Stories and Anecdotes About Abraham Lincoln

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DEATH BED REPENTANCE.

A Senator, who was calling upon Mr. Lincoln, mentioned the name of a most virulent and dishonest official; one, who, though very brilliant, was very bad.

"It's a good thing for B----" said Mr. Lincoln, "that there is such a thing as a deathbed repentance."

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