NooneintheUnitedStatescouldforgetthesorrowfulstoryApril14th186536AbrahamLincolnwasmurdered.

Thenightafteraverybusy 37thePresidentandhiswifewenttoFord’sTheatreinWashingtonD.Cwhereanewplaywastobeputon.

Nearthetheatre 38 a25-year-oldunsuccessfulactornamedJohnWilkesBoothwhowasstronglyagainsttheNorththoughhehadn’tfought 39theSouthhimself.Astheplay 40 afteramomentofrestBoothcameintothetheatre.Hewalkedslowlyandquietly 41 thedoorthroughwhichhecouldseethePresident’s 42.Helooked 43 carefullysoastofindtheguards 44 taskwastoprotectthePresidentfromtheenemy.Tohisjoytherewasnoneof 45 andnobodynoticedhim.Hereachedthedoorquicklyandbegantogetholdofthegun 46 inhispocket.

Itwasquietinthetheatreandeveryone47 hiseyesonthestage.Suddenlyaterriblesoundof 48 brokeinontheplay.Itsurprisedeveryoneandsoontheylooked 49 wherethesoundhadjustcome.SmokewasseencomingoutofthePresident’sboxwherethe 50 hadenjoyedtheplay.Rightawaythetheatrewasfullofshoutingandexcitedpeople.Soldiershurriedinto _51 thebuildingbutitwastoo 52!Themurdererhadalready 53 fromtheboxontothestagefromwhichthenhehurriedlyranoutofthetheatreandsoondisappearedinthe 54_.

ThenewscamethatLincolnwhomthepeoplehad 55 toloveasaninspiringleaderandawisewarm-heartedhonestmanwasshortinthechestanddiedearlythenextmorning.

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