The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-03-15

Mr.. LINCOLN, as the highest public officer
O. the nation, is, necgssariiy very much bored
by all sorts of people calling upon him.
An officer Of the government called one day
at the White House, and introduced clerical
friend.
Mr.. President" said he, "allOw me to
present to you my friend, the Rev. Mr.. F., of
-. Mr.. F. has expressed a desire to see
you and have some conversation with you,
and I am happy to be the means Of intrOduc-
ing him"
The President shook hands with Mr. F.,
and, desiring him-tO be seated, took a seat
himself Then-his countenance having as
sumed an expression Of patient waiting-he
said:
Il am now ready to hear what you have to
say" ..T ..a-sg
"Oh! bless you, sir" said Mr.. F., have
nothing especially to say merely called to
pay my respects to you, and, as one of the
million, to assure you of hearty sympathy and
support" gr-g a..f -..lar.,'7 ,-.l....1
My dear sif," said the President, rising
PrOmptly-his face showing instant relief
and with both hands graspingthat of his Wis
tor am very glad to see you, sir; am
very glad to see you, indeed, ! thought you
had CONS to preach to me
-I " y1trHa) Z Z
WHEx informed that General Stouglton
had been captured by the rebels at Fairfax,
the President is reported have said that he
did not mind the loss of the brigadier as much
as he did the loss of the horses. ~ q 1850
d. "FOr," said he, Lean make much better
brigadier in five minutes, but the horses cost
S125 piece" u .aI '... raE aaL
= Mr.. LINCOLN has a very effective way some
times of dealing with men who trouble him
with questions. Somebody asked him how
many men the rebels had in the field. He re-
piled very seriously
{, Twelve hundred thousand, according to
the best authority" .F.-ft ..-.---r
The interrogatOr blanched in the face and
eiaculated- .is7aT 42.1 i7sre5
any GOdl"
z Yes, sir; twelve hundred thousandAno
doubt of it. You see; all our generals, when
they get whipped, say the enemy outnumbers
them from three or five to one, and I must be-
heve them. We have four hundred thousand
men in the field, and three times four make
twelve. Don't you see it?
The inquisitiye man looked for his hat soon
after seeing it." -r
WHEN the Sherman expedition which cap
tured Port Royal was fitting cut, there was
great curiosity to learn where It had gone
A person visiting the chief magistrate at the
White House impOrtuned him to disclose the
destination to him.
"lWiIl you keep it entirely secret ?" asked
the President.
"Oh, yes, upon my honor"
"Well," said the President, "Tll tell you"
Assuming an air Of greatmystery, and draw
ing the man close to him, he kept him a mo-
ment awaiting the revelation with an an open
mouth aud great anxiety. Well" said he
in loud whisper, which was heard all over
the room, 4" the expedition has gone tO-seal 3"
A gentleman was telling at the White
House how a friend of his had been driven
away from New Orleans as a Unionist, and
how, on his expulsion, when he asked to see
the writ by which he was expelled, the depu-
tation which called on him told him that the
Government had made up their minds to do
nothing illegal, and so they hadissued no lille
gal Writs and simply meant-to make him 90
ofhis own free VIII. -
Well" said Mr.. Lincoln, that reminds
me Of hotel-keepOr, deWn at St. Louis, who
boasted that he never had a death in his hotel,
for whenever q. guest was dying in his house
he carried him out to die in the street.
The President is rather vain of his hight;
but one day young maneailed on him who
was certainly three inches taller than the
/ former hewas Ike the mathematical defini-
] ton Of the straight ine-length without
( breadth.
" Really said Mr.. Lincoln, e must look
up to you; if you ever get in deep place
! you ought to be able to wade out"
That reminds us Of the story told of Mr.
Lincoln somewhere when a crowd called him
out. lie came out with his wife on. the bal
coHy (Fho is somewhat below medium hight
and made the following brief remarks: g.1
!" Here an, and here is Mrs. Lincoln
That's the long and short Of it."