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Tales told out of turn

george RAYMOND25 Comments

Legend has it,

a young Abraham Lincoln

once walked five miles

just to deliver a letter.

***

To keep it safe

he placed it high

beneath the crown of

his stovepipe hat.

***

When Abe finally

arrived, a tired Lincoln

removed his hat and

presented the letter.

***

The family was grateful,

but visibly dismayed to

find the letter covered with

sweat, oil, and coarse

black hair, that wreathed

the letter like a holiday

ribbon.

***

Not wanting to insult

Young Abraham, the

family nevertheless would

only accept the letter

using a pair of tongs.

***

The unflappable A. Lincoln

merely laughed.

***

And when the letter

was opened,

the family laughed, too,

***

For inside the envelope

was a shampoo sample.

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25 thoughts on “Tales told out of turn”

  12. This was back in the day when he was first starting out as a young salesman working for Head & Shoulders. Of course, later he saw the advantage to wearing a stovepipe hat and that’s when he stopped using Head & Shoulders and became a spokesperson for Lincoln Logs—which was a much better fit. :D

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