Lincoln Story Book, The

<h3>LINCOLN'S WEDDING-SONG.</h3> <p>Abraham Lincoln's own sister Sarah married one Aaron Grigsby, a man in the settlers' line of life; and Abraham, a youth under age, composed an epithalamium on the occasion. The title was "Adam and Eve's Wedding-Song," and the principal verses are given to show what roughness pervaded the home on the frontier:</p> <p class="ind"> &nbsp;&nbsp;The woman was not taken from Adam's feet, we see,<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;So we must not abuse her, the meaning seems to be.<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;The woman was not taken from Adam's head, we know;<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;To show she must not rule him--'tis evidently so.<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;The woman, she was taken from under Adam's arm,<br/> &nbsp;&nbsp;So she must be protected from injuries and harm. <br/> <br/> <br/></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />