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Title: The boyhood of Lincoln
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Atkinson, Eleanor, 1863-1942
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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THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN of. Abe was someers round nine yearsold, but he never got over the mizable wayhis mother died. I reckon she didnt haveno sort o keer—pore Nancy! The old man fell asleep again, exhaust-ed by his own emotions. An ancient clockwith a quaint face, ticked loud on an old-fashioned dresser, while Dennis slept, along half-hour. Nancy, was murmured, to start himoff again, when he woke up. I reckon it was thinkin o Nancy anthings shed done said to him that startedAbe to studyin that next winter. Hecould read an write. Men Nancyd larnthim that much, an hed gone to school aspell; but it was nine miles thar an back,an a pore make-out fur a school, anyhow.Tom said it was a waste o time, an Ireckon he was right. But Nancy kep urg-in Abe to study. Abe, shed say, you17 THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN Tarn all you kin, an be some account,an shed tell him stories about GeorgeWashington, an say that Abe had jist asgood Virginny blood in him as Washing-ton. Mebbe she stretched things some,

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