CONTENTS.

I.

First Day at School

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THE SCENE. - ABRAHAM LEARNING TO READ. — CONVERSATION OF
HIS PARENTS ABOUT SLAVERY. HIS FATHER'S EARLY LIFE. — VALUE
OF PENMANSHIP. WHERE THE SCENE OCCURRED. THE LINCOLN
FAMILY.—A REMARKABLE MOTHER. —A COMMON-SENSE FATHER. —
ABRAHAM SEVEN YEARS OLD. HAZEL HIS TEACHER. DILWORTH'S
SPELLING-BOOK, AND THE BIBLE. — ABRAHAM'S GRANDFATHER KILLED
BY THE INDIANS. HOW IT HAPPENED. THE SAD CONDITION OF
THE FAMILY AFTER HIS DEATH. — DANIEL BOONE'S EXPERIENCE WITH
THE INDIANS. THREE LITTLE GIRLS CAPTURED BY THE INDIANS. -
ADVICE ABOUT READING.

THE ERRAND. THE CURSE OF SLAVERY TO THE POOR WHITES.-
SELBY, A DEGRADED WHITE. HIS VIEWS OF KNOWLEDGE. — LIN-
COLN'S RESOLVE TO REMOVE TO FREE INDIANA.- SELBY'S INFIDEL
ITY. MRS. LINCOLN'S REGARD FOR THE BIBLE. — THREE THINGS
THAT SELBY'S CHARACTER TAUGHT ABRAHAM: NOT TO SWEAR, EVII
OF IGNORANCE, AND THE MISERY OF INTEMPERANCE. — HOW POOR
WHITES SOMETIMES INTERFERE WITH SLAVES. AN INCIDENT. —
MR
LINCOLN'S VIEWS OF THE EVILS OF SLAVERY CORRECT.

HOW ABRAHAM SUCCEEDS AT SCHOOL. — THE REPORT OF HAZEL.-
ABRAHAM'S SUDDEN ENTRANCE. COLBY'S ARRIVAL. TALK ABOUT
SELLING THE PLACE.- TIME FOR ANOTHER INTERVIEW. BOTH OF
THEM POOR. PRICE OF THE FARM. CONCLUSIONS OF MR. AND MRS.
AT SCHOOL. — CALL OF PARSON

LINCOLN. ABRAHAM CONTINUES

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ABRAHAM A PIONEER

SLAVERY AGAIN. MRS. LINCOLN'S SABBATH INSTRUCTIONS.

BOY.-

SABBATH MORNING. THE BIBLE A SUNDAY TEXT-BOOK. -STORY

OF MOSES, AND COMMENTS THEREON. — STORY OF JOSEPH, AND RE-

MARKS. THE STORY OF THE CROSS. -QUESTIONS OF THE CHILDREN.

-THE THIRD COMMANDMENT.- THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT. — THE

FIFTH COMMANDMENT. - THE NINTH COMMANDMENT. COMMENTS

THEREON. THAT FAMILY BIBLE, ITS INFLUENCE. PRAYER, AND

ABRAHAM TAUGHT TO PRAY. HIS PRECOCIOUS INQUIRIES. — THE

LINCOLN CABIN A LIGHT IN THAT REGION. GREAT MEN HAVE GOOD

MOTHERS. MOTHER OF RANDOLPH. MOTHER OF JOHN QUINCY

ADAMS. MOTHER OF WASHINGTON. THE MOTHER OF ABRAHAM

LINCOLN.

The Sale.

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THE FALL OF 1816. -THE PURCHASER COMES. PRICE OF THE
PLACE. PROPOSES TO PAY FOR IT WITH WHISKEY. A DISCUSSION
ABOUT IT. HOW TO CARRY IT AND WHERE TO TURN IT INTO MONEY.-
LINCOLN CONSULTS HIS WIFE. CONCLUDES TO TAKE IT. — - THE PRICE
PER GALLON. THE QUANTITY. -THE BARGAIN CLOSED. — THE AF-

FAIR REVIEWED. — TEMPERANCE PRINCIPLES THEN. — TEMPERANCE
PRINCIPLES NOW. PURPOSES TO MOVE ON A FLAT-BOAT.— ABRAHAM
MUST HELP. — LIVE ONE MILE FROM THE ROLLING FORK.

VI.

Pulling up Stakes

ARRANGEMENTS TO MOVE.

VISIT OF PARSON ELKINS.

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ON THE

RIVER. ABRAHAM'S AXE. HOW LONG TO BE GONE. PUSHES INTO

THE STREAM. AN ACCIDENT. UPSETS IN THE RIVER. MEN COME

TO HIS RESCUE. EFFORTS TO RIGHT THE BOAT AND SAVE THE CARGO.

-LOSES MOST OF THE WHISKEY. — LEARNS WAY TO GO. LANDS AT

THOMPSON'S FERRY.-POSEY MOVES HIS GOODS. — CUTTING A ROAD

THROUGH THE WOODS. -THEY COME TO A CABIN. -REACH DESTINA-

TION. LEFT HIS GOODS AND RETURNED FOR HIS FAMILY. TAKES

THEM ON HORSES. A SEVEN DAYS' JOURNEY. -FEMALES NOT TIMID

THEN.- MRS. DAVIES AND THE INDIANS. MRS. MERRILL'S COURAGE.

-MRS. LINCOLN BRAVE.

The Pioneer Boy

CALLED BY HIS FATHER.

VII.

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HIS FIRST WORK. HIS FATHER SHOOTS
A TURKEY.- PROMISE THAT ABRAHAM SHALL FIRE. GAME PLENTY.
-CUTTING LOGS FOR HOUSE, AND MR. NEALE AIDS. — DESCRIPTION OF
THE LOG-HOUSE. HOW THEY MADE A BEDSTEAD. — MAKING A TABLE
AND STOOLS.-HOW IT WAS DONE. - RAPID WORK. THE LOFT ABOVE,
ABRAHAM'S PARLOR CHAMBER. — THIS VIEW OF HIS HOME.

NEEDED MILLS TO GRIND.- HOW ABRAHAM AND HIS FATHER MADE
A MILL-CUTTING THE LOG. - -BURNING HOLE IN IT. A SPRING-POLK

AND PESTLE. EIGHTEEN MILES TO MILL.- THE VALUE OF THE MILL.

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ABRAHAM STILL LEARNING. GOOD LESSONS AND THE BIBLE. HE
LONGS FOR OTHER BOOKS. — READ BY THE LIGHT OF THE FIRE, AS TOO
POOR TO HAVE CANDLES. PROSPECTS NOT VERY BRIGHT.

The Lucky Shot

SPRING COMES.

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SOWING SEED. - THE WHISKEY AGAIN. WAS IT

BEST TO LOSE IT? DISCUSSION ABOUT IT. I'LL TRY, AND WHAT IT

HAS DONE. ABRAHAM FIRES AT A TURKEY AND KILLS IT.ACCOUNT

OF GOOD MARKSMEN. DRIVING NAILS BY FIRING. SNUFFING A

CANDLE.SHOOTING NOT A PASTIME. HIS PHYSICAL CULTURE AND

HIS MOTHER SICK.- ABRAHAM AWAKED. -MRS. BRUNER SENT FOR.

-ABRAHAM'S LOVE AND ANXIETY. — REMEDIES APPLIED. — WORD

SENT TO MRS. GRANGER. HER WILLINGNESS TO DIE. HER WORDS TO

ABRAHAM. - HER

FOR THE FUNERAL.

DEATH.-PREPARATIONS

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SPOT FOR GRAVE CHOSEN. NO MINISTER TO OFFICIATE. TESTIMONY
OF HER WORTH. SYMPATHY FOR ABRAHAM.

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HER GRAVE A

TEACHER.

XI.

Going up Higher

PILGRIM'S PROGRESS

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BORROWED. — ABRAHAM'S

THE CHANGE. -

DELIGHT. —A PRESENT OF ESOP'S FABLES. BOTH RE-READ. — COM-

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MITS THE FABLES TO MEMORY. DENNIS HANKS. — LEARNING

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WRITE. -HIS PROGRESS. - HIS

ENTHUSIASM. WRITING ON SLABS,

STOOLS, AND THE GROUND. — STUDY INTERFERES WITH WORK. — HIS
FATHER'S CENSURE. - READS WEEM'S LIFE OF WASHINGTON.-WRITES
HIS NAME ON THE GROUND. — LIKE PASCAL. LIKE DAVID WILKIE. —
HOW BOYS GO UP HIGHER.

The Letter and Visitor

XII.

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ABRAHAM'S FIRST LETTER. -WHAT WAS IN IT. HIS FATHER'S
JOY OVER IT. WILL PARSON ELKINS COME?-TALK ABOUT THE
LETTER. OTHERS COME TO GET HIM TO WRITE LETTERS FOR THEM.-
THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. ABRAHAM SEES PARSON ELKINS COMING.
-INTERVIEW WITH ABRAHAM AND HIS FATHER. THE FUNERAL SER-
MON AT THE GRAVE. THE ASSEMBLY. IMPRESSION ON ABRAHAM.-
HIS TROUBLE ABOUT THE RESURRECTION. HIS DESIRE TO KNOW THE
WHY AND WHEREFORE. -HIS PRECOCITY AND CRITICISM OF SERMONS.
MORE ABOUT PIONEER PREACHERS. THE ONE WHO REFUSED A
TITLE-DEED. HENRY BIDLEMAN BASCOM.-ACCOUNT OF HIS MINIS-

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TERS. PULPIT INFLUENCE.

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WARM GREETING

BUCKSKIN SUIT OF

A YEAR MORE. HIS FATHER MARRIED AGAIN.
FOR HIS STEP-MOTHER. TALK ABOUT SCHOOL.
CLOTHES. GOES TO MR. CRAWFORD TO SCHOOL. GETS ON A STUMP
AND REPEATS A SERMON. HIS HABIT OF CLOSE ATTENTION. MR.
CRAWFORD SAW IT. DR. CHALMERS. -THE ENGLISH STATESMAN. -
MR. CRAWFORD'S OPINION OF THE BOY. — TALK WITH MR. LINCOLN. —
CONFESSING HIS ERRORS. — LIKE WASHINGTON CUTTING THE CHERRY-
SEE MATERNAL INFLUENCE. WRITING A LETTER FOR A

NEIGHBOR.—WORDS OF ANOTHER ABOUT HIM.

TREE.

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