Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-03-09

House at Springfield. An itinerant preach
er came along and asked the use of it for
a lecture. " $50 a7G[',a1as TsYo q
a"On what subject p" asked Jesse. J 81
7 "on the second coming of our Saw
Jour-" answered the long faced Milleritc
40 bosh," retorted Uncle Jesse testify:
IL guess if our Savior had ever been to
Springfield, and had got away with his
life, he'd be too smart to think of coming
back again" ~ o' H5aa'-aH a &
This Mr., Lincoln said, was very much
his case about the succession. .eaa "
AS further elucidation of Mr. Lincoln's
estimation of Presidential honors, a story
is told Of how a supplicant for office Of
more than ordinary pretensons called
upon him, and, presuming on the activity
he had shown in behalf of the Republi-
can ticket, asserted, as reason why the
office should be given to him, that he had
made Mr.. Lincoln, President. ay" You
made me President, did you," said Mr..
Lincoln, with twinkle of his eye. 81
think did, " said the applicant. "Then
a precious mess you've got me into, that's
ALL" replied the President, and closed the
discussion. 9i ia.g #. laF
ABOUT THE NEGRO QUESTION. r
The story will be remembered, perhaps,
of Mr.. Lincoln's reply to a Springfield
Qll) clergyman, who asked him what
was to be his policy on the slavery ques-
ton. - ',.''*'t
Well, your question is rather cool
one, but will answer it by telling you
story. You know Father B., the old
Methodist preacher? Z? and you know Fox
river and its freshets? Well, once in the
presence of Father B., young Methodist
was worrying about Fox river, and ex-
pressing fears that he should be prevented
from fulfilling some of his appointments
by freshet in the river. Father B.
checked him in his gravest manner. Said
he: Young man, have always made it
a rule in my life not to cross Fox river
till get to it." "And," said the Presi-
dent, i am not going to worry myself
over the slavery question till | get to it. :"
A few days afterwards Methodist min
lister called on the President and on be-
ing presented to him, said simply: "Mr.
President, have come to tell you that I
think we have got.to Fox river!" Mr..
Lincoln thanked the clergyman and laugh
ed heartily.
One day, it is said, distinguished
New York official was at Washington, and
in an interview with the President, intro
duced the question of emancipation.
"Well you see, said Mr. Lincoln, "we've
got to be mighty cautious how we manage
the negro question. If we're not we
shall be like the barber out in Illinois,
who was shaving a fellow with a
hatchet face and lantern jaws like mine.
The barber put his finger in his custom
, er's mouth to make his cheek stick out
but while shaving away he cut through
the fellow cheek and cut off his own fin
ger If we don't play smart about the
negro we shall do as the barber did"
1t is greatly to the credit Of the Presi-
, dent that he has since unlearned many of
his Kentucky prejudices on the subject of
, freedom, and is now able to do what is
just and right g1a fn,G
\ + AN AGREEABLE DISAPPOINTMENT.
Mr.. Lincoln, as the highest public Off
Ger of the nation, is necessarily very much
!, bored by all sorts of people calling upon
him. aa aldl dltor Oh l5d
J, 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 desire te see you, and am
} happy to be the means of introducing
him. The President shook hands with
) Mr. F., and desiring him to be seated,
took seat himself. Then--his counte-
nance having assumed an expression Of
patient waiting--he said II am now
t ready to hear what you have to say
! 80, bless you, sir, 'said Mr. Fl, !" Ilhave