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Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
06-22-2021, 05:47 PM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
Kudos, Anita!! That is correct.

I used a different online source:

"Their room (they had only one to themselves) was on the second floor at the front
of the house. The pump was in front of the house. It was Lincoln’s habit to come down at bedtime to get a pitcher of water. He always came after partly undressing
being usually attired only in shirt and breeches minus suspenders, though sometimes his “galluses” were worn improperly adjusted After getting his pitcher of water if the night was pleasant, he would sit down on the steps of the porch, and tell stories to whoever happened to be near. If any one passed they stopped to listen also, and frequently there would be quite an audience gathered round him, listening attentively to his remarks. When it began to grow late, Mrs. Lincoln would begin to cough as a signal to him to cease talking and go to bed. When she began to cough it was understood by his listeners that it was growing late. In this way he was inconsiderate. He sometimes kept her coughing until midnight or after."

SOURCE: Interview with William Gabriel Beck in For The People

https://abrahamlincolnassociation.org/wp...4-2020.pdf
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