Woman: he was such a good boy until he took to drinking in goodness that man should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains
Abe: oh Taddie did you see how much that poor foolish son made his mother suffer my son promise me that you will never drink wine or liquor of my kind the bible says wine is a mockery and strong drink is raging and whosoever is deceived there by is not wise I won't ask you to sign a pledge but give me your hand on it that you will never drink now instead of putting this down in black and white let's you and I say the nuzpah pledge the lord watches between me and them when we are absent one from another
Tad: let's repeat it absent absent no present here here pa day
Abe: keep that pledge my boy and it will be the best act of your life
Tad: when this cruel war is over give me another paper pa day
Abe: with charity for all my boys like some men I know
Robert: well Taddie what are you gonna be
Tad: I don't know but I ain't slowed to drink though
Abe: Taddie and I have a secret that we don't tell don't we
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The Lincoln Boys
Non-Fictiondiscover 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
