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alwaysso. During cheAmerican Civil War he was hated by Southernersfor abolishing 1slavery,and that he fully expected to be murdered by his politicalopponents,and had resignedhimselfco his fate. According to a close friend of his,chree daysprior to his assassination, Lincoln recounted a dream hed had to his wife and a few acquaintances, t -. In th e d ream ,he was ly ing in bed in t heW h i t e House in Washington,and there seemed to be a death-like stillnessaround him.Then he beganto hear quiet sobbing, t. He got out of bed and wandered downstairs.There the silencewas broken by the same picifulsobbing,but he couldn't see who was makingthe noise.He went from room o-. to room but they were all deserted, lt was light in all the rooms and every object was familiarto him; but where, Lincoln wondered,were all the people t? He was both puzzledand alarmed.What could be the meaningof all this? Determined to find the cause,he kept on walkingu, which he entered.Therehe mec with a sickeningsurprise.Before him was a platform,'-. Around it were stationedsoldiers who were acting as guards;and there was a crowd of people, some gazingmournfully upon the coffin,others crying bitterly. ' Wh o h as die d in theW hit e Hous e?'Linc olndem and e do f o n e of the soldiers.'ThePresident,'came rhe answer. 'He was killed by an assassin.'Then there was a loud *exclamation of grief from rhe crowd, . Some peoplehave ascribeda powerful meaningto his dream, claimingthat '. Others point out that, given the facc that he fully expected that someone would try co assassinate him ,
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