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Grace received a reply within 4 days. It seems Lincoln thought if he grew a beard this close to election, it might be suspicious -- a "piece of silly affection." However, when he won the election a month later, he had the beard. And on his way to the Inaugural, his train stopped in Grace's town and he asked if she was present. She was, and they met and there is now a statue of the two of them.-
I just wanted to mention this to remind us of the power of the written word, the power of a letter to a public official, the power of playing to the public, and, especially, the power of the female.
I just wanted to mention this to remind us of the power of the written word, the power of a letter to a public official, the power of playing to the public, and, especially, the power of the female.
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Happy Anniversary, Abe Lincoln Beard!
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Which reminds me of this previous post in which we played a fun game with the portrait to the right, a modern day Abe Lincoln Beard.
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Have a great October 15th.
4 comments:
The silloutte of Tommy,its perfect!!
Nice to see "Drifty" working
Just studied the "power of a female" in our Esther Bible Study! Soooo, true!!!
If I grew a full beard would that make me more handsome than I all ready am?
Hey Anonymous - I am retired so I shouldn't have to work. My wife is not old enough to retire so she should be the one doing the work around our house.
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