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Lincoln’s personality and ability to tell a funny story made him a celebrity in Sangamotown. He was always “verry mer[r]y & full of fun,” Caleb Carman remembered. Lincoln struck Clark E. Carr as “the most comical and jocose of human beings, laughing with the same zest at his own jokes as at those of others.” Never, said Carr, “have I seen another who provoked so much mirth, and who entered into rollicking fun with such glee.” He “could make a cat laugh.” Sangamo townsmen would sit on a log as Lincoln regaled them with stories, and when he ended one in an unexpected fashion, they would laugh so hard they fell off. He was also perfectly willing to be the butt of his own jokes. One night at Carman’s house, a magician cooked eggs in the hats of several men. When asked for his headgear, Lincoln replied, “Mr the reason why I didn’t give you my hat before was out of respect to your Eggs—not care for my hat.” His hat became known as “Lincoln’s frying pan.”
Source: Abraham Lincoln ∶ A Life ▫𓂃
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