Lincoln Story Book, The

<h3>"PUT YOUR FEET RIGHT AND STAND FIRM!"</h3> <p>Giving a lift in his carriage to two ladies, to the Soldiers' Home, the horses were splashing and sliding after a shower in the mire, when Mr. Lincoln assisted the frightened women to alight. He set three stones for stepping-stones in the mud, and assisted them to firm ground. He had cautioned them in making the passage:</p> <p>"All through life be sure you put your feet in the right place, and then stand firm!"</p> <p>Looking down on his muddy boots (Lincoln as a Westerner always stuck to leg-boots, and was never seen in the effeminate "Congress gaiters," by the bye), he added: "I have always heard of 'Washington mud,' and now I shall take home some as a sample!" <br/> <br/> <br/></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />