ed to Indiana. (He educated himself. Whenever he came in
from work he read a book. He read the Bible, AEsop's Fables, Robinson
Crusoe and other books). He loved his mother very dearly. She died
when he was very young. Her last words to him were: "Try to live as
I have taught you and to love your Heavenly Father."

Many years after he said, "All I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel
mother."

The first act will be Abraham Lincoln and John Hanks coming in from
work.

HANKS: Gee, I am tired, aren't you?

LINCOLN: Yes. (Goes to cupboard, takes bread to eat, picks up book
and begins to read).

HANKS: (Gets bread and lies down). What you reading?

LINCOLN: O, a story of George Washington.

HANKS: Tell us about him.

LINCOLN: After a while.

HANKS: All you do is to read and cipher anyway. I am going to take
a nap.

_End of Act I._

ACT II.

INTRODUCTION:

Abraham Lincoln went on a flat boat down the Mississippi. The boat
was laden with supplies to sell at New Orleans. While in New Orleans
Lincoln visited a slave auction. After having seen this auction,
Lincoln was very much more opposed to slavery.

The next act will be Abraham Lincoln at the Slave auction. (Auctioneer
and slaves. Sells several slaves. Class bid and carry on auction, etc.)

(At end of auction, auctioneer says:)

AUCTIONEER: Rest of these slaves to be sold tomorrow. Gentlemen be
sure to come.

(Lincoln and Hanks talk.)

HANKS: Well, well. Abe Lincoln what do you think of that?

LINCOLN: I think it is terrible. _If I ever get a chance to hit
that thing, I'll hit it and I'll hit it hard._

HANKS: I don't blame you.

_End of Act II._

INTRODUCTION:

After Lincoln came back from his voyage down the Mississippi, and the
Blackhawk War, he ran for the State Legislature, but was defeated. A
little later he ran again and this time he won. He said to a friend:
"Did you vote for me?" His friend said, "I did." "Then," said Lincoln,
"you must loan me two hundred dollars;" for Lincoln needed a new suit
of clothes and stage coach fare to the Capital. Later he was sent to
Congress and sometime later he was spoken of for President.

The next act will be Lincoln waiting in a newspaper office in
Springfield for news of his nomination.

ACT III.

(Newspaper office. Lincoln and several men talking and walking
around room. Among them Hanks.)

LINCOLN: I wonder who got the n