De la maison pionnière à la Maison Blanche : la vie d'Abraham Lincoln : boycagoule, la jeunesse, la manhood, l'assassinat, la mort . , daté 1827,entendit des discours de loi, et écoutait des procès de loi, etc. Helas toujours lire, scribbling, écrire, ciphering, écrire de la poésie, et ainsi de suite. ... À Gentryville, à 1,6 km à l'ouest de la ferme Thomas Lincolns, Lincolnirait raconter ses blagues et ses histoires, et était si étrange, original, plein d'humour et d'esprit, que tous les habitants de la ville se rassembleraient autour de lui. Il ne les gardera pas là-bas jusqu'à minuit. ABE était un bon taker, un bon lecteur, et était une sorte de newsboy. En conséquence de la preva

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From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . , dated 1827, heard law speeches, and listened to law trials, etc. Hewas always reading, scribbling, writing, ciphering, writing poetry, and the like. ... In Gentryville, aboutone mile west of Thomas Lincolns farm, Lincolnwould go and tell his jokes and stories, and wasso odd, original, humorous and witty, that all thepeople in town would gather around him. He wouldkeep them there till midnight. Abe was a good talker, a good reader, and was a kind of newsboy. In consequence of the prevalence of the milk-disease, from time to time, the Lincolns discussed the subjectof removal to Illinois. John Hanks had gone thither, and sent back favorable reports of the country. Johnreturned to Kentucky after residing with the Lincolns SUNDRY INCIDENTS. 179 four years, as we have said before, and afterward re-moved to Illinois. It was natural, therefore, when thequestion of escaping from the dreaded milk-disease wasraised, to turn towards that State. The next chapterwill furnish an account of the removal.. CHAPTER XIV.OFF TO ILLINOIS. [EFORE the ist of January, 1830, Mr. Lin-coln decided to remove to Illinois. DennisHanks and Levi Hall, who had marriedMrs. Lincolns daughters, concluded to re-move, also, with their families. Dennis had made aflying visit thither, after he had recovered from asevere attack of the milk-disease, and returned withmarvellous stories about the country. He went tovisit Uncle John Hanks, who had settled four milesfrom Decatur, in Macon County, On this account, Mr. Lincoln decided to go directly to Uncle Johns.He sold his farm to the senior Gentry, and his cornand hogs to David Turnham. He received ten centsa bushel for his corn, and sold the hogs for a song.He took with him to Illinois some stock-cattle, onehorse, one bureau, one table, one clothes-chest, oneset of chairs, working utensils, clothing, etc. Thegoods belonging to the three families were lo

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