Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-01-30
A Monroe County Man Calling ON Presi
dent Lincoln.

MOHVOt COutity Muu OuiiiuS Ou IreSi-
dent Lincoln.
The Rochester american has the follow
ing from Monroe County man, who went
to Washington, to have talk with the presi.
dent:
4 1t was announced by authority " in the
LatelHgencer, that the Presinent and Mrs.
Lincoln would receive en- Saturday from
one O'Clock to thee, commencing Jan. 10,
and at The hour first named we were again
at the door of the Executive Mansion OBJ
sequious attendants in shining boots and
Immaculate white kids ushered US through
the first two reception rooms and bowed us
into the middle room in the south side of the
mansion, where, surrounded by a crowd
waiting to be presented, stood the President
and Mrs. Lincoln.
Dressed in suit of plain black-looking
weary, anxious and careworn, the Presi-
dent saluted in a friendly, cordial manner,
those who without formality were introduced
10y gentleman at his side and INDUCED in
familiar conversation with those whom he
recognized as acquaintance or old friends.
His personal appearance has been SO often
described that | need not repeat it here, but
| will add my humble testimony TO what has
been remotely hnted at before, and say that
our President has but little capital invested
in beauty, but great deal securely invest
ed in quite the reverse.
AT his right, dressed in black velvet,
without ornaments of any kind, save two
dark plain jewels in her head drese, chatty,
atfable and self-possessed, Mrs. Lincoln re-
ceived her friends, who, despite the gloomy,
unpleasant day, and drizzling rain, were
presentto greet her at this her first public
reception since the death of g Willie"
her, said came to Washington to see
my son, who was wounded at Fredericks-
burg" / hope, sir, he is not seriously
wounded" she replied, sympathizingly. "In-
} deed, madam, he il" showing her his am
brotype. "A noble looking fellow" said
she /" Ii is indeed time that this war should
cease, it causes so much suffering and we
: are losing so many noble young men,"
: How are you, Mr.. -" said the
! President, adopting the accen! and intiec-
ton now in vogue here. q saw your card
but did not see you. | was glad, however
that you carded me, and was reminded of
) an anecdote of Mr.. Whitlesey When Mr..
; Cox, tl.en young man, first came here
, Mr.. w. said to him Sir, have you carded
! the Senators r No, sir; | thought would
curry favor first, and then comb them II
+ is no joking matter, sir said Mr.. W.. scri
, ously. 1t is your duty to card the Sena.
tors, sir; and it is customary, | believe, to
card the Cabinet also, and you ought to dc
: it sir But he added, after a moments
thought, think am wrong; the Cabi-
7; net may card you."
f Followed by three or four friends, dap
: per little man elbowed his way through the
crowd. and striking an attitude. said =" Mr.
|, President, this is Mr.. -, good Black
Republican from Western New York, and
7 this is Mr.. -" introducing each Of his
/ followers in turn, all of them will guar
an;ee, good Black Republicans He had
evidently loaded for a bear. and in his mind
/ had done big thing;" but the President
didn't see it, and with imperiurable GOODNESS
to each, he said: " How are you, sir ? and
turned TO greet those who came as citizens
, and not as black republicans, to pay their
{ respects to him. He was not far enough
/ removed from Fredericksburg, bllowed
with graves and reeking and crimson yet
with the blood of those who yielded up their
lives for no party or sect, but for their coun.
try, to see the point of the joke.
' This rain will make our streets muddy
, said practical man to Mr. Lincoln. Yes
he replied g / used to think that Illinoi.
mud beat all creation, but Washington mud
E beats it. Why, only last March, with &
E friend went in my carriage, TO call on Miss
: Pomeroy, at the Columbian Hospital, whom
, we think a good deal of, and actually We
e mired twice, and the last time SO effectually
that we had to get out and complete the
t journey on foot
j believe that am correct in saying tha