The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-03-22


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About the time when there was con-
siderable grumbliug as to the delay ia
forwarding % shc troops the money
due them, western paymasler, in full
majors attire, was one day introduced
ii q public reception. Being here,
Nj Lincoln. said &c, i thought ia
call and pay my respects. From
tie complaints Of The soldiers, rcspon-
ded the President i guess that's about
all any Of you do pay
II is told by n general correspond
ent who is probably reliable, that
Mr.. Lincoln was walking up Penn
sylvania Avenue the other day reIa-
ting "a little story TO Secretary Se-
ward, when the latter called dis alten.
tion TO a new sign bearing the name
Oft II. Strong. ia I says old Abe,
bis coanlenanee lighted up with pe-
cnliar smile. r. Il. Stronn brit coffee
are stronger Seward smiled but
said nothing. And we don't see how
he could reply after 20 atrocious a
thing AS that.
II is stated that be was much dis
gusted at the crowd Of officers who
some time ago used TO loiter about
the Washington hotels, and he is re-
ported to have remarked to a mem
ber Of Congress These fellows and
the Congressman do vex me sorely.'
Another member Of Congress was
conyersing with the President, and
was somewhat annoyed at the Presi-
dents propensity TO divert attention
from the serious subject he had on his
mind, by ludicrous allusions. Mr..
Lincoln, said he. Il think you would
have your joke if your were within
a mile Of hell YES, said the Pres
idenl, that is about the distunce to the
Capitol
Some one was smoking in the pres
ence of the President and compimen.
ted him on having no vices, neither
drinking nor smoking. That il a
doubtful compliment answered the
President; Il recollect once being
outside stage IN Illinois aud man
sitting by me offered me u cigar, |
told him had no vices He said
smoked for some time, and
then grunted out, ITS my experience
that folks who have no vices have
plagued few virtues"
The President is rather vain of his
ed on him who was certainly three
inches taller than the former; he was
like the mathematical definition ofthe
straight line---length without breadth.
Really said Mr.. Lincoln, j must
look up to you; If you ever get in a
deep place you ought TO be able TO
wade out That reminds us Of tho
story told Of Mr.. Lincoln somewhere
when crowd called him cut. He
came out on the bolcony with his wife
{ who is somewhat below medium
hight,) and made the following brief
Here | am, and here is
Mrs. Lincoln. That's tho long and
short Of IL
A gentleman, il is said, some time
ago limited to the President that il WAS
deemed quite settled that he would ac-
cept denomination for his present
Office, whereupon Mr.. Lincoln was re-
minded Of story Of Jesse Dubois out
in Illinois. Jesse, as State Auditor,
had charge Of the State House at
An itinerant preacher
came along and asked the use OF Il Tor
a lecture. On what subject = asked
Jesse. On the second coming Of our
Saw ior, answered the long-facrd
Millerite. % bosh,' retorted Uncle
jesse testify ? i guess if our Saviour
had been to Springfield, and had got
away with his life, he'd be too smart
to think Of coming back again This,
Mr.. Lincoln said, was very much his
case about tie succession.
Some moral philosopher was tell
ing the President one day about the
undercurrent Of public opinion. lie
went on TO explain 1t AT length, aud
drew m illustration from the Mediler-
ranean sea. The current seemed
very curiously 10 flow in from the
Black sea and the Atlantic ocean, but
a shrewd Yankee, by means Of con-
trigance Of floats, had discovered that
at the outlet into the Atlantic only
about thirty feet Of the surface water
flowed inward, while there was a Srr-
mendous current under that flowing
out. Well, said SIR. Lincoln, mueh
bored that don't remind me Of any
story ever heard or The phiIoso-
pher despaired Of making a serious
impression BY bis argument, and LETT.
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