not a very old one.Looking back perhaps two centuries, we are surprised at theunartistic, rude attempt by the cartoonist to express humor. The days of the Rebellion and the big days of # reconstructionwhich followed, moved the caricaturists to sketching their ideas,but these were expressions of… … OLD ABE—Aint there a nice crop?Theres the hardy Bunker Hill flower,the Seventh Regiment pink, the Fire-boy tulip—that tricolored flower growsnear Independence Hall—the WesternBlossoms and Prairie Flowers will soonbegin to shoot. COLUMBIA—What charming plant isthis? OLD ABE—That is rare in this…
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 · Arts, Modern · Literature, Modern
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