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Title: Lincoln centennial number
Year: 1909 (1900s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896 Presidents
Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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have be-come a surprising thing. Many anecdotesrelate the boisterousness of his apprecia-tion of a humorous situation or story.Hay tells of his cheery laugh, which filledthe Blue Room with infectious goodnature. Homeric laughter, Hay saysit sometimes was; adding this genialtouch, that it was dull pleasure toLincoln to laugh alone. Some visitorsat the White House were filled withwonder at the quick transition from un-bridled mirth to pathetic seriousness.What wxonder that the boisterous laugh-ter became less frequent year by year, theeye grew veiled by constant meditation onmomentous subjects; the air of reserve anddetachment from his surroundings in-creased, and, as Hay says, and his pic-tures and the two contrasting life-masksshow, he rapidly grew old. Lincolns sense of humor, which flavorednow and then his speeches and writings,and constantly his conversation, wentalong with a homely wit which frequentlybrought to his argument quaint and con-vincing illustration. His sense of humor
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linyraved on wood by Timothy Cole ABRAHAM LINCOLNFrom an ambrotype taken May 19, i860, the day after his nomination for President. LINCOLN THE LEADER 489 was, indeed, a real assistance in his leader-ship, having many uses: it relieved thestrain of his strenuous labors; it helpedto attach the masses to his personality;and it assisted him out of many difficulties.We did not fully know till lately that hehimself so keenly appreciated the part thatstory-telling played in his career. ColonelBurt reports a strange interview withLincoln at the Soldiers Home at a timeof keen anxiety and when a person presenthad rudely demanded one of his goodstories. I believe, said Lincoln, turn-ing away from the challenger, I havethe popular reputation of being a story-teller, but I do not deserve the name inits general sense; for it is not the storyitself, but its purpose, or effect, that inter-ests me. I often avoid a long and uselessdiscussion by others or a laborious ex-planation on my own part by a sho

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