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eofLincoln

rememberedformanythings,includinghislog-cabinhome,hisabsurdlooking

clothingaccessory,atop-hat,butLincoln’sabsolutemostimportantcontribution

toAmerica’ｓhistorywastoabolishslavery,averyhardtasktoaccomplishat

iddleofthe19thcentury,Americawassplitbyanabstractborder.

Thecountrywascutintotwoparts:ereanabundance

tance,theNorthheld

alloftheUniversitiesandMilitaryAcademieswhereasintheSouth,accesstosuch

,NorthernersspokestandardAmericanEnglishwhile

largestdifferencethatabound

betweentheNorthandtheSouthatthattimewasslaveryandalloftheaspectsthat

accompaniedit.

TheNorththoughtthattheSouthshouldabandonslaverybecaumintmostcas,

rthernerstriedtoabidebythe

rulethat“Allmenarecreatedequal.”Thereasonslargelyaccountforthe

ilWarwasalong,brutalwarwithaveryhighcasualty

ungmenfromboththeNorthandtheSouthwerekilledonthebattlefield;

thedeathtollwasalsoacceleratedbythefactthatsmallArmyhospitalscouldnot

accommodatesomanywoundedsoldiers.

likeGeneralSherman,he

coln

isprobablymostoftenassociatedwithhisleadershipofthecountryduringthis

firmbelieverthatslaverywaswrongandhefoughthard

1863,LincolnsignedtheEmancipationProclamationwhichlegally

1865,Lincoln’slifecame

toanabruptendedwhilehewaswatchingaplayatFord’sTheaterinWashington

thwasnotanaccident;hewasassassinatedbyamannamedJohnWilkes

Booth.

NotlongafterLincoln’sdeath,theNorthdefeatedtheSouthandtheCivilWar

thwasnolongerthoughtofasanothercountry,butpartofAmerica.

AndalloftheslaveslivingandworkingintheSouthwerefreedandabsorbedinto

society.

—aStoryofPersonalChange

dcasually

acknowledgetohisfewfriendsthathelikedtowatchDVDs,althoughperhapsamore

elastsixmonths,Mike

wasnotatschool,hehadbecomeaccustomed

tospendinghistimewanderingthestreetsofthecity,acquiringmoreandmorefilms.

Indeed,itbecameajokethatifaskedforhisaddress,hewouldgivetheaddress

oftheDVDshopadjacenttoourschoolsincehespentsomuchtimethere.

yes,itsonlyadvantagewasitslocation.

Duringlessons,headoptedarathercooldemeanortowardsmostofhisclassmates

eemedconcernedaboutwasaddingto

h,Mikehadnotadaptedtolifeattheschoolverywell.

Perhapshefeltthathestillneededadequatetimetoadjusttoanewenvironment

althoughnoonecouldworkoutwhyheharboredsuchanacutefeelingoflf-pity.

Assomeonewhoalsoadoreswatchingfilms,Ihadslowlybecomeacquaintedwith

tenenhimintheDVDshopwhichadjoinedourschool,yetittook

twasan

exaggerationtosaywewereactuallyfriends,althoughhewouldatleastacknowledge

myprencewithacursorynodoftheheadwhenhesawme.

Oneday,Iwasaskedtoadministrateourschool’ittle

r,

Ineedn’’sfacelitupashescrutinizedaposterIhadjust

teradvertidthegrandopeningoftheFilmClubthe

followingweek.‘HeyDavid,’hemutteredexcitedly,‘Ｉwanttobeinvolvedwith

that.’

ThechangeinMike’odoubt

oywhospentmost

ofhistimesulking,eachfilmwasshown,he

ne

wasimpresdbyhisknowledgeandpassionforfilmsandhesuddenlybecameextremely

popularatschool.

NowthatBilly’sparentswerealittlemoreaffluent,thefamilyhadagreed

ghthecottagewassomewhat

old-fashioned,theagentwhorentedtheplacetothemwaskeentoadvocatethatthey

shouldnotinstallair-conditioningastheycouldair-conditiontheplacebyopening

thattheymoved,theairwasheavywiththeadventofspring,

anofrenewalaccompaniedthemalongtheway;BillyandtheolddogRufuswatched

theamazingaerialgymnasticsoftheswallowsoutofthecarwindow,browsingthrough

eyarrived,agroupofmenwereunloading

houghtlookingaroundthenewsurroundingsshouldbeplacedhigh

ontheiragenda,und

asmallfootpath,RufusshowinghixcitementandhisaffectionforBillybypanting

asatanagewhenhecouldstillfeelanofaesthetic

ereffectsofthoyearsinthecity

emedtovanishashewalked,andwithRufusashisaffiliatehefeltinvincible.

However,undedabendinthepathandsuddenly,

inthenextfield,newagoodgamewhenhesawone,heran

straightintothefield,en,amaningreenbootsstepped

outandinanequallyaggressivemannerstartedtoshoutatRufustogetoutofthe

enofalarm,Billyrealizedthatthemanwascarryingashotgun

andhesawhimlevelitandtakeaimatRufus.

“Pleadon’tshoot”,yelledBilly,butthisemedtoaggravatethemanstill

elter-skelterbacktoBilly

strodeovertoBilly.

“Thosheeparepregnant”,themansaid,angrily.“Ifyouagitatethemthey

ffirmmyrighttokillanydogthatchasthem.”

“Iagree”,saidBilly.“AndI’msorry,plea;helpmegetRufustoavet!”

“Idon’tthinkyourdogwillneedavetthistime”,saidthemman,“thegun

ttime,keephimonalead,okay?”

anYear

Iwasborninasmalltown,eofthehighaltitude,few

waysamidmyneighborsandfriends,peopleIhadknownfor

asinmyhometown,Ifeltlikethodayswouldlastforever.

Butthedayswentbyquickly,andsoonIfoundmylfpackingmybagsforcollege.I

wasfullofambition,andhadappliedtogotouniversityinabigcity.

WhenIfirstgottomyuniversity,ery

keanalienarrivingonanewplanet.

assstarted,thingswerebetter.

Iwasbusier,dtowork

hard,dtofind

analternatesociallifethatwouldletmehavefun,withoutalwaysdrinkingalcohol,

opleallegethatthisiswhysomestudentsget

badgradestheirfirstyearatuniversity.

BecauIfeltveryambiguousaboutwhatIwantedtostudy,Itookmanydifferent

manydifferentthings,butstillhadn’tfoundtheperfectmatchfor

demefeelevenmorelostatschool,andIknewIhadtofindawaytoamend

rtomakenewfriends,andalleviatemyloneliness,Ijoinedthedrama

sidentofthedramaclub

wasanolderstudent,quiteamiable,andhelpedgivemeadviceabout

pedmetoaltermyschedulesothatIhadthebestclass.

comedy,fullofjokestoamu

onlyamateur

actors,heshow,myfathersaid,“Sarah,youamaze

me,Ididn’tknowyouweresogoodatacting!”suchamplepraimademeveryproud.

ThatwaswhenIrealizedwhatIwantedtobe,anactress.

ftheVikings

ight

beforegoingtobed,hisgrandfatherwouldtellhimstoriesofgreatcivilizationslike

theRomans,theVikings,hortanecdotesandstories

alwaysinvolvedgreatkingsandleaders,greatwarsandbattles,andgreatheroesand

r,astorythathadanythingtodowiththefierceVikingswasalwaysJerry’s

ostinterestedinthestoriesbecauhisgrandfatherhadanalyzed

theirfamilytreeanddiscoveredthatthefamily’sancestorswereactuallyVikings.

Everydayatschool,Jerrywouldwonderwhatstoryhisgrandfatherwouldtellhim

thatnight..Hewasalwaysanxioustocomehomesothathecouldehisgrandfather

romtheactionofeachstory,Jerry’sgrandfatheralso

’ｓgrandfather

oftenaccomplishedthisbyusinganalogiestocompareJerry’slifewithsomethingfrom

thatday’rythatJerryenjoyedthemostwasaboutanannualfishing

story,thecaptain

ofalargeVikingshipdecidedtotsailwithoutbringingtheirlarge,heavyanchor

becautheydidnotanticipatethetriptakingalongtimeandtheywantedmoreroom

forallofthefishtoobecautheVikingshadastrongappetiteforfish.

SomeoftheVikingsontheshipwereappalledatthedecisionofnotbringingan

oughttheshipwas

enappealedtothecaptainoftheshipandonemanevenwrote

ananonymouslettertothekingoftheVikingsaskingthatananchorbeputontheship.

swer

annoyedveraloftheVikingcrew,buttheylistedtotheircaptainandtsail.

Notlongafterttingsail,p

wasbeingbadlydamagedandthecaptainfeltanguishbecautheyneededthelargeanchor

terthestormended,thecaptainapologizedtohiscrewfornot

listeningtothemandpromidtobuyallofthemabottleofbeerwhentheyreturned

ghthecrewoftheshipwasstillwetandtiredfromthestorm,theyapplauded

whentheyheardthecaptainapologize.

ngPoliceChief

Jimhadbeenappointedasthepolicechiefofhislocaldivision—anappointment

thathetookveryriouslyashecretlyaspiredtoascendtobecometheleaderof

theentirecity’motionhadnotmetwiththeapprovalof

everyonewithinthedepartment,becaualthoughhewasanaptleaderwhodidnotask

toomuchofhismen,manydidnotappreciatehissomewhatarrogantmethodswhendealing

ftheyoungestpolicechiefver,

hispromotionwasconsideredbymanyoftheolderpolicemenanassaultonthewaything

hadalwaysbeendone,andtheywereveryapprehensiveatanarrayofnewprogramsthat

nsideredhimtobeanoutsiderwhohad

comeashorewithoutspendinganappropriateamountoftimeonthepoliceforcebefore

beingpromoted.

Sal,oneoftheoldestmembersoftheforce,tookJimasidetoascertainwhether

Jimwasawarethattheremightbeproblemsahead.“It’ｓnotthatwedon’tapprove

ofthejobthatyouaredoing”,Salsaid,“butyourpromotionatsuchayoungagehas

ar

timetoappraiyourperformance.”Jimwasaveryarticulateyoungman,andtherewas

dedtospeaktoallofthemenasagroupbefore

anymoreproblemscouldari.“Ｉunderstandyourconcerns,butIassureyouthatthe

commissioner’sdecisiontoappointmeasyourleaderwasnotanarbitraryone”,Jim

saidconfidentlytothegroup.“Ｉamnotashamedofmyyoungage,andIhopethatyou

willgivemetimetoprovetoyouthatIamworthyofbeingyourpolicechief.”atthat

verymoment,thesoundofgunfirewasheardoutsideasanassaultbeganonthebankacross

thestreet—thecriminalhadveryfoolishlychontoapproachabankveryclotoa

apta

approximatelytwominutes,notonlyprevented

acrime,buthehadalsoearnedtherespectandappreciationforhisfellowofficers,

whonowfeltashamedthathadeverquestionedhisleadershipabilities.

ntonElmStreet

waasytoassumethatnoonewouldbecomingtheotherway,andifadriverwasnot

attributedthistothefactthat

childrenwouldoftenasmbleatthejunction,makingithardfordriverstoasssthe

esidentswouldoftenasrtthattheonlywaytomakethe

junctionsafewouldbetoaugmentthepoorlylitstopsignswithatoflights,or

attheveryleast,toassignalollipoppersontothejunctionatthetimeswhenchildren

weregoingtoandfromschool.

Thelocalpoliceweresympathetictotherequests,aimed

hadbeentightsincethe

previousyear’slocalgovernmentaudit,andfundswereunlikelytobeforthcoming.

However,theywould,whenasked,frequentlyassurethequestionerthattheyhopedthe

governmentwouldsoonaugmenttheirbudgetandallowthemincreadautonomyinmaking

financialdecisions,inwhichcadealingwiththeElmStreetjunctionwouldbeatop

oplepointedoutthatsimplytowaitforthegovernmenttoactwas

pointless,thatmaybeatoftrafficlightscouldbepurchadcheaplyinanauction,

orthatalollipopperson,besidesmakingthejunctionsaferforthechildren,would

eemedthatfor

ordinarypeopletosuggestimprovementstotheirowncommunitymerelyrvedtoastonish

thepolice.

eginningofMarcha

collisionoccurredbetweentheChiefofPoliceandtheauxiliaryfirervicechiefwho

efofPolicesawtheaccidentcomingandsounded

hishorntogiveauralwarningofhisapproach,buttheauxiliaryfirrvicechiefwas

alreadyattemptingtoavoidasmallboyandwasunabletoassimilatethewarningsignals

iliaryfirervicechiefandhisassociate,whowasinthebackat,

efofpolice,however,utofhis

vehicleandstaggeredaroundwithaslightlybemudexpressiononhisface,asthough

hewasabouttoattainnirvana,afterwhichhespenttwentyminutestryingtoattach

aparkingtickettotheholewherethefireman’swindscreenhadbeen.

singCat

tchedthe

movingcompanywork,re

readytogo,addecidedtowithdraw

andhadhiddenhimlfinthewoodsbehindhisowner’astimeto

go,ovalcompanywasn’t

willingtowaitanymore,a

decisionthatwouldwrenchtheirhearts,theylefttheircatbehind.

Theirnewhou,acrossthetownfromtheiroldhou,

asworthalottothem,theymisd

inahadgiventhecatasaprenttoPatrickontheirfirst

ytheylaughedandlaughedwatchingthesmallbundleof

furwraphimlfupinabitofwirethathehadgotfromtheirChristmaswreath.

Hehadwoundhimlfupwhilewrestlingwiththewire,andwasnowunabletomove,

andwerebeginningtoworshipNutty,andthejoyhebroughttothem.

Unabletowithstandalifewithouttheirfavoritefriend,thecouplemadea

oteabouttheirmissingcat,andtaped

drovebacktotheiroldneighborhood,andstucktheflyersupontelephonepoles

andinthelocalstore.

Sadly,

singlewitnesssteppedforwardtoofferawordofinformationabouttheircat.

However,afewdayslatertheywereoutsideoftheirnewhouwhentheyhearda

rnedaroundandsawNuttyrunningtowardsthemmeowing!Somehow

Nuttyhadfollowedtheirzigzagpath,acrosverymajorzoneofthecity,andmade

the

ed

wretched,aidthecatforhisbraveryand

dn’tfoundhim,buthehadfoundthem!