Extra Credit Questions

[RJNorton]

In 1860 two men made a bet. One man bet on Douglas to win the presidency, and the other chose Lincoln.

Finally the two men decided how the bet would be paid off. The loser would saw a cord of wood and give it to a poor family in town.

The timing of the sawing was strange - it began at the same time Abraham Lincoln began his speech in this city on his inaugural train journey. The sawing was to take place at the same location in town where the speech would be given.

Lincoln had to speak the entire time over the sawing noise in the background. Because of this some in the audience had trouble hearing him. The sawing continued long after Lincoln had concluded his speech.

I find the bet strange in that the loser was given a chance to disturb the speech of the winner's candidate.

Which city along the inaugural journey did Lincoln have a continual sawing noise in the background as he spoke to the people?