summary of chapter when lincoln was a boy chapter 2 class 4 new pathway english
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When the boy Lincoln was seven years old, new and wider vistas
seemed to open for him In the removal of his fnther to Spencer County,
Indiana. Thomas Lincoln had a brother who had gone to Indiana, and
the reports sent back to Kentucky by this brother were so encouraging
thnt Thomas Lincoln decided to pull up stakes In Kentucky and Join
his brother In Indiana. The Journey was made In a wagon, and the boy
Abe found it to be delightful— more delightful than his early experiences
in his new home could have been, for this new home was even more of
a wilderness than the Kentucky home had been and the settlers had
to endure many prlvatioqs. It is no wonder that Lincoln referred In his
later life to liie days of Ills boyhood In Indiana as "pretty pinching
times." No boy had more hard work in
his boyhood than fell to the portion of
Abraham Lincoln, but he performed his
hard tasks cheerfully and even merrily,
and his hard work swinging the uxe or
grubblng-hoe surely did him no physical
harm, for he was noted for his great
strength as he approached the years of
manhood. When not at work on his fath-
er's farm he worked for some neighboring
farmers, receiving twenty-live cents a day
for his services, and even this small sum
was paid to his fnther. When an occa-
sional hour or half May of leisure came to
him he was off to the woods with his gun
or awny to the nearest stream to swim or
row with the other hoys. His work nnd
his pleasures were in the open air and he
was u true lover of nature. Often a book
went with him when he went to the woods,
nnd it was common for him to carry a
book when he went to the fields or' to the
woods to work. He could read and ent his frugal noonday luncheon at