Lincoln once pettifogged before Justice of the Peace Samuel Berry, uncle of Lincoln’s ill-starred business partner, William F. Berry. The case involved a young woman impregnated by a swain who refused to marry her. Lincoln compared her plight with that of her seducer, likening the young man’s honor to a white garment that, if soiled, could be washed clean; but the young woman’s honor resembled a glass bottle that, once broken, was gone. Lincoln reportedly won a $100 judgment for his client.
Source: Abraham Lincoln ∶ A Life ▫𓂃
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