"No, ma'am, I didn't exac'ly forgit, but when I always was passin' the CourtHouse an' I seen a big crowd inside, I went in, too, ter listen aminute.

"That lawyer Fink, that got up the Kennel Club, an' has the bully dogteam, an' Daly, the feller with the chuckle that makes you feel likethere's sunshine in the chamber, was a-talkin' agin each other; an' theirfightin' was so excitin' an' so smooth an' perlite too, that everybodywas a-settin' on the edges o' their chairs a-waitin' fer what wasa-comin' next."

"So you were interested in what the lawyers had to say?"

"Yes, sir. Ever since my mother told me the tale about PresidentLincoln a while ago, I been wantin' t' be a lawyer when I grow up. Hedidn't have no more book-learnin' than me at first, but he wouldn't letnothin' stop him, an' jest look at what he done."

"Lincoln is to be your model, then? Well, you're right to aim high, Ben.You can practice his simple virtues of being honest and kind andindustrious every day, and anywhere. And the education must be managedsomeway," added the Woman thoughtfully.