LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
[FEBRUARY 12] Good stories for great holidays : arranged for story-telling and
reading aloud and for the children's own reading | ||
HIS SPRINGFIELD FAREWELL ADDRESS
IT was on the morning of February 11, 1861, that the President-elect, together with his family and a small party of friends, bade adieu to the city of Springfield, which, alas! he was never to see again.
A large throng of Springfield citizens assembled at the railway station to see the departure, and before the train left Mr. Lincoln addressed them in the following words:—
“My Friends: No one, not in my position, can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To this people I owe all that I am. Here I have lived
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LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
[FEBRUARY 12] Good stories for great holidays : arranged for story-telling and
reading aloud and for the children's own reading | ||