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BIG ENOUGH HOG FOR HIM.
To a curiosity-seeker who desired a permit to pass the lines to
visit the field of Bull Run, after the first battle, Lincoln made the
following reply:
"A man in Cortlandt county raised a porker of such unusual size that
strangers went out of their way to see it.
"One of them the other day met the old gentleman and inquired about the
animal.
"'Wall, yes,' the old fellow said, 'I've got such a critter, mi'ty big
un; but I guess I'll have to charge you about a shillin' for lookin' at
him.'
"The stranger looked at the old man for a minute or so, pulled out the
desired coin, handed it to him and started to go off. 'Hold on,' said
the other, 'don't you want to see the hog?'
"'No,' said the stranger; 'I have seen as big a hog as I want to see!'
"And you will find that fact the case with yourself, if you should
happen to see a few live rebels there as well as dead ones."
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Stories and Anecdotes About the Life of Abraham Lincoln
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