A Promise for Tomorrow
“Thomas Swann met them at the station and offered them the use of his carriage for their journey to their house. James still suffered from attacks of pain to his arm and head but otherwise felt a glorious wonder at being alive to see his family again.
“I’m grateful for all you’ve done,” he told Swann. “Allowing me to work here in Baltimore while I heal is more than I could expect.”
“A man needs an income, and we have much use for a man like you,” Swann said good-naturedly. Then, gazing in anothe...r direction, added, “Say, do you recognize that man?”
The man in question was tall and lean and seemed almost awkward as he moved across the platform. “No, I can’t say that I do,” Carolina replied, trying to get a better look at the stranger.
“That’s Abraham Lincoln,” Swann said. “No doubt he’s returning to Illinois after a rather dull single term as a United States congressman.”
“How do you know him?” James asked, watching as the man disappeared from sight.MoreLess
“I’m grateful for all you’ve done,” he told Swann. “Allowing me to work here in Baltimore while I heal is more than I could expect.”
“A man needs an income, and we have much use for a man like you,” Swann said good-naturedly. Then, gazing in anothe...r direction, added, “Say, do you recognize that man?”
The man in question was tall and lean and seemed almost awkward as he moved across the platform. “No, I can’t say that I do,” Carolina replied, trying to get a better look at the stranger.
“That’s Abraham Lincoln,” Swann said. “No doubt he’s returning to Illinois after a rather dull single term as a United States congressman.”
“How do you know him?” James asked, watching as the man disappeared from sight.MoreLess
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