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Yarns and Stories, by Alexander K. McClure 36"She gasped and looked at her mother and said: 'Well, I will be better now Iguess, for I have got down to the raisins.'""HONEST ABE" SWALLOWS HIS ENEMIES."'Honest Abe' Taking Them on the Half-Shell" was one of the cartoonspublished in 1860 by one of the illustrated periodicals. As may be seen, itrepresents Lincoln in a "Political Oyster House," preparing to swallow twoof his Democratic opponents for the Presidency--Douglas andBreckinridge. He performed the feat at the November election. TheDemocratic party was hopelessly split in 1860 The Northern wingnominated Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, as their candidate, the Southernwing naming John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky; the ConstitutionalUnionists (the old American of Know-Nothing party) placed John Bell, ofTennessee, in the field, and against these was put Abraham Lincoln, whoreceived the support of the Abolitionists.Lincoln made short work of his antagonists when the election came around.He received a large majority in the Electoral College, while nearly everyNorthern State voted majorities for him at the polls. Douglas had but twelvevotes in the Electoral College, while Bell had thirty-nine. The votes of theSouthern States, then preparing to secede, were, for the most part, thrownfor Breckinridge. The popular vote was: Lincoln, 1,857,610; Douglas,1,365,976; Breckinridge, 847,953; Bell, 590,631; total vote, 4,662,170. Inthe Electoral College Lincoln received 180; Douglas, 12; Breckinridge, 72;Bell, 39; Lincoln's majority over all, 57.SAVING HIS WIND.Judge H. W. Beckwith of Danville, Ill., said that soon after the Ottawadebate between Lincoln and Douglas he passed the Chenery House, thenthe principal hotel in Springfield. The lobby was crowded with partisanleaders from various sections of the state, and Mr. Lincoln, from his greaterheight, was seen above the surging mass that clung about him like a swarmof bees to their ruler. The day was warm, and at the first chance he brokeaway and came out for a little fresh air, wiping the sweat from his face.
Yarns and Stories, by Alexander K. McClure 37"As he passed the door he saw me," said Judge Beckwith, "and, taking myhand, inquired for the health and views of his 'friends over in Vermillioncounty.' He was assured they were wide awake, and further told that theylooked forward to the debate between him and Senator Douglas with deepconcern. From the shadow that went quickly over his face, the pained lookthat came to give way quickly to a blaze of eyes and quiver of lips, I feltthat Mr. Lincoln had gone beneath my mere words and caught my innerand current fears as to the result. And then, in a forgiving, jocular waypeculiar to him, he said: 'Sit down; I have a moment to spare, and will tellyou a story.' Having been on his feet for some time, he sat on the end of thestone step leading into the hotel door, while I stood closely fronting him."'You have,' he continued, 'seen two men about to fight?'"'Yes, many times.'"'Well, one of them brags about what he means to do. He jumps high in theair, cracking his heels together, smites his fists, and wastes his wreathtrying to scare somebody. You see the other fellow, he says not aword,'--here Mr. Lincoln's voice and manner changed to great earnestness,and repeating--'you see the other man says not a word. His arms are at hissides, his fists are closely doubled up, his head is drawn to the shoulder,and his teeth are set firm together. He is saving his wind for the fight, andas sure as it comes off he will win it, or die a-trying.'"RIGHT FOR, ONCE, ANYHOW.Where men bred in courts, accustomed to the world, or versed indiplomacy, would use some subterfuge, or would make a polite speech, orgive a shrug of the shoulders, as the means of getting out of anembarrassing position, Lincoln raised a laugh by some bold west-countryanecdote, and moved off in the cloud of merriment produced by the joke.When Attorney-General Bates was remonstrating apparently against theappointment of some indifferent lawyer to a place of judicial importance,the President interposed with: "Come now, Bates, he's not half as bad asyou think. Besides that, I must tell you, he did me a good turn long ago.
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