The story of Abraham Lincoln

THE CHILDREN’S HEROES SERIES
Edited by John Lang
THE STORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
For the first time he saw negroes being scourged
BY MARY A. HAMILTON WITH PICTURES BY S. T. DADD
LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO.
TO MARGOT
O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!
“O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done!
The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won.
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;