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While in Gettysburg to give his address, Abraham Lincoln stayed overnight with an old widow, Mrs. Armistead. She was a pretty bossy old bat and gave Lincoln a long list of chores to do as soon as she met him. Finally, when he thought he was done, Mrs. Armistead said, "Last chores, Abraham. For dinner we're having stew, corn on the cob, and apple pie. I'll work on the stew, but you're going to be on the front porch shucking corn and peeling apples until there's nothing left in front of you." And with that she led him outside where there were two huge baskets filled to the brim with apples and corn. Abraham started peeling and shucking. Periodically the widow would check on him to see how much he had left to get an idea of when they'd eat. Little known fact about Abraham Lincoln – he was none too good at shucking corn and peeling apples. After checking on him for the tenth time Mrs. Armistead was frustrated. She said, "Abraham, how the hell can you be expected to lead a country if you can't even help with dinner?” Abe replied, "Relax, Mrs. Armistead. I only have four cores and seven ears to go."3843[585](https://x.com/RCdeWinter/status/1917444635636687074/analytics)