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"ABE" A SUPERB MIMIC.
Lincoln's reading in his early days embraced a wide range. He was
particularly fond of all stories containing fun, wit and humor, and
every one of these he came across he learned by heart, thus adding to
his personal store.
He improved as a reciter and retailer of the stories he had read and
heard, and as the reciter of tales of his own invention, and he had
ready and eager auditors.
Judge Herndon, in his "Abraham Lincoln," relates that as a mimic Lincoln
was unequalled. An old neighbor said: "His laugh was striking. Such
awkward gestures belonged to no other man. They attracted universal
attention, from the old and sedate down to the schoolboy. Then, in a few
moments, he was as calm and thoughtful as a judge on the bench, and as
ready to give advice on the most important matters; fun and gravity grew
on him alike."
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Stories and Anecdotes About the Life of Abraham Lincoln
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