[ WHAT SUMMER THOUGHT. ]

[ A USELESS DOG. ]

[ ORIGIN OF THE “INFLUENCE” STORY. ]

[ FELT SORRY FOR BOTH. ]

[ WHERE DID IT COME FROM? ]

[ “LONG ABE” FOUR YEARS LONGER. ]

[ “ALL SICKER’N YOUR MAN.” ]

[ EASIER TO EMPTY THE POTOMAC. ]

[ HE WANTED A STEADY HAND. ]

[ LINCOLN SAW STANTON ABOUT IT. ]