True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 129
the farmersand theirwives, andwas, i n fact,what we call aregular Jackof all trades. And all the time, though he was jolly and liked a good time,he kept studying, studying, studying until, as I have told you,the people where he lived said he knew more than anybody else.Some of them evTen said that… … LINCOLN, THE WRESTLER. ABRAHAM LINCOLN J3i at this work, he was so strong. With one blow he could justbury the axe in the wood. Once he split enough rails for awoman to pay for a suit of clothes she made for him, and all thefarmers round liked to have Abe Lincoln, as they calledhim, split their…
