i**n 发帖数: 1436 | 1 Anyone is familiar with the city? Will travel there next week, need some
suggestions.
any good restaurant? Chinese or local food? any good site seeing
recommendations? | T*R 发帖数: 36302 | | h***h 发帖数: 773 | 3 我觉得可以去看看林肯博物馆。里面有个立体film不错
【在 i**n 的大作中提到】 : Anyone is familiar with the city? Will travel there next week, need some : suggestions. : any good restaurant? Chinese or local food? any good site seeing : recommendations?
| g******4 发帖数: 6339 | 4 http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/farewell.h
My friends, no one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feeling of
sadness at this parting. To this place, and the kindness of these people, I
owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed
from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one is
buried. I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a
task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the
assistance of the Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With
that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and
remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that
all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers
you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell.
【在 i**n 的大作中提到】 : Anyone is familiar with the city? Will travel there next week, need some : suggestions. : any good restaurant? Chinese or local food? any good site seeing : recommendations?
| g******4 发帖数: 6339 | 5 http://www.lincolnsnewsalem.com/
Lincoln's New Salem
New Salem is the historically recreated townsite of Abraham Lincoln's, 19th
century, frontier village in Menard County (previously part of Sangamon
County), Illinois, United States. During his 20s, in the 1830s, this was the
homestead of the future U.S. President.[1] Here, Lincoln earned a living as
a boatman, shopkeeper, soldier in the Black Hawk War, general store owner,
postmaster, land surveyor, rail splitter, and was first elected to the
Illinois General Assembly. Lincoln moved away to the nearby capital of
Springfield around 1837.
New Salem was recreated as a historic village in the 1930s, based on the
original foundations.[2] The first village was generally abandoned about
1840, as other towns developed. The village is located 15 mi (24 km)
northwest of Springfield, and approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) south of
Petersburg. (The present village of New Salem in Pike County, Illinois is an
unrelated community.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_New_Salem | g******4 发帖数: 6339 | 6 摘要:
2000年10月15日,秋高气爽,笔者夫妇由长子一家陪同参观了"林肯新萨勒姆州级历
史遗址"(Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site).新萨勒姆位于伊利诺斯州首府
斯普林菲尔德西北约20英里一森林中.此处古树参天,幽雅寂静.它之扬名缘于林肯曾在
此度过了艰难而又不平凡的岁月(1831年7月至1837年4月).林肯寄居过的村庄后因村民
他迁人去屋空而塌圮.
http://d.wanfangdata.com.cn/periodical_scsfdxxb-shkxb200202027.
九、在纽萨勒姆村(一)
作为锅炉工,林肯又随一艘轮船沿着密西西比河逆流而上。当他在炎热的六月
夜晚,从他的锅炉旁沿台阶上去,看到甲板上的人们喝酒,谈笑时,他那善于比较
的脑袋又一次不得不进行深邃的思考,分析不同阶级的权力以及奴隶制度和其它制
度的区别了。
出于对林肯工作的满意,奥弗特决定让他经营自己将在纽萨勒姆开设的一家商
店,于是他就把林肯派到那里去了。林肯在父亲的家里作了短暂的停留之后,便永
远地跨出了家门,再也没有回去过。由于马和船只都不属于他,所以,在炎热的夏
天里他就徒步穿过了广阔的草地,一步一步走向他崭新的家园。
到了那儿,起先他并未找到奥弗特,更没有看到什么商店。在这样一个陌生的
小镇子上他能做些什么呢?他没有任何计划,更没有料到他将会在这个美丽的小镇
度过六个年头。他先是在那里认识了一些人,而后就开始工作。一个书记员搬走了,
林肯暂时接替了他的工作,在此之后,他又一步步介入了地方政治。不久后,奥弗
特终于来了,但商店却连影子也没有。林肯必须得先从干木匠活开始,盖房子,做
家具,造木筏等等,他早已干惯了这种活,所以很快便作完了。最后,他又扛来了
一捆捆,一包包的各种商品,摆上货架,一切准备妥当了,两人才在门面上挂出了
一块招牌,上面写着:“顿唐。奥弗特”。从此,这个店铺里的高大年轻人每天都
忙忙碌碌地把商品销售给这里的居民了。
一段时间以后,这里几乎所有人都认识了他,原因之一是,他的店主奥弗特常
在众人面前夸赞他。可在林肯听来,奥弗特的口气和当年奴隶贩子夸混血女奴的口
气大同小异:“他非常强壮,完全能够打败这里最棒的拳击手……”于是,马上就
有人向他挑战,一场比赛便拉开了帷幕。在这个小地方,摔跤比赛,斗鸡和决斗算
是最盛行,最激动人心的娱乐活动了,所以这场比赛吸引了好多人。林肯见到了这
里最棒的拳击手,那是个极其强壮,结实又富有经验的老手,但林肯胸有成竹。比
赛开始后不久,他便巧妙地把对手打倒了。这时,掌声和抱怨声同时响起。对手的
朋友大声吆喝着,指责这个新手,这个他们称作“长腿”的家伙,没有按比赛规则
出手。可被打倒的那个人却很谦虚地站起来,向获胜者伸出手去并强调说,一切都
符合规则,此后,他们两个便成了好朋友,而且这友谊—直保持了很久。是的,有
时命运会给人带来美好的瞬间,一个人的彬彬有礼和真诚待人,会引起别人的好感,
也能使自己渡过难关。
在商店里工作的日子着实不错。整个店铺里收拾得窗明几净,货架上的货物:
衣、帽、布料、油、盐、酱、醋、咖啡、糖都摆放整齐。箱子里和桶里装满了人们
需要的日常用品,地上还摆放着盆盆罐罐和各种酒类。夜里,林肯和另一个帮手在
店铺后面的小棚子里休息,有一张很像样的床。一百年前在整个西部有几个人能拥
有和享受到一张像样的床呢?他们当时住的那个新开发的地区,只是零零星星的住
着不到两百人,所以很多东西在那儿无法买到,这可就需要老板奥弗特和他的年轻
伙计林肯动动脑筋了。
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