The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-12-11
HIGH TIME AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
Presentation of Private Miles
O'Reilly.
Wr, Lincoln Tells his Best Story.
Speeches by Count Herciers Lord
Lyons, General Meagher, and Song
by Private O'Htelly.
MR.. LINCOLN TELLS ANOTHER STORY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 1863

Ireland and let it live as the greatest of
Thanksgiving Days in American history, This
afternoon took place the interesting ceremo-
NAL OF presenting private Miles O'Reilly, 47;h
regiment New York volunteers to his excel.
lency the President of the United States, by
whom, in turn. the young Mesian warrior
and bard OF the 10Th army corps was presented
to several members Of the cabinet and foreign
diplomatic corps, who were paying Thanks
giving Day call to the President when the
cards of General Thos. f. Meagher and Father
Murphy were handed in by Colonel Huy--
these gentlemen having kindly consented to
act rs the chdpa,oaS. OR social godfathers and
@odmothers OF private O'Reilly.
PICTURE OF PRIVATE oRIELLY.
Private O'Reii!y is q brawny, largeboned,
rather good-looiling young MiIesian, with
curly reddish hair, rey eyes, one Of which
has Il cataract upon IL. high check bones
cooked nose, square lower jaws, and the usual
strong type of Irish forehead--tlie perceptve
bumps. Immediately ahoEe the eyes, being eX-
tremcy prominent. 4 more good humored or
radiently expressive face it is impossible to
conceive. The whole cOuntenance beams with
a candor and unrpserve equal TO that ola mealy
potato which has burst lis skin or jacket by too
rapid boiling. He stands about six feet seven
inches, is broad chested barrel bodied firm on
his pins and with sneWy. kuoted fists OF a
hardness and hcavineSs seldom equalled.
GEN. MEAGHATs's SPEECH.
General Mea%htr, il presenting private
ORjeliy 10 the President. made some remarks
10 The effect that he WIS happy to have the
honor OF Introducing 10 one who was regarded
Is the Z ther Of The Array. this en- fsnt reyt2u,
or lost boy Of the Irish race.
MR. LINCOLN'S sPEECU-!iIS STORY ABOUT
THE WIDOW ZoILIOc FFER'S DARKEY.'
Nj. Lincoln replied that he was happy to see
Private ORcitiey. nut dil not care to make
set speech. IN his position it was 10. wise to
talk iDuiishly. aud he would. therefore. but
rarely talk at al rs to the - war for the sue
cessnn a',aui which The Herdd and Mr.. Wen
dell Phillips appeared crazy he would say some
faw words. AIen Ottenest betray and defeat
themselves by oYer-anXicty to secure their ob-
jet, jlst rs the widow IollicDiers nig@er did
away down in Bourbon county. when he had
been eating heg cranberry Jan. (Laughter.)
the widow. While lna6iUg her JAM was called
away 10 Il deighbor who was about Increasing
the population. cloud laughter.) g SAM You
rascal she SAID, you'll b. eating my jam
when Im away" SAN protested he'd die fits,
bwt the white o. his eyes rolled huugrily to-
wards the bubbiiHr crimson. See here
sam, said the widow, taking Up a piece of
chalk, I'll chalk your lips. aud then on my
rcGurn I'll know ii you've etie., any So say
u-: she passed her iorela.er heavily over the
tiIick lips OF her tlarkev. holding the chalk in
;!,c palm OF her hand. ;,Gd not lcttin" it touch
Him. Well when she came back Sans lips
we're cilalked quarter ri an inch thick. and
she needed against him no O;hcr evidence
The presidency. Oienewed mirth 4 good
friend OF mine declares that lie wouldn't take il
a any price: but his lips were thckly cllalkcd
when he back from Ohio. daughter
III which Mr. Chase joined heartily So were
General Fremont's out in Missouri, when he
. Issued his =" 3Iii;ilic patton Ordcr; and General
Buffers were not only chalkcd, but had the
jam on. and had it thick. Secretary Seward
> once chalked very badly. but mad given it up
q. Of no use since his quarrel with the machine
n f,k,p flt ~ nnG l, ,turN
Mingled chalk aud jam might be seen on the
lips OF Gen. Banks. while the same compound
formed quite a paste around the oriiice through
which his good friend Governor Seymour sup
piled the wants of nature CRoars of lalighter.)
; le had never se:H any chalk the lips of
Secretary Stanton General Henry w. Hal
ieck; but with these exceptions, there was
scarcely man connected with the army who
did not chalk his lips. (C0ut;nueti mirth the
foreign diplomatic corps Joining heartily
lie believed many Of the Generals would COM
PROMISE for L Brigtdier's commission in the
regular army bit these were matters too
grave to hc ioked about He would now in
tr0diice 10 all present private Miles O'Riley, OF
the 10Th army cOTlS--an army corps which had
done well under General Gilmore, having been
nlagniiiccntiy disciplined 10y General Hunter
perhaps the Very strictest field officer in the
service. Mr.. Lincoln would now conclude by
wishing the bard OF Morris Island welcome to
tho White House. and at the same time ex-
tending his hand for a friendly shake.
,i;. i:-kt ,EK ~ IucrOR
air. Lutte lark sIl:.,.slcd that il Was tmorous
the boy was: that hi. heart was too full and the
Wnd> bubh en- up qlick 10 his tongue that thev
! cnohCi and Killed sach O-her like audience
cFowdi'iG OFT al the narrow door, of a theatre in
which ,i'e cry OF iice" has been rs.ed If his Rev
'SeAts bAcriiet,y the ire>,ient. would only order
Gpa jag OF Wafer with no more whisky in it than
fres dent tierce crank it the opening of the crystal
palace Just enough t. kill the aniinalcul;t''--Air
Clark "as vi opinion that Miles would rapidly
recover.
The order was given Private Miles retired for
few moments into sir N!c,,lays room inst Out.id..
the council chamber. from whence he coon returned
wipiny his mouth with the cuf: OF his coat .r pn.r
little for breath "ni his whole face omuch bright
er and yecr that il seemed like a tran .figuraton
''four Riverency's EXcc!lency." he said scrappee
his left foot backwards howin. forward MS body
and giving one Of his red foreOcks a Jerk betwee:,
the thumb and finger of his rig mt hand .sY0ur Xiv
erence's ExceIency though I'm wipin my lips, it's
nayther chalk nor cranberries had on them asst"
Loud laughter.
LYONS Ash> Foa 4 Ht)AG-TIif CABINET sspoKIN,;
FUN"
suppose Mr.. Seward, mask Your young friend
10 give Us song" said Lord Lyons who had been
looking rather supe cously at all parts of the ccre-
monial .'They cay the fellow can sing. and sup
pose it is because he can sing he is here"
Mr.. Seward referred the matter by bow to the
President who glanced sharp lly at ord lyons For
one moment Il cloud pissed over Mr.. abe LincOn's
face but disappeared he turned and let his eyes
rest on the beaming cOunenance OF private Miles
what s,yyOu private Okcilly: viii you sing :"
~ VIII that your kiverences EXcelencv" was
the response with just one flash of scOw towards
Lord Ii ons. Its my prayer for your EXccllency
that you may never de until the skin of goose
berry makes Dghtcap for you and may you have
the vigor OF Lord Palner>hin that's your boss
Lord LyOns-li the day you ore hundred and
fifty! IUproarioas laughter. in which all ined ex
cept Father Murphy-Lord Lyons laughing the
londest.l Now, what snall L sing:" continued pr-
vate Miles. - IL his kiverence Father Patrick
Murphy, wornt to the fore, iLs song in honor of
| nv countryman, he same Lord Palmershin, tha I'd
give you 'Tlsnt that ever loved him or any other
anti irish Irishman who takes blood money for the
| life of his counthry iSeLsatiOn.l But it's berause
I'm sick of the h,lnbug that's in them English jour
mails that cay the ould man ought to be ashamed of
| himself [laughter.l Fax, at his age, can't see
| any shame about it. Loud laughter
| Aw contrairc suggested Count Mercier with
smile and shrug ''au age devrait, moins, en-
entire Ger."