<h3>THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT.</h3>
<p>The contrast between the statures of the Lincolns, man and wife, was
palpable, but this hardly substantiates the story of the President
appearing with his wife on the White House porch in response to a
serenade, and his saying:</p>
<p>"Here I am, and here is Mrs. Lincoln. That's the long and short of
it!"
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