The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-11-13
Lincoln's Last Story,

~ quagteEeisi the White House.
and las written some letters de-
scriptive of the doings there. The
following is supposed to lie the
last notable :rene in Il II leuse oi
mourning, and was obtained from
all intimate friend of the Major:
We have had an orful solum
time here IT nee the plershuns IN
Ohio. Indiany, and Prnnsylvuny,
and Ioway. Old Abe and Stanton
aud Wellrs takes il to hart very
much, and it Was more than a week
after tue noos begin to come in be-
fore the President conld tell II story.
To dav he reused up unutf to tell
us one: e scd the clecshun re-.
minded him "t hoy spcck"rIatur
in 1Ilini>e, who wanted to buy all
the hogs he could, and to "kontrol
the market" lie got all the shin
lasters in two or three banks, and
opened mp al office in Chicago to
invite sellers. One day All old frl-
Ter cum in, nifty plane lookin
old feller, and wanted to sell sum
hogs.
How many hev egot?' se'l the
spekelatur.
4 don't know exactly ses the old
hog drover. ,."-
wei sea tue speke!atur, 4
guess Ill take all you "an bring
nnyhow,' and the tigger was named
1t was Il good tigger.
Now sez the old feller, ,je,
give Inc paper saying what you'll
do, and put in IT that l may deliver
them hogs at Chicago or Alton. ol
Springfield, jest as l please
OF course, ses the spekclatur
and lie wrote the paper.
The old feller went away, and II
a few days his live pork begun IL
cum in i....' ,r. ,.....
The clerk cum in one Il ~, ,n,I
srz to the sl, kcIat T., Old b ms n,
srz he, 0he old feiIcr's' name WIS
Beuson.) has. srut in 10000 hogs
and here is Il letter from Spring
field. he has sent in $4,000 there
and the agrl,t at Alton scS he lia
sent in 10000 there. and the none,
has cen Il most run ont, and III
writes for more
Very we'll se@ the spekelatur
4 guess tllat'll flush tn. old fellcr'
lot
But he Was mistaken. Ever,
mornin' more letters-morc hog
driven in-m3re money wanted
At last, the spekelatur begin tt
be skeered, and sent for old Benson
who, you may be sure, wasn't ia
away ,II @., r..
Well. old fsller,,, aes he, 'yo,
bev II good many hogs. 49,. o.. 81.
Right smart lnt ON en-, SEES til
old chap III send in ten thou
sand more Tomorrow.
Thunder and blaze1, ses tn
spekelatur, 'how many on airth he
you? --..,'..,...-....-.-...
Don't know ses old Benson,
hev a big lot to cum yit2 -
See here, old fvllcr. ses til
!, spekelatur, Il guess y"n had bette
quit deliverin'; jest keep the m"l
ey yon ve got, and take all the hn.
! hev. aud lei me out of that col
tract for he'd tonnd ont VIII
old Benson was, and begin to he
a notion of tile size of his pile all
;, tho strength Of his game.
: After some disputin' the spek
latur made over his hogs to Bel
son, and shut up his Office. al
went to settle with the nauks.
Now, ses old Abe to Stanto
'you kin make the applicable
yourself--and may he you'd bett
he gettin' ready TO hand ov
things to these Democrats-ti
they don't seem to he done deive
in yet. I'm nfearl, Stanton, v
can't kohtrol the nnirke:r 2
, No,i7it eai't@he iE,l; we slio,,
tthiilk that tGtIles sJpteo news news fro
New YUrks llliuoys rGeMsJerse
etc..d answered. that question e
Father Abraham. ., sdI .''''iil "a
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