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But a few days later, when still in the city, I saw the crowd pass through the East Room by the coffin of Abraham Lincoln, and when I looked at the upturned face of the murdered President I felt then that the man I had seen such a short time before, who, so simple a man, so plain a man, was one of the greatest men that God ever raised up to lead a nation on to ultimate liberty. BUT A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN STILL IN THE CITY I SAW THE CROWD PASS THROUGH THE EAST ROOM BY THE COFFIN OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE UPTURNED FACE OF THE MURDERED PRESIDENT I FELT THEN THAT THE MAN I HAD SEEN SUCH A SHORT TIME BEFORE WHO SO SIMPLE A MAN SO PLAIN A MAN WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST MEN THAT GOD EVER RAISED UP TO LEAD A NATION ON TO ULTIMATE LIBERTY
g very near the light. No man ought to wish to be President of the United States, and I will be glad when I get through; then Tad and I are going out to Springfield, Illinois. I have bought a farm out there and I don’t care if I again earn only twenty-five cents a day. Tad has a mule team, and we are going to plant onions.” Then he asked me, “Were you brought up on a farm?” I said, “Yes; in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.” He then threw his leg over the corner of the big chair and said, “I have heard many a time, ever since I was young, that up there in those hills you have to sharpen the noses of the sheep in order to get down to the grass between the rocks.” He was so familiar, so everyday, so farmer-like, that I felt right at home with him at once. He then took hold of another roll of paper, and looked up at me and said, “Good morning.” I took the hint then and got up and went out. After I had gotten out I could not realize I had seen the President of the United States at all. ID IT IS ALL RIGHT WE ARE GETTING VERY NEAR THE LIGHT NO MAN OUGHT TO WISH TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND I WILL BE GLAD WHEN I GET THROUGH THEN TAD AND I ARE GOING OUT TO SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS I HAVE BOUGHT A FARM OUT THERE AND I DON'T CARE IF I AGAIN EARN ONLY TWENTY FIVE CENTS A DAY TAD HAS A MULE TEAM AND WE'RE GOING TO PLANT ONIONS THEN HE ASKED ME WERE YOU BROUGHT UP ON A FARM I SAID YES IN THE BERKSHIRE HILLS OF MASSACHUSETTS HE THEN THREW HIS LEG OVER THE CORNER OF THE BIG CHAIR AND SAID I HAVE HEARD MANY A TIME EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG THAT UP THERE IN THOSE HILLS YOU HAVE TO SHARPEN THE NOSES OF THE SHEEP IN ORDER TO GET DOWN TO THE GRASS BETWEEN THE ROCKS HE WAS SO FAMILIAR SO SO EVERY DAY SO FARMER LIKE THAT I FELT RIGHT AT HOME WITH HIM AT ONCE HE THEN TOOK HOLD OF ANOTHER ROLL OF PAPER AND LOOKED UP AT ME AND SAID GOOD MORNING I TOOK THE HINT THEN AND GOT UP AND WENT OUT AFTER I HAD GOTTEN OUT I COULD NOT REALIZE I HAD SEEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AT ALL
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