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Lesson 101 



ABRAHAM LINCOLN 



IN a log cabin built under green trees, and near a 

 singing brook, was born, on February 12, 1809, 

 the baby boy who grew 

 to be our great Abra- 

 ham Lincoln. This 

 cabin had but one room. 

 There was no glass in 

 the one little square 

 window and no door in 

 the doorway, but over 

 both of these openings 

 skins were sometimes 

 hung to keep out the 

 cold and wind. To the 

 left of the doorway was 

 a wide fireplace built of 

 stones and clay, with the 

 chimney built against 

 the outside of the house. There was no floor 

 except the hard-packed earth. For furniture there 

 were blocks of wood, a home-made bench, and a 



From a rare photograph 

 HONEST ABE" LINCOLN 



