Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-10


institutng COMPARISON once received letter
from her publisher who expressed curiosity 10
know how she really appeared in personality
which she replied TO, perhaps wisely. in a limited
description. merely announcing herself as having
Hands aud feet
OF respectable slze,
Mud -colored hair,
And dubious eyes"
II is proposed in this letter to give that fami-
lar view OF Mr.. Lincplns individuality. which
has become the theme of innumerable anecdotes
and common table-talk among department clerks
aud the gossips of the capital
PRIVATE HABITS or MR.. LINCOLN.
Mr. Lincoln is an early riser He gifts up at
FIVE. shaves at six. breakfasts at seven. sends his
private correspondence At eight, receives visitors
at nine. and the members oi his Cabinet at ten
But as his Cabinet does not often meet. he goes
and meets his Cabinet. Previous to the elevation
OF General Grant To the supreme command OF
armies. he used TO dedicate two hours. from
eleven TO one, TO the getting up OF plans OF cam
paigns for our geuerals In that case he went
into small closet adjoining his private apart
men,s, fitted up with all the necessary instruments
for drawing mans. and there closeed hi mself with
two or three officers TO whom he used to dictate
that mastery strategy which has resulted IN the
taking OF Richmond and IN the conquest ut the
South. At | o'clock Mt. Lincoln takes a lishl
lunch and then starts ia the performance of the
responsible duty of President. He goes from
department TO department. and assists his minis
tiers IN what he calls running the machine Al
) O'Clock he takes his dinner, which sometimes
lasts till ! From TO 10 he admits to his prl
vate circles his most intimate friends and among
them Senators ana members OF Congress At
III he retlres, To commence the next day again
the same kind of work no had performed the day
before
HOW Mr. LINCOLN PREPARES ms PRocLAMA-
This monotonous routine is interrupted only
when Mr Lincoln prepares some OF those remark
able papers which have contributed 20 assign TO
him IA history so high place as a statesman aud
agrammarisn On that occasion he remains a
day At "A time shut up N room strongly heated
with the shutters half closed. 50 as not TO be dis
turbed by any outside light. Of which he has a
great fear.
WHAT Mr.. LINCOLN DRINKS WHEN WRITING STATE
rArERs.
Sometimes he sends tor n cup OF coffee which
produces slight exciation OF the brain and
gives To ms composition freshness aud vyacity
truly admirable lie avoids. however taking
coffee, aud replaces that beverage by hard cider
whenever he wants 10 be either serious or areu
mentative II he aims elegance and perspicu
iy IN style he generally adds TO the cup OF coffee
small glass OF sherry, especially when he has
10 relate his stories or TO appear before the mem
bers OF the foreign legation, IN presence OF whom
he sometimes unbosoms himself "a freely ~ il he
was before Springfield audience. in the unpaved
yard OF court OF justice.
Mr. LINCOLN AT TIM DINNER TABLE
Mr.. Lincoln is abs,emous He eats little but
talks great deal. aud seems 10 feed upon his
own words more than upon the dishes which are
placed before him Medical msn say that th.
accounts for his emaciation
MK llScoLS's PREFERENCE FoR CORN BREAD AND
BACON
On his entrance to the White House he s,rove
10 naturalize IN the official region fat bacon and
corn bread, OF which he j. very fond, aud tried 10
induce his cabinet TO adopt this diet, which he
recommended invisoratng and adding
largely 10 the brilhsncy OF Conversational
powers But sn opposition was raised who
bsnished that dish from the table a. unbeconing
the dignity Of the place HIS only resource nov
is to 20 and sii at Mr Bates table. who. 10 bis
quality o. Western man. always has bacon aud
corn bread al his dinner
Mr. LiNcoLSs DISLIKE FoR GARLIC
Mr. Lincoln hates garlic. which he SAYS il ft
only Tor The Latin race He once threatened to
turn out his French cook for having used that
tubet in = mayonnaise. His loug experience Of
user navigation. aud his residence in llinois has
gwen him taste for frogs. which lie proclaims
the hrst iIsh OF French cuisine lie has also to
an alarming extent a craving tor pastry. particu-
larry for rhgbarb pie His doctor Was obliged 70
interfere and 70 exclude these ailments from his
table
Mr. LlNcoLS N PRIVATE oIKcLEs
In his hours of ease. in the intimAe, Of the
private circle. when his plans Of battle are all
drawn, his cabinet harmonious. and his digestion
easy. Mr.. Lincoln Is unusually talkative, jocular
and good natured This is ordinarily the time
when, free from any restraint. he throws of the
presidential garment. and shows himself such AZ