New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-01

r1rtttsss@aaed as white as sheet.
" fullest tones, u they kdoW.d +
...... President n with. They sluneked out OF !
III politics, i made bold to visit
~ lid in Springfield. found tho
Tsovehs isHrler, surrounded by a perfeck
kouns r;ekers. Known he had been
hasnsootson. Eat on the roaring Mississirpy, i
nouns. 1e.a5Sss him in sailor lingo, 20 sel !,
hssEygER antsa5 Let cut yer main suls, resf hum
te ro.saatle : throw yer jIb pq9qP oTefn a,
u SILVER my. tmburs my harty " This y genane
mariner landwidge know 6ecaWz IY tIa zen
"A selJers.1 Old Abe iookt up quite cross and SEE:
I asend in Yer petfshun BY q by. can't possibly
at it now, Indeed ! cart, its onpossipies
s4h5EsSaA An orifce seeker, to be sure, said he.
Te Wall, sir Z sed I .you's never more mistaken
g erkam s aea a I'm e. ward a gaara i
81 ny profeahun. I'm the father of twins, and they
IL lntook IKE ne-bott5 of Item. cum 70 pay q
: 'endIy visit to the President IS - $3.50.
ates. IFS you wants q lie Ill., sag s a'esa
2 AK 81 say 50, & I'r arf like jug handle. N;
sY ssMr. Ward, sit down. / am glad I'd see -ot,
ssRep1 as IN Ab-aham's Baasani, sed one Of the
eFs seekess his dee being to get OFF COAX at
Vail = ], eeef ali you felIera reposa III that
y there BazzaIl therell big nifty poor nussin for
4 some 0. you'll" whereupon Old Abe buttoned lib
1vesEit c far up and blusht like mailing Of sweet
49, Just 4 this pint Of the conversation another
warn ~ =, 'fce seekers aroye cum milan mt.
n. parIor X IN wanted post oriGees, sum wanted
eUs Ia st uted Is n thought Old Abe would 90
c IN He hsfssrst 'hore than time to shake hands
viii: ,ern before a other tremen5is crowd cum
pors onto The Pre loved VIII fs oTe a eseI5ard
ali cian,ernss for on i'm uet interview with Old
Abe One nan from OBI. who had seven inches
Of corn whiskey into him. bavrie III F HI
West! Thinks r vor, wants an ofifca putty bad
An9tlan with oid ee sane and red a 80
tod old Abe he was aaes zee 4i'as so . the
sez Square yon wouldn't TAI e :, q small post
offs if you could get wouid ron 90 s;r,,,
s7beres patty big crop q patrit5.5 TINS q season.
amt fheSe square?m seq /, when anoths " crowd Of
ofis seekeSe3 nored in The house. door ard BARN
and woodshed as now at ia aaa shsf Nanf NJ
room. a. the nor pen vas yet empty One patrsf
from small town in MfSs1Fgat., went On e s sie
house, got into the chimney sila In. n t
hungry pack Of offs seekers frofT Ne W @ III
alive without the benefit of clergy. r. m I u
reached the fire place he iaap RI " sny
] ointment at the spunkyile pest offs I'LL you4sss
read my papers. All the respectful sner IL toWil
| is signers to that there dockyment ~
/ Good Godu' cried old Abe, II they cum UPON
me from the skze--down the chimneys, and from
the bowels Of the yearth!n He hadn't more 2 got
them words out of his delikit month before two fat
4 oice.seekers from Wisconsin, IN endeVern to crawl
atween his legs for the purpose Of applyin fer the
tollgateship at Milwawkg, apaot the President
| eleek, and he would hey gone sprawiin into the
fire if hadn't caught him in these arms But
hadn't more'n stood him up strate, fore another
man cum crashing down the chimney his head
strikin me yilenty agin the inards and prostratin
nv voluptoors form onto the floor. " Mr. Iiakin, 4
SHOUTED the nfatooated being my papersi u sighed
by every clergyman in our town, and likewise the
skoolmaster Y
! Seq T. "yeu egrejis asst gittin up and brusllin
the dust from my eyes, I'll sign your papers wish
this bunch of bones, il you don't bel little more
keerfn how you make my bread basket depot n
the futur. How do you like that air perfumeFg s'i
4 seq shuving my fist under his nose. then's the
kind Of papers I'll Civ you! Thefs the papers
+" But workt hard for the ticket; toiled mite &
day. The patrit should be rewarded
'Virtoo'' sed /, holding the infatnoated man by
the shirt collar, "vrtoo, sir, is its own reward.
Look at men He did look at me, and qGaled bed
Emy gaze. 1.-THE fact isl | continued, lookin
lround upon the hungry crowd, 9 there Is scarcely
10 offs for every lie lamp oarrd round during this
campane. I wish thare was. / wish thare was
furrin missions to be filled on varis lonely islans
where eppydemics rage necessarily, and If was in
Old Abo's place, ia send every mothers son 70
them. What air you hero for2i' continnered,
warmin up considerable. :. can't You give Abe a
nns Pea t CO home you miserable man 60
chopin wood go to bilin sope; stutf sassingers;
slack boots; git "a clerkship on sum respectable
manure cart; go round as orgenal swiss bell ring
rs; BEGUN origenal and only Camhel Mlnstrels;
0 TO lecturn at fifty d0llers a nite imhark in the
eanut bisniss write for the Ledger; saw of
Myour legs and go round gyin concerts, with tuchin
II landbs anything fur a honest lFin, but don't
snome round here drivin Old Abe crazy by your
aiSsr o ga n 90 81 omf upon
lf.If in five minits rom this time 2 SEE /, pullin
Ut my new sixteen dollar hnntin cased watch, and
randshn it before their eyes, :: ri in five minits
ON this time a single one of you remains on these
NE premises, I'll go out to my cage near by, and
tiny Boy Constrpcto 9. loose y il he gifts amung
,u you'll think Old Solferino has cum again and
mistake u Youought to hey seen them scamp
Mr.. Fair. They run OFF as tho Satan hisself was
Ter them with a red hot ten pronged pitchfork-
n re minits the premises was clear.
Y..iHoW kin i ever repay you, MIR. ward, for your
ldness ~ sed Old Abe, advancin and shakin me
rmly by the hand. " How kin eyer repay you,
by givin the whole country good sound adj
sl1instration. By poeriu lie upon the troubled
T -aters, North and South BY persooin patriotic,
irm and just course, and then il any State wants to
secede, let lem seseshi
allow bout my Cabnit Ministre, Ward?n sed
, Abe.
of politics. They hain't got a darn principle!
4 They know how to cater to the public They
know what the public wants, North and South
. Showmen, sir, is honest men, IF you doubt their
Literary ability look their posters, and see small
q bilis Ell you want Cabipit as is Gabnit fill il
/ up with showmen, but don't call on me. The moral
Il wax,iigger perfeshun mustn't be permitted to so
q down while there's drop of blood in these valns
i A. Linln, wish you well Ef Powers or W al
If outt 20 pick out model for a beautiful man,
scarcely think they'd scnp you; but Of you do the
fair thing your country, you'll make putty an
l. angel as any of us, or any other alan! A. Linkn,
q use the talents which nature has put into You Ju-
"a dishusly and firmly, end all will be WE'LL A. Lin
10 kin, adoo.n He shook me cordyully by the hand;
q we exchanged pictures, so we could gaze upon
Il each others linments when far away from one
s. anotherle at the heuul Of the ship of State and
le at the hellum of the show Observation-Disclosures
,e only Is cents ARrEaUs WARD.
ii. 4; r3f,,,, +J,at Iii.
or lust what it should be- resolved to tack about and
sell qlih instead of milk and water, as lie had for
ic mery done, and thus test the soundness OF the old
at maxim about the policy of honesty. day or two
IN after he had effected the aforesaid change he was
told by one of his customers, a matronly lady OF
some experience in life that he need bring no
more milk to her In great surprise, he asked her
le tie reason why. Because" said She the arLi.
Gle you sold me yesterday was the stransest stun
,i ever saw. 1t had not stood three hours when u
Is. had a nasty yellow scum it, must have the
or real sby.bte article that have always been aG-