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house he saw the things; and just in the yard stood Mrs Lincoln ready for a ght. Tiger advanced and spoke to Mrs. Lincoln in a kind and gentlemanly way said he came to see her and nd out who was in fault, and what was the matter all about it. Mrs L at once blazed away with her sharp and sarcastic tongue, having her insane mad spell on her abused Tiger shamefully, calling him a dirty villain
a vile creature & the like. Tiger stood still, waiting for an opportunity to pitch in a word of peace and reconciliation, but to no purpose. Mrs. Lincoln got madder & madder boiled over with her insane rage and at last struck Tiger with the broom two or 3 times. Tiger now got mad, but said nothing to Mrs. Lincoln
not a word stood the licking as best he could Tiger at last gathered up the clothes of the girl and being a strong man threw the trunk on his shoulder and carried it and the girls clothes home to his niece. The older the thing his licking by Mrs L, got the madder Tiger got, and so he swore to himself that no man's wife should thus treat him and go free from a whipping or at least the husband should humiliatingly apologise for the wrong done him by his wife. The longer the thing stood in Tigers mind the more furious Tiger got, and so he went down into the city in search of Lincoln, in order to make him correct the thing or to whip him to apologise or to stand a thumping licking a severe whipping: he after some considerable search found Lincoln in Edwards' store recling on the Counter telling one of his best stories. Tiger caught part of the story that tickled him very much. However Tiger, being a man of will, called Lincoln out of the store and told him the facts of the ght between the women, and his licking by Mrs Lincoln; and said to Lincoln that he must punish Mrs. Lincoln and apologise to him Tiger or and just here Lincoln Caught what was coming looked up to Tiger, having held his head down with shame as Tiger told the story of his wrongs, done him by Mrs L & said calmly kindly and in a very friendly way, mingled with shame and sadness friend Tiger, can't you endure this one wrong done you by a mad woman without much complaint for old friendship's sake while I have had to bear it without complaint and without a murmur for lo these last fteen years Lincoln said what he did so kindly so peacefully so friendly so feelingly so apologetically in manner and tone and so sadly that it quickly and totally disarmed Tiger who said to Lincoln Friend give me your hand. I'll bear what has been done me by Mrs. Lincoln on your account and your account alone. I'll say no more about the matter, and now; Lincoln, let us be forever what we have been friends. Lincoln instantly took and grasped, warmly grasped Tigers hand and shook it in a real friendly, western Style saying Agreed, friend Tiger, and so let us be what we have always been, warm personal friends and they ever were afterwards.
LC: HW334244
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