Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-17
LIlT7ll C1TTTtI7Nae71s = t's Jfidl Morning Nerld
An Evening with Abraham Lincoln

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 2l, 1850.
Ten hours Of dusty riding in tho
sun brought me to Springfield. com.
moa-place, sprawling sort of town
covering about ten times as much
ground as it ought. After vainly
searching for hack. and finally set.
ting down to the conclusion that all
the world hereahouts were pedcstri-
ans | set out to visit the future Pres
idcut Of the United Ntate., a-toot, and
unattended 10y any guide save my own
wits. | had but little difficulty il
finding the place Of my destination.
\ modest looking two.story brown
frame house, with the name \. LIN
coin On the doorplate told me that
ny pilgrimage i ended. The house
was neatly, without being cztraya-
gahty furnished. An air Of quiet
refinement pervadcd the place. You
wouli have known instantly that She
who presided over that modest house
hold was true type Of the American
lady. There Were flowers On the Ia
BE; there were pictures upon the
walls. The adornments were few
hut chastel Y appropriate everything
was in is place, and minis;ercd to
the general effect. The thought that
lAvo.lntarily blossonled into speech
was w lat pleasant HOME AUc
Lincoln uas"
Presently | heard footsteps on the
stars. and q tall, angular looking
man. with q profusjoa Of wiry hair
living around loose" abont his }ooj
pair Of ewes that seemed IN say
ma he Yourself at homo " a fo-cIn5j
remarkably broad and ca,,9c;5ns ana
arm. that we're somcyIat too Iar-
and Iack for = statY+a of lroIIo n9J1
hi, anpn9ranca TLe Ii,s I-sra r-iI III df
character the nose s-rdrrrrv aoriI;na
the check bones high and nromincnt
al! the whole face i'm lirat;va A. once
Of GOODNESS and resoIp,oDnss n ra-
pose il had sometime of rigi3;.v
Int when in pIav il was one of Tho
most eIonra3t have eyer soon Vone
Of hi, pictures do him the sIiTbtes-
Justice. HIS presenca i command.
Inc his manner wjnnioo to . rnarI,a3
5aTrec Aftar Won have L,an I've
minutes in his eomDany Won cease n
think that he i ei,Iar IonoIy ~
awkward
He spproacboJ cxtcnde1 his ba,7
and rave me such q grosn as onIy .
warm-hearted man knows how 70
give. lie sat down beside me on the
sofa, and commenced talking about
political affairs in my own State. with
q knowledge Of details which surpri-
scI me. | asked him if he was not
very much bored with calls and cor
rcsp9ndencc. He replied that lie
liked TO see his friends, and as TO the
letters he took great care not TO an
sWer them! lie referred playfully TO
the various attempts upon his life,'
and the poor success that attended
them. Ills greatest grievances were
the artists he tried IN vain 10 recog-
ME himself IN some abraham Lin
coins OF the pIctoriaIs.
asked h:m Il he continued his
professional business since h.s nomina-
ton. lie SAID he had attempted it,
but pl;lcd his clients. He had been
arguing a case the day before, but
sad tue demands OF his position made
-lm an indifferent lawyer. He spoke
with great freedom OF corruption in
llgA places. lie regarded 1t az THE
lane OF our American politics; he
2oul4 not respect, either as man or
politician, one VINO bTlbed or was
!r!Jed. lie said he was glad TO know
he people Of Illinois had not vet
earned the art OF being venal. The
vAo.e expense Of his campaign with
douglas did not exceed few hundred
.o.lars. | wish the thousands Of peo-
lie IN my own State who loathe cor
upt practices, could have heard and '
ZEN Mr.. Linco,us indignant denuQ- G
iation Of vcnality in high places. | G
an now understand how the cpithet
T "HOYEsT Abraham Lincoln has :
ONE 10 he so universally applied to I
m l-- tho rrrao- lTa-. :