Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-03-09
A STORY FOR Mr.. BATES.

.,,,7 A STORY FOR MR.. BATES.
One day when Mr. Bates was remon-
strating with Mr.. Lincoln against the
appointment Of some Indifferent lawyer
to place of judicial Importance the
President interposed with, "Come, now,
Bates, he's not half 50 bad as you think
Besides that, I must tell you, he did me
a good turn long ago. When I took to
the law, | was going to court one morn
ing, with some ten or twelve miles of bad
road before me, and ] had no horse. The
judge overlook me in his wagon. "Hello,
Lincoln, are you not going to the court
house? Come in, and I'll give you a
seat" Well, l got in, and the judge
went on reading his papers Presently
the wagon struck stump on one side of
the road then it hoped off to the other.
| looked out, and / saw the driver was
jerking from side to side in his seat, so,
says l, "Judgc, l think your coachman
has been taking little drop too much
this morning" "Well l declare, Lincoln" F."
said he; II should not much wonder if
you are right, for he has nearly upset me
half dozen times since starting" So,
putting his head out of the window, he
shouted" "Why, you Internal scsundrel,
you are drunk p Upon which, pulling
up his horses, and turning round with
great gravity, the coachman said: By
gorra that's the first rightful decision
you have given for the last twelve
month !'"' t. -tt std
FEW MORE LITTLE STORIES.
A gentleman was telling at the White
House how friend of his had been driv-
en- 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 deputation which called on him told
him that the government had made up
their minds to do nothing illegal, and so
they had issued no illegal writs, and
simply meant to make him go of his own
free will. "Well," said Mr.. Lincoln,
4" that reminds me of hotel keeper down
at ST. Louis, who boasted that he never
had death in his hotel, for whenever a
guest was dying in his house he carried
him out to die in the street"
A man from New York tells of an in
terview he had with the President. How
are you,' said he. II saw your card,
but did not see you. was glad, how
ever, that you carded me, and was re-
minded of an anecdote of Mr.. Whittlesey.
when Mr.. Cox, then young man, first
came here, Mr. Whittlesey said to him
Sir, have you carded the senators?, No,
sir; thought | would curry favor first,
and then comb them 1T is no joking
matter, SIR said Mr.. Whittlesey, serious.
ly. 1T is your duty to card the senators,
sir; and it is customary, I believe, to
card the cabinet also, and you ought
to do it, sir. But, he added, after a
moments thought, 4 think | am wrong
the cabinet may card YOU"
One of the new levies Of troops re-
quired the appointment of a large addi-
tional number, Of brigadier and major
generals. The applications and recon-
mendations accordingly poured in, i'm.
mense numbers They were carried to
the President for examination, by the
bushel- basketful Mr.. Lincoln came
upon one wherein the claims of a certain
worthy (not in the service at alD" for a
gsneralship" were glowingly set forth
But the applicant didn't specify whether
he wanted to be brigadicr or major gen.
eral. The President observed this diff
Guilty, and solved it by lucid endors
ment. The clerk, on receiving the paper
again, found written across its back
,"Major- General, reckon. A. Lincoln.
CONCERNING THE PRESIDENT PERSONALLY.
Some one was smoking in the presenc'
of the President and complimented hin
on having no vices, neither drinking mo-
smoking. "That is doubtful compli
ment," answered the President; Il recol
lect once being outside a stage in Illinois
and a man sitting by me offered me
segar,, | told him ! had no vices. II
said nothing, smoked for some time. ant