Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-08
Mr.. Lincoln's DAILY Life.

AAAf AAAANNAA . 0"AAJ AAAN'
" Perley," tho Washington correspondent o
the Boston Journal, writes as follows of the dali,
life of President Lincoln:
But we did not visit the White House to ex
anime its furniture, or even to linger 'ong in it
charming conservatory, which has beln renovated
during the past summer, and is now filled will
rare exotcs ready to contribute their floral charm
during the coming season. President Lincoln i
naturally an object Of interest, not only to thost
who visit him, but to the people who elected hin
their chief magistrate, and Mrs. Journal Reader
advises me to give q sketch Of his usual daily life
Mr.. Lincoln isan early riser, and he is thus able
TO devote two or three hours each morning 70 hl'
yoluminous private correspondence, besides glen'
clng at q city paper At nn9 be breakfasts then
walks over to the War Office to read such war
kilograms as they give him Occasionally some
are Nl,hhed) and TO kege a chat with Gen. Hal
leck On the military slttItIon, in which he takes a
great interest Return ng TO the White House,
he goes through with lis mornings mail, in com
pany with d private secretary. Some letters are
endorsed aud sent to the Departments -others
are entrusted to the Secretary, q no makes min
ute Of the reply which he Is 10 Il tAe--and others
the President retains, that he may answer them
himself Every letter receives attention, and al
winch aie entitled to a reply receive one, no mat
t.r now they art worded, or how ineIegant the
clfography may be.
tuesdays and Fridays are Cabinet days, but on
other days visitors at tie White House are re-
quested 10 wal. in the ante-chambeT, and send IN
their cards. Sometimes, before the President
has finished reading ms mai Louis will have
handful of pasieboarf, and from the cards laid
before him Mr.. Lincoln has visitors ushered u,
giving precedence to acquanances. Three Or
four hours do they pour IN, in rapid succession,
nine out OF ten asking Offices and patiently does
tIe President listen to thelr applications. Care
and Anxiety have iurrowed bis rather homely iea-
lures, yet occasionally he is " reminded OF an an.
eoioie." end good.humored glances beam from
b., clear, gray eyes, while bis ringing laugh shows
thit he Is not used up YET The simple and
Iufa manner in which be delivers bis thoughts,
makes him appear to those visiting him. like an
earnest, afectIouate friend. lie makes little pa
rade Of his legal science, and rarely INDUCES 10
speculative propositions, but states bis IDEAS IN
plain Ango saxon, illuminated by many lively
images and pleasing illusions which seem TO flow
as II in obedience to resistless impulse Of his ma
ture. Some newspaper admirer attempts to deny
that tie President tells stories. Why, il is rarely
that any one is III bis company Tor fifteen minutes
" 1out hearing good tale, appropriate to the
81 ,ct talked about. Many metaphysical ar.
gument does he demolish by simply telling an
anectoie, which exactly oyorturns the verbal
structure.
About o'clock tue President declines seeing
any more company, and often accompanies his
wife 10 her carriage, TO take drive. lie is fond
oi horseback exercise, and when passing the sum
mer at the Soldiers Home used CENTRALLY TO 20
to aud fro 10 the saddle.
The President dimes at g, and it is rare that
some personal friends do not grace the round
dining table, where he throws of the cares Of
office, and reminds those who have been in Ken
lucky Of the old.school gentleman who used TO
dispense generous hospitality there. From the
dinner-t,ble the party retire to the crimson draw
ing-room, where coffee is served, and where the
President passes the evening, unless some dgni-
lafy has special interview. Such, am informed,
is the almost unyarying daily life Of Abraham
Lincoln, whose administration will rank next in
importance 10 that of Washington in our naton-
al annals.
The Presidents vile (n the opinion Of Mrs.
Journal Reader) ought not to be lett lnmentioned,
although there is little OF interest to chronicle in
the daily round Of serving, reading and visiting
hospitals, which occupies the time Ct Mrs. Lin
coin. she may have made misAkes-who does
not PIN her invitations, and thereby provoked
euyious criticisms. Neither 90 those of the
Democratic era admit that there can be any cour-
tesy displayed here nowadays. But am sure
that since the time that Mrs. Madison presided
al the White House, it has not been graced by a
lady so well fitted by nature and by education to
dispense its hosptaltes as is Mrs. Lincoln. Her
hospitality is onl, equaled by her charity, and
her graceful department by her goodness OF
art.