Excerpt from Reminiscences About Abraham Lincoln: Newspaper Clippings, Accounts, and Memories of Those Whose Lives Included an Encounter With the 16th President of the United States; Surnames Beginning With Bo-Br A quaint sto1y told by thisxlittle 1101111111 11ho has shaken hands 11111111r times 11ith Abraham Li11coln.is-.of the unusual appearance of the. L111 col'n residence at Springfield. Second story of the house does not match the _first 111 material and method of construction. Mrs. Bro aa'ugh (says that Mrs. Lincoln, who wished things done in a more pre tentions fashion than did her hus band, had long wished to add an other f100r to their one -story house. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.