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William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik 14 0 Browse Search
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William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik, Chapter 2. (search)
.--‘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.chool learning he was a great success; that was spelling. We are indebted to Kate Roby, a pretty miss of fifteen, for an indicent which illustrates alike his profic by Schoolmaster Crawford, but had been misspelled several times when it came Miss Roby's turn. Abe stood on the opposite side of the room (related Miss Roby MisMiss Roby Miss Roby afterward married Allen Gentry. to me in 1865) and was watching me. I began d-e-f — and then I stopped, hesitating whether to proceed with an i or a y . LookiMiss Roby afterward married Allen Gentry. to me in 1865) and was watching me. I began d-e-f — and then I stopped, hesitating whether to proceed with an i or a y . Looking up I beheld Abe, a grin covering his face, and pointing with his index finger to his eye. I took the hint, spelled the word with an i, and it went through all right. There was more or less of an attachment between Miss Roby and Abe, although the lady took pains to assure me that they were never in love. She described with <
William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik, Chapter 6. (search)
he affair with John McNeil. departure of McNeil for New York. Anne learns of the change of name. her faith under fire. Lincoln appears on the scene. Courting in dead earnest. Lincoln's proposal accepted. the ghost of another love. death of Anne. effect on Lincoln's mind. his suffering. kindness of Bowlin Greene.--Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? letter to Dr. Drake. return of McNamar. Since the days when in Indiana, Lincoln sat on the river's bank with little Kate Roby, dangling his bare feet in the water, there had been no hint in these pages of tender relations with any one of the opposite sex. Now we approach in timely order the grand passion of his life — a romance of much reality, the memory of which threw a melancholy shade over the remainder of his days. For the first time our hero falls in love. The courtship with Anne Rutledge and her untimely death form the saddest page in Mr. Lincoln's history. I am aware that most of his biographers have t