The Life of Abraham Lincoln
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CHAPTER VIII.

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IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR; THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS.
One of the last things that A-bra-ham Lin-coln did ere he said good-bye to his Spring-field home was to go down to see the good old step-moth-er who did so much for him when he was a poor, sad boy. Proud in-deed, was she of the lad she had reared1 with so much care, but she felt that there were hard days to come to him. She told him that she feared she should not see him a-gain. She said “They will kill you; I know they will.”
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Lin-coln tried to cheer her, and told her they would not do that. But she clung3 to him with tears, and a break-ing heart. “We must trust in the Lord, and all will be well,” said the good man as he bade his step-moth-er a ten-der fare-well and went a-way.
It was on Feb. 11, 1861, that Lin-coln left Spring-field for Wash-ing-ton. Snow was fall-ing fast as Lin-coln stood at the rear2 of his train to say his last words. A great crowd was at the rail-road sta-tion. Men stood si-lent with bare heads while he spoke4.
Six firm friends of Mr. Lin-coln went with him to Wash-ing-ton. Mr. Lin-coln was ver-y much af-fect-ed when he went in-to the car af-ter say-ing good-bye to his old home folks. Tears were in his eyes.
Crowds were at each sta-tion a-long the route and Mr. Lin-coln oft-en spoke to those who had come there to see him. While talk-ing at West-field Mr. Lin-coln said that he had a young friend there who had sent a note to him, and that if Grace Be-dell were in the sta-tion he should like to meet the child. It seems she was there, and the word was passed on; “Grace, Grace, the Pres-i-dent is call-ing for you!” A friend led her through the crowd, and Mr. Lin-coln took her by the
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 hand and kissed her. Then he said, with a smile, “You see, Grace, that I have let my whis-kers grow!”
The train then rushed off, but a smile was on Mr. Lin-coln’s face, and for a brief time the weight of of-fice had left him.
Threats of a sad sort were then a-broad in the land. Foes5 said Lin-coln should nev-er be made Pres-i-dent. Their hearts were full of hate. They felt that this man would be sure to en-force the laws, e-ven a-gainst those who were joined to-geth-er to try to break them.
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1 reared 8ff294e142c7944dc614ac6a3b1a86ee     
v.饲养( rear的过去式和过去分词 )；养育；抚养；抬起
参考例句：
  • The horse reared up on its hind legs. 那匹马后腿前立，站了起来。
  • The horse suddenly reared up and threw me off. 马忽然用后腿直立起来，把我摔下马背。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 rear 3Abz2     
vt.抚养，饲养；n.后部，后面
参考例句：
  • We had to rear it in a nursery and plant it out.我们不得不在苗棚里培育它，然后再把它移植出来。
  • The hall is in the rear of the building.礼堂在大楼的后部。
3 Clung Clung     
v.附着于( cling的过去式和过去分词 )；抓紧或抱住；坚持；依恋，依附于
参考例句：
  • The Prime Minister clung to his job like a limpet, despite calls for him to resign. 首相不顾有人要求他辞职，死赖在他的职位上不下台。
  • She clung to the hope that her son was not dead. 她抱定儿子并没有死的希望不放。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
5 foes 4bc278ea3ab43d15b718ac742dc96914     
敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。
  • She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。
6 foe ygczK     
n.敌人，仇敌
参考例句：
  • He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
  • A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。
7 oath ZH2xR     
n.誓言，誓约，咒骂，诅咒语
参考例句：
  • They swore an oath to carry out their duties faithfully.他们宣誓忠实履行自己的职责。
  • They swore an oath of loyalty to the country.他们宣誓要报效祖国。
8 hush ecMzv     
int.嘘，别出声；n.沉默，静寂；v.使安静
参考例句：
  • A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
  • Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去！
9 throng sGTy4     
n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集
参考例句：
  • A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
  • The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。
10 forts 9d116f160f1e1fcea5a8ca77e908c4ff     
fortsaettelse (Dano-Norwegian=continuation or sequel) （丹麦-挪威语）继续或结局
参考例句：
  • A line of forts was built along the border to protect the country against attack. 在边界沿线修筑了堡垒以保护国家免受攻击。
  • Forts and churches almost always go together, and yet they're downright contradictions. 有要塞的地方，就一定有教堂，然而，这两者显然是水火不相容的。
11 fort pi3x4     
n.要塞，堡垒，碉堡
参考例句：
  • The fort can not be defended against an air attack.这座要塞遭到空袭时无法防御。
  • No one can get into the fort without a pass.没有通行证，任何人不得进入要塞。
12 vein fi9w0     
n.血管，静脉；叶脉，纹理；情绪；vt.使成脉络
参考例句：
  • The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
  • The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。
13 quell J02zP     
v.压制，平息，减轻
参考例句：
  • Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
  • The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。
14 loath 9kmyP     
adj.不愿意的；勉强的
参考例句：
  • The little girl was loath to leave her mother.那小女孩不愿离开她的母亲。
  • They react on this one problem very slow and very loath.他们在这一问题上反应很慢，很不情愿。

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