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WALKED AS HE TALKED.
When Mr. Lincoln made his famous humorous speech in Congress ridiculing
General Cass, he began to speak from notes, but, as he warmed up,
he left his desk and his notes, to stride down the alley toward the
Speaker's chair.
Occasionally, as he would complete a sentence amid shouts of laughter,
he would return up the alley to his desk, consult his notes, take a sip
of water and start off again.
Mr. Lincoln received many congratulations at the close, Democrats
joining the Whigs in their complimentary comments.
One Democrat, however (who had been nicknamed "Sausage" Sawyer), didn't
enthuse at all.
"Sawyer," asked an Eastern Representative, "how did you like the lanky
Illinoisan's speech? Very able, wasn't it?"
"Well," replied Sawyer, "the speech was pretty good, but I hope he won't
charge mileage on his travels while delivering it."
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Stories and Anecdotes About the Life of Abraham Lincoln
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