Interesting

[Eva Elisabeth]

(08-29-2019 02:50 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(08-29-2019 01:45 PM)L Verge Wrote:  I am also going to insert a little incivility here - If the real Mr. Lincoln was ashamed of his looks, he would be delighted to find that his so-called look-alike looks even worse...

Lincoln apparently used to like telling the following story about his looks:

“I feel like I once did when I met a woman riding horseback in the woods. As I stopped to let her pass, she also stopped, and, looking at me intently, said: ‘I do believe you are the ugliest man I ever saw.’ Said I, ‘Madam, you are probably right, but I can’t help it!’ ‘No,’ said she, ‘You can’t help it, but you might stay at home!’”

Can't help it, I've always found the story weird. What's the source?