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The second time he saw Lincoln was when he went to Washington to plead for the life of one of his men who had been condemned to death for sleeping on post. THE SECOND TIME HE SAW LINCOLN WAS WHEN HE WENT TO WASHINGTON TO PLEAD FOR THE LIFE OF ONE OF HIS MEN WHO HAD BEEN CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR SLEEPING ON POST
ch afterward became so famous, in Cooper Union, New York. The name of Lincoln was then scarcely known, and it was by mere chance that young Conwell happened to be in New York on that day. But being there, and learning that Abraham Lincoln from the West was going to make an address, he went to hear him. He tells how uncouthly Lincoln was dressed, even with one trousers-leg higher than the other, and of how awkward he was, and of how poorly, at first, he spoke and with what apparent embarrassment. The chairman of the meeting got Lincoln a glass of water, and Conwell thought that it was from a personal desire to help him and keep him from breaking down. But he loves to tell how Lincoln became a changed man as he spoke; how he seemed to feel ashamed of his brief embarrassment and, pulling himself together and putting aside the written speech which he had prepared, spoke freely and powerfully, with splendid conviction, as only a born orator speaks. To Conwell it was a tremendous experience. DELIVERED HIS ADDRESS WHICH AFTERWARDS BECAME SO FAMOUS IN COOPER UNION NEW YORK THE NAME OF LINCOLN WAS THEN SCARCELY KNOWN AND IT WAS BY MERE CHANCE THAT YOUNG CONWELL HAPPENED TO BE IN NEW YORK ON THAT DAY BUT BEING THERE AND LEARNING THAT ABRAHAM LINCOLN FROM THE WEST WAS GOING TO MAKE AN ADDRESS HE WENT TO HEAR HIM HE TELLS HOW UNCOUTHLY LINCOLN WAS DRESSED EVEN WITH ONE TROUSERS LEG HIGHER THAN THE OTHER AND OF HOW AWKWARD HE WAS AND OF HOW POORLY AT FIRST HE SPOKE AND WITH WHAT APPARENT EMBARRASSMENT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING GOT LINCOLN A GLASS OF WATER AND CONWELL THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE PERSONAL DESIRE TO HELP HIM AND KEEP HIM FROM BREAKING DOWN BUT HE LOVES TO TELL HOW LINCOLN BECAME A CHANGED MAN AS HE SPOKE HOW HE SEEMED TO FEEL ASHAMED OF HIS BRIEF EMBARRASSMENT AND PULLING HIMSELF TOGETHER AND PUTTING ASIDE THE WRITTEN SPEECH WHICH HE HAD PREPARED SPOKE FREELY AND POWERFULLY WITH SPLENDID CONVICTION AS ONLY A BORN ORATOR SPEAKS TO CONWELL IT WAS A TREMENDOUS EXPERIENCE
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