Mr Nonton: here's a horse that's worth your money give her a turn around the square
Tad: showing of like a peacock hey step along they'll think you are nothing but an old bag of bones come on now toss your head show a little spirit and for heavens shake pick up your feet Jeff
Mr Nonton: if you don't think your getting a baging in that little black mare just take a look at that poor old chestnut nag over there
Tad: that's better that's being a little more like yourself they can't make you an old nag just by calling you one
Mr Nonton: get on try her yourself spirited but gentle just a horse should be
Tad: sure so gentle he'll probably kick your teeth out at the first chance
Mr Nonton: hello Mr President what do you think of this mare as a buy
Abe: you make me think of an Irishman I saw trying a horse once a horse once
Mr Nonton: how so
Abe: well that Irishman stayed on until the horse jumped around so that he almost got his hind foot in the stirrup the Irishman looked around and address the rear end of the horse and saying by gonna if your gonna git on I'm gonna git off and he did
Tad: oh pa day did you come to help me sell Jeff for Miss Sophia
Abe: well that isn't what I had in mind I was sent here by your mother to see that you come in time for supper this is Tad my youngest
Mr Nonton: well now I didn't recognize the little fella looks like his father too
Tad: would you like to try Jeff Jeff is a good horse quiet and steady and he doesn't eat too much
Mr Nonton: i'm afraid he's a little too quiet for me when I want to get some place I set out for I want to get there
Tad: just try him a minute he has an easy gilt
Mr Nonton: well to please the youngest son of a President I will ride this lightning fast bolt around the square
Abe: that old crow I have never suspected him to being much accounting in a business way but that's one time the crow Jasper did contribute something to the end in view
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The Lincoln Boys
ספרות לא בדיוניתdiscover the story of the sons of Abraham Lincoln Robert Eddie Willie and Tad you will go in the minds of Ulysses S Grant Willie and Tad to the day they were born to Abe's death