Chapter 2.
- Sarah Lincoln. -- she attends school with her brother Abraham. -- the tribute by helm to Abe, the little boy. -- boyhood exploits with John Duncan and Austin Gollaher. -- dissatisfaction of Thomas Lincoln with Kentucky. -- the removal to Indiana. -- the “half-faced camp.” -- Thomas and Betsy Sparrow follow. -- how Thomas Lincoln and the Sparrows farmed. -- life in the Lincoln cabin. -- Abe and David Turnham go to mill. -- appearance of the “milk sick” in the Pigeon creek settlement. -- death of the Sparrows. -- death of Nancy Lincoln. -- the widowerhood of Thomas Lincoln. -- he marries Sarah Bush Johnston. -- the Lincoln and Johnston children.--‘Tilda Johnston's indiscretion. -- attending school. -- Abe's gallantry toward Kate Roby.--“Blue Nose” Crawford and the book. -- schoolboy poetry. -- Abe's habits of study. -- testimony of his stepmother.
Sarah, the sister of Abraham Lincoln, though in some respects like her brother, lacked his stature. She was thick-set, had dark-brown hair, deep-gray eyes, and an even disposition. In contact with others she was kind and considerate. Her nature was one of amiability, and God had endowed her with that invincible combination — modesty and good sense. Strange to say, Mr. Lincoln never said much about his sister in after years, and we are really indebted to the Hankses — Dennis and Johnfor the little we have learned about this rather unfortunate young woman. She was married to Aaron Grigsby, in Spencer county, Indiana, in the month of August, 1826, and died January 20, 1828. Her brother accompanied her to school while they lived in Kentucky, but as he was only seven, and as she had not yet finished her ninth year when their father removed with them to Indiana, it is to be presumed that neither made much progress in the matter of school education. Still it is authoritatively stated that they attended two schools during this short period. One of these was kept by Zachariah Riney, the other by Caleb Hazel. It is difficult at this late day to learn much of the boy Abraham's life during those seven years of
