. I just let loose and told him aboutthe weddins and births and the funeralsand the buildin, and I guess there wanta yarn Id heard in the three years and ahalf hed been away that I didnt spin forhim. Laugh — you ought to a heard himlaugh — just did my heart good, for Icould see what theyd been doin to him.Always was a thin man, but, Lordy, hewas thinnern ever now, and his face waskind a drawn and gray — enough to makeyou cry. Well, we had supper and then talkedsome more, and about ten oclock I start- 31 HE KNEW LINCOLNed downtown. Wanted me to stay allnight, but I says to myself, Billy, dontyou overdo it. Youve cheered him up,and you bette

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