Burr and Burton Academy - Burtonian Yearbook (Manchester, VT)

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THE BUPTONIAN foster mo'he1 Sarah Bush later said of him He never gave me a cross word or look he was always ready to run an errand or do some chore for me I-Ie was the best boy I ever saw Lincoln tried to improve himself in early life by cultivating acquamtances with cultured and thoughtful people When he talked with such people the words education and knowledge were often on his lips He had the gift of asking people questions and quietly drawing out of them all they knew on a subject It vxas said that he could pump a. man dry on any subJect he was interested in As a young man before he entered law he stayed over a. year at a tavern run by the Onstotts and they gave this description of his life and traits at that time He never drank smoked or chewed the nearest he ever came to swearing was once when he blurted out By J ing' He neither fished nor hunted and he was the champion wrestler and crowbar thrower He was a favorite with all kinds of people and he was always ready to accommodate in any way he could The simplicity of Abraham Lincoln which marked all h1s speeches and wntmgs as well as his private life and wh1ch was probably his chief quality was especially noticeable in him at this tlme He could explain comphcated problems to unlearned people so that they could understand readily He made a practlce of gathering stories to tell and he used them continually ively 1n his talks and writings to illustrate and emphasize his point No matter how high he rose he put his faith m the common people and looked to them for support He said God must have loved the common people he made so many of them Everything he did as president he tried to perform clearly and simply and explain it so that the people would understand Now keeping m mind that while 1t was the man who made the unpression on the world it was the youth who molded the character which made this possible let us conclude The world is Just getting to where It can deeply appreciate this great man Probably he can not yet be fully appreciated The further we travel down the years away from him the better we are able to see him in a clear full picture and realize the lmmensxty of the man As he dominated in phys1ca1 power about his native town so he later dominated over the world through the universal appeal of his personality And as he traveled through life with malice toward none and wlth charity for all his memory and miluence go marching down the years and we are ready to credit him with the title he so much deserves Lincoln Man For The Ages OH, SPRING I LOVE YOU EVEN THOUGH By Gould Griffith Oh Spring I love you even though The growing lawn I have to mow I love you though the suns hot rays Make me long for cooler days I love you though the roads are muddy And cars splash mud on everybody It generally IS understood That nothing is entirely good And so m spite of everythmg I like you best of all Oh Spring 10 . g Besides being able to entertain with these stories he used them very eifect- ! Q . 1 1 . I . 1 ,, . . . . so . . . . ,, . ,, 9 . I . .

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