Text Appearing Before Image: with this change in dre^s cameother alterations which were all for the bet-ter— a growing self-respect among the young;an industry and thrift by which they could buygood clothes; a habit of attending religiousservice, where they could show them ; aprogress in sociability, civility, trade, andmorals.* The taste for civilization had sometimes awhimsical manifestation. Mr. Stuart said themembers of the Legi>lat ure bitterly complainedof the amount of game—venison and grouseof the most delicious quality — which wasserved them at the taverns in Vandalia; theyclamored for bacon — they \\ ere starving, theysaid, for something civilized. There wasplenty of civilized nourishment in Springfield.Wheat was fifty cents a bushel, rye thirty-three; corn and oats were twenty-five, pota-toes twenty-five; butter was eight < cuts apound, and eggs were eight cents a dozen;pork was two and a half cents a pound. The town was built on the edge of the Fords History. p. 94. 36S ARRAH.AM L(XCOLN. Text Appearing After Image: MRS. LUCY G. SPEED, MOTHER OF JOSHUA SPEED. (FROM A PAINTING BY JOSEPH BUSH, ABOUT 1834.) woods, the north side touching the timber,the south encroaching on the prairie. Therichness of the soil was seen in the mud ofthe streets, black as ink, and of an unfathom-able depth in time of thaw. There were, ofcourse, no pavements or sidewalks; an at-tempt at crossings was made by laying downlarge chunks of wood. The houses were al-most all of wood, and were disposed in rect-angular blocks. A large square had beenleft in the middle of the town, in anticipationof future greatness, and there, when Lincoln_ n his residence, the work of clearing theind for the new State-house was alreadygoing forward. In one of the largest houseslo )king on the square, at the north-west cor-ner, the count)- court had its offices, and otherrooms in the building were let to lawyers.One of these was occupied by Stuart andLincoln, for the friendship formed in theBlack Hawk war and strengthened at Van- _ It i-, not un
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