The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-13

oid Abe'- ILLUSTRATION % strategy.
ophcns 81 Eefr in a fectut episflo
from Washingtonj makes cold Abe"
aud a Border State Chap" responsible
for the following eolloquy
Matters and things here are still in a
strategic condition, aud naaght has dis
turbod our monotony for a week, save a
story they tell about honest Old Abe. IL
seems that two Of the border State chaps,
who are here for the express purpose Of
protesting against every thing whatsoever,
had a discussion about honest Abe, and
onelchap bet The other chap five dollars,
thaih e could not by any possible means
speak 20 the President without hearing
a small auecdote.
"Done ~ says the other chap gleeiul.
" III take that bet
That very came night, about twelve
O'Clock he tore frantically up 10 the
White House, and commenced thunder
ing at the door, like King Richard at the
gates OF Ascalon. The honest Abesihek
his night-capped head out ofthe window,
and says he
ais that you, Mr.. Seward ?'
"No, sirg' says the border State chap,
glazing up through the darkness. Pm a
messenger from The army. Another great
strategic movement has taken place, and
whole army have been taken prison
ers by Southern Confederacy. In fact"
says the conservative chap, frantically,
"the backbone of the rebellion is broken
AGAIN"
"'Hem!7 says the honest Abe, shak-
ing a musquitto from his night cap,
"this strategy reminds me Of a little
story. There was a man out in Iowa,
sat down TO play game Of checkers with
anotherman inducing his friends around
him to lend him the change Necessary
for stakes. lie played and he played,
and he lost the first game. Then he
played much more cautiously, and he
lost the next game. His friends COM
menced TO grumb!e but, says he Don't
you worry yourselves, boys, and I'll
show you a cute move, pretty SOON So
he played and he played, and he lost the
third game. Don't be impatient, boys
says he you'll sec that great move pref
ty soon, / tell YOU Then he played
with great care, taking n long time TO
consider every move, and by way OF a
change, lost the fourth game. Close at
tention TO what he was about and much
minute calculation, also enabled him TO
lose the fifth game. By this time his
friends had lent him all their change, and
began TO think it was time for that great
move Of his TO come of. Have you any
more change 2 says he. why, no. say
they. Then, says he, with great spirit,
the time for thalmoye | wa telling you
about has come at last As he com
mcnced to rise from his chaig instead Of
continuing TO play, his cleaned out
friends bethought themselves to ask hin
what that famous move was. 'Whv, says
he, pleasantly, it's to move of for a littl,
more change -
At the conclusion of the quaint tale
my boy, the border State chap flee
grdaning 20 his quarters at Willard:
stuck a five dollar Treasury note undeI
the pillow of the other border State chap
and Immediately took the evening train
for the West.
Suchis the story they tell, my boy
butt am inclined TO accept it merely o.
a work Of fiction with a truthful moral
Certain il is, hat as strategy increases
small change grows scareer, and it is thu
general opinion that no small change il
needed in military matters.