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Dean Swift said that the man who makes two blades of grass grow where one grew before serves well of his kind. Considering how much grass there is in the world and comparatively how little fun, we think that a still more deserving person is the man who makes many laughs grow where none grew before. Sometimes it happens that the biggest crop of laugh is produced by a man who ranks among the greatest and wisest. Such a man was Abraham Lincoln whose wholesome fun mixed with true philosophy made thousands laugh and think at the same time. He was a firm believer in. | Yarns and Stories by Alexander K. McClure 1 Yarns and Stories by Alexander K. McClure Project Gutenberg s Lincoln s Yarns and Stories by Alexander K. McClure This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Lincoln s Yarns and Stories Author Alexander K. McClure Release Date February 2001 Posting Date December 23 2008 EBook 2517 This file last updated on July 21 2010 Language English Character set encoding ASCII Yarns and Stories by Alexander K. McClure 2 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LINCOLN S YARNS AND STORIES Produced by Dianne Bean LINCOLN S YARNS AND STORIES A Complete Collection of the Funny and Witty Anecdotes that made Abraham Lincoln Famous as America s Greatest Story Teller With Introduction and Anecdotes By Alexander K. McClure Profusely Illustrated THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA ABRAHAM LINCOLN the Great Story Telling President whose Emancipation Proclamation freed more than four million slaves was a keen politician profound statesman shrewd diplomatist a thorough judge of men and possessed of an intuitive knowledge of affairs. He was the first Chief Executive to die at the hands of an assassin. Without school education he rose to power by sheer merit and will-power. Born in a Kentucky log cabin in 1809 his surroundings being squalid his chances for advancement were apparently hopeless. President Lincoln died April 15th 1865 having been shot by J. Wilkes Booth the night before. PREFACE. Dean Swift said that the man who makes two blades of grass grow where one grew before serves well of his kind. Considering how much grass there is in the world and comparatively how little fun we think that a still more deserving person is the man who makes many laughs grow where none grew before. Sometimes it happens that the biggest crop of .