Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-26

y. T. Wills. IN the Home JournaI.
writ-s this teautiful shetetI of YjNie Lin
coin, Ebs son Of the. Presidens, reesnrIy
de7e2se1:
This iirtie fsiIoE had his acquaintance
among his fathers friends, and CHANGED
70 be one Of them. lie never failed to
seek r1eourin the crowd, shake han,Is and
make some pleasant remark; and this, in
:. boy af ten years Of age, was. 70 say the
least, eodearing 10 a stranger. But he
had more than mere afecsionafsnesE-
His self-POsssss IOn-apLODtb as the French
call twas extraordinary. / was one
day passing the White House, when he
was outside with pisyfelI5w IN the
sidewalk Mr. Seward drove IN. with
Prince Napoleon and two Of his sBits in
the carriage; and, In heroic way-;erms
Il amusing intimacy evidently existing
between the boy and the Secreiary-the
"ficial gentleman took Of his hat, and
the Napoleon did the same, all making
the Young prince President eeremoni-
Gus salute. Not Bit strggerel with the
homage. Willie drew himself up to his
full height. took % his cap Niith graceful
ssit-pOsseEsion, ard bowed down formally
u the ground, like little ambassador
They drove past. and he went on uncOn-
ceFneilY with Bis piay; the imprOmptu
readiness and good judgement being
clearly part u his nature. His genial
aud open expression Of cOantsnance was
s,1He the less jugeai0us and fearless Tor
a certain tinctuTe Of fun: and it WAS in
iillz mingling Of qualities that lie 20
faithfully re-embIed his father.
With all the EplendOr that xss around
tbs little fellow IN bis neE home, he WAS
30 brnSeiy and beautifully Ej1,slE 4 Wild
flower transplsnted from the prairie 70 :
ho: house, he retained his praIrie habits,
unaltsFably pure and simple, uniiI be died
His leading trait Eeemed to be fearless
and kiadly srAnkueps. wiling that every
thing should Be ss different az L pleased,
bui resting unmOTed il his oEn conscious
zisgis-bssrelnesl. foead EAs study
ing him irresisubIT, az enc Of the sweet
problems Of childhood that the world is
6lstt with, al E-re places and If the news
Of his deatb q vas SbJeot from Wasting.
Ton, on visit 20 my own children, At the
'iDsJ came u me ike kueii heard unez-
pectedIT Al Incorporating.
Ou the day or tie fuseral 1eat, before
tue hour, TO take 3 near taEeWe.i look al
The dear boy Tor they had eubzlm=d him
70 sead home - the Hest-to sIesu under
the sod Of biz Own Taiiey-and the coin
I'D vac 10 be closed before ibe FerTice.-
The family hzd just taken their IezTe Of
kIm- Ead the servants Aed nurses we're
=seing bun for the last tine-tnd with
tears sad sobs wholly aarestrained, for be
was loved like an IDOL bJ every one of
lhsn. He lay with his eyes e!osed-his
brown hsiE parted As We had kno1n it
pale IL the zluGbes Of dssth, but other
wise unchanged, for he vas dresEsd s. for
toe eTenibZ. hnd heId in one OF his handR
eroossd upon bis breast, & bunch OF eI-
quite hoEErs, message coming from his
mother, While We were looking upon him,
praying that these flowers might he pre-
served tor her. Size vas Icing sick IN her
bed, seru o1t With grief ard oVeruatch-
inz.
TIE funsral Was very touching. Of the
eatsr:zinmsntsf ia the East Eoom, the boy
had bs<a-foF those nov hssembIed more
eIpscisliy--A most life-ziTipg TaEia!ion.-
With hll hElEbs fSee and apt grtstinRb aud
replies, be was remembered ia every part
Of that crimson euFtainsd ball built only
for pleasure --Of all Tie eEORdp. each BigElI,
certainly the one least likely TO be Death's
hrst marx. He WAS his fathers G4TUrita.
They were intiDAtes-often seen hand in
hand And there Eat The man With \ bur
thee on hta bfhin nt which the world mar.
Teis-bsDt DOB With the load IT both heart
and bFain-stsggsring under blow ike
the taking from him Of Lis sWn child -
HIS men OF power sat AFouad him-Me-
C!elian, with moist eye when he bowed
TO the prayer, As could see from where
stood, and Chase and Seward with their
AnFiere features At work, and Senators and
AmbaGaadors and soldiers, all struggling
With their tears-gTeHt hearts GOrrowiug
with the President as q stricken man aud
brother. That God may give him
strength for all bis burtheas, IL, I am sure.
at present, the prayer ola nation.