Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-03
SEVERAL LITTLE STORIES, bY OR ABOUT PRESIDENT LINCOLN.

bY OR ABOUT PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
 It would be hardly necessary to inform the nation thst our worthy President, in the midst of the anxieties of state of war that continu- ally torture his mind. is wont to find occasion. al grief in an appropriate anecdote or well. turned jest. ':'' .
 No man, says Mrs. Stove, has suffered more end deeper, albeit with dry, weary, paties. pain, shat Seemed to some like insensibility, than Presidsnt Lincoln. Whichever way it ends" he said to the writer, "I have the i'm. pression that shan't last long after it is over' After tho dreadful repulse of Fredericksburgh he is reported to have said " If there is a man uut of hell that suffers more than do, l pity him" In those dark days his heavy eyes and worn and weary ar told hoy our reverses wore upon him, and yet there was never. failing fund of patience at the bottom, tha, sometimes rose to the surface in some droll, quaint saying or story, that forced laugh even from himself:'.
 PRESIDENTIAL PUNs.
 Mir. Lincol1, iii His happier moments, is not always reminded of t little story" but often indulges in veri,aJle joke. Gre of the la test reported ,s,bhjjs ramark when lte'found him- self attacked by the varioloid. He had been recently very much worried by peopte'' asking favors. ' Well,' said he, when the contagious disease was coming upon him, I've got some thing now that can give to everybody About the time when there xas considerable grumbling as to the delay iu forwarding to the troops the money due them, @ western pay master, in full ma jor's attire, was one day intro ducsd at.sa public reception. Being here Mir. Lincoln" said he. :" thought I'd call; and puy my respects" From the complaints of the soldicrs,' responded the President, ' guess that's about all any of you do pay
 It is told by a general correspondent, who is probably relabs,' that Mir. Lincoln was walking up Pennsylvania avenue the othe- day, relating little story to Secretary Sew ard, when the latter called his attention to a new sign bearing the name of "l. R. Strong. Y" Ha r says Old Abe his counenance light ing up with peculiar snails, ' T. R. Strong, but coffee are stronger" Seward smiled, but made no reply. We don't see how he could reply after 50 atrocious thing 's that.
 STORY CONCERNING A SECOND TERM.
 A gentleman, it is said, some time ago int ed to the President that it was deemed quite settled that he would accept a renonna,ion for his present oftice where pon Mir, Lincoln Was reminded of story of Jesse Dubois out in Illinois. Jesse, as State Auditor, ,lal charge of the State House ut Springfield. An timer ant preacher came along and asked flie nse of it for a lecture.
 On what subject ?' asked Jesse.
 On the second coming of our Saviou.," an swered :he long-faced Millerite. ' s".
 70 bosh" retorted Uncle Jesse testify Il guess if our Saviour had eyer been to Spring field, and hud got away alive. he'd'be toa smart to think of coming back again.
 This, Mir. Lincoln said, was very much his case about the succession.
 As further elucidation of Ar. Lincoln s estimate of Presidential honors, story is told of how supplicant for office of more than or dinary prctensions called upon him, and, pre- th., :v;t h., hoI eb, .,,'k k> half of the Republican ticket, asserted, as reason why the office should be given to him, that he had made Mr. Lincoln President. You made me President, did you," said MT. Lincoln, with a twinkle of his eye. think lid," said the applicant. Then precious ness you've got mo into, that's ull, replied the President, and closed the discussion.
 ABOUT THE NEGRO QUESTION.
 The story will be remembered, perhaps, of MT. Lincoln's reply to Springfield (Ill cler- gyman, who asked him what was to be his poll cy on the slavery question.
 "Well, your question is rather @ cool one, but will answer it by telling you story. You know Father B., the old Methodist preacher and you know Fox river and its freshets We'll. once in the presence of Father B. a young Methodist was worrying about Fox river and expressing fears that he should be pre- vented from fulfilling some of his appoint. msnts by a freshet in the river. Father B.. checked him in his gravest manner. Said he: Young man, I have always made it rule in my life not to sross Fox river till get to it r And, said the President, am nos going to worry myself over the slavery question till I get to it," A few days afterwards Meth ho- dist minister called on the President, and on being presented to him. said simply: MT President, have come to tell you that think we have got to Fox river !" Mr. Lincoln thanked the clergyman and laughed heartily.
 One day, it is said, e distinguished New York official was at Washington, and in an interview with the President. introduced the question ot emancipation. "Well you see,' said MT. Lincoln. we've got to be mighty eau tious how we manage the negro question. If it we're not, we shall be like the barber out in Illinois, who was shaving fellow with hatch ct face and lantern jaws like. mine. The bar