Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-24
Too Good 10 be LOST.

"Old A0e," VINO preuldeg az the IN atonaI
White House. is very fond of good Joke and
is 10 the haiti Of telling them grta ly TO the
amusement, aod not unfitqusntly al the expense
of his most particular frlende. We have heard
one lately which we think will turn tho tables
upon the Pfesiden'. The conversation is said
to have occurred between en- old Illinois flsm
er and . member Of Coz gress from this State,
at WiIls.d's Hotel, 10 W Wsshiogton CITY.
Mr.. r the member, was In one Of the sitting
rooms OF the hotel. quietly puff q his cigar
and reading the New York Herald, when be
wss approached by trough, hurley, middle aged
mao, and the following dialogue is sald to have
occurred between them
ILLINOIS FARAER-Sir, TO make free, under.
stand you are . member Of Congress from the
great Stats of Missouri.
Me-. r You are correctly informed, sir +; |
represent the - Congressional distrlct 10
that State.
LII am from Illinois, cir an in Wash
ington City on no psrticulsr ousinese--jrs: look
ing around little, to see hos tle "cat jump" !"
Nc R-Ism glad to know you, air Illinois
acd Missouri ought to be good frienda, ana
shall be MOSS happy to serve you 10 any way
that I can. a
I.F.-welI, sir, I don't want any thing, ex.
cept lust to zee this d--d internal rebellion put
down. It's nearly ruined as ous Wet have
already lost one son, and would not be sur
prised u loet them all before the war is over,
for they are ell 10 is, several OF them with that
brave fellow, Johu Logan. q,
Mr. R.-Sir, you have my esrDeat sympsthies,
both In ysur desire TO see the REBELLION crushed
aud In the severe loss you have met In the death
Of your son. hope the Government; will final.
iy triumph in this wicked war, which has been
forced upon t..
l E-Ase you acquainted much 10 Illinois
Do you know Bro TriDg and If SO, what GO
you think Of him
Mr. R,-tknow Mr.. BtoTnlng very well, cir,
think very highly Of him. He ia good
man, cir, and one OF the Arst statesmen of the
country.
! F-Well, cir, are you acquainted with "old
Dick;". he's been my Representative In Con.
gress for a long while1 ..f M
Mr., R.-You allude, / suppose, sir, to Col.
Dick Richardson Of Quincy.
LF.-He's the b'hoy, cir; what do ycu think
Of him7
Mr.. R.-Well, cir, I think Col. R. lie "a.
trlotc and good man, little too much stepped
In Democracy.
i. F.-7Neyer mind bis Democracy, that will
never hurt him, nos half 90 much as the mean
whisky he drinks. tell you Dicks glorious
fellow; like 70 hear him aIter thai miraculous
genius, Trumbull, who 'spose wears as sm all
sgiEEard as any man who ever entered the Sen
ate. After all tho my friend Stephen A. was
the mali he could take the "starch" out of any
Of therr, and II he had lived, air, believe this
Internal rebellion would have been over. +.
MIR. R.-Very likely, cir, Mr. Douglas Was
nobls man; he would have exerted vass inau-
ence II he had lived, over the fate Of our ua
happy country. %
i:F.-well, cir, do you know "old Abs7" .
Mr. R.--i have that honor, cir.
I.F.-Well, don't consider there is much
honor about 10, but I'D just like to know what
you think of him7 i1lF
Mr. R.--Well, cir, am inclined to think
well OF the President; l believe he ioves b 0
country, sir. he 10 surrounded by great difi-
euihes ana 10 DONG the beat he csn 10 saFmount
shem. He is frequently persuaded TO do things
which think his better judgment does not sp-
prove. believe ne 10 honest, sir.
| F-Well, my friend, l zee "Abe +" has
rather laken you IN, know MIN devilish
sight bsfter than most mea. have knoNn him
"iiks q BOOK" tcr neatly tlir ,y.Ave years, 4
knew him when be was araii.spl,ttsr. aad
tell you he pevss did an honsst oay' q work AZ
the business In his life. II be mad hna.
dred rails TO hea be always got them from
somebody else's pile! 1 knew him wnen he
Was grocery keeper, aud ne always keeps bad
whisky, Gus fellows dram snort, ana cnarasd
two>prices. Win come to,ks Lins In 10, the
resu,atppof being very honsst and nos very
smAit; Dps Itell you. sir, hs's d---asmart and
none 100 hoaesI l5omsWbas excited aud she
oroWd gatheiiag rouna). 4 tell you, sir, know
"ADe AXE book, sir, and By me Eternal what
| say 10 un.l M. NJ s.L.-.,'. .'-. ~.
Mr.. R,-lsomsvhat coniased) sir, I was
ipst sb.ut taking . mint jalepj will you have
The klndness - J1,a met a ~, H..
l.F'--ii yon are uisd talking, with oil nv
heart, sic. Missoari and Iillnois must land %.
gethsr, ar. sell you BY the shades OF old Hick,
ory aud Benton, they must work anu dgat tor
the old unlop. n Missouri and Illinois arc the
greatest States In the Union, sir. 1t they stand
together breast 10 breast, they can kuock h--ll
out or South Carolina and the whole Soulh, and
tnsn, II need be, turn round aud shovel New
Eayi AID intv tas ocean. W.
Exsunb 20 the bae ioom.
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