Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-08
RENINIsCENcE OF MR.. LINCOLN


Mr.. F. b. Carpenter, the well-known artist,
contributes an interesting chapter of his remi.
niscences Of Mr.. Lincoln to Scribner's new onth.
ly, Hours at Home. Among the stories he tells is
the following which he says is a veritable re a.
ton of what actually transpired:
A distinguished citizen of Ohio had an ap-
pointment with the President one evening at SIX
o'clock. AS he entered the vestibule of the
White House, his attention was attracted by
poorly clad young woman who was violently
sobbing. He asked her the cause of her distress.
She said she had been ordered away by the ser.
wants after vainly waiting many hours to see the
President about her only brother, who had been
condemned to death. Her story was this: She
and her brother were foreigners and Orphans
They had been in this couLtry several years. Her
brother enlisted in the army, but through bad
influences, was induced TO desert. He was cap
tured, tried and sentenced to be shot-the old
story. The poor girl had obtained the signatures
of some persons who had formerly known him,
to petition for pardon, and alone had come to
Washington to lay the case before the President.
Thronged rs the waiting room always was, she
had passed the long hours of two days trying in
vain to get an audiences, and had at length been
ordered away.
The gentleman's feelings were touched. He
said to her that he had come to see the President,
but did not know as he should succeed. He told
her, however to follow him up stairs and he
would se what could be done for her. Just be-
fore reaching the door Mr.. Lincoln came out,
and meeting his friend said good humoredly,
Are You not ahead of tmeg' The gentleman
showed him his watch with the hand upon the
hour of six. well" returned Mr.. Lincoln. ~
have been so busy tod ~ that | have not had
time TO get lunch. Go in and sit down, will
be back directly.
The gentleman made the young lady accom-.
pany him into the office, and when they were
seated, said to her "Now, my young gil, want
you to muster all the courage you have in the
world. When the President comes back he will
set down in II at armchair. | shall get up to
speak TO him, and as / do so you must force your
sell between US, and ipsist upon his examination
Of your papers, falling him it is o case of life
and death, ana admits Of no delay." These in.
strgctoAs were carried out to the letter. Mr.. Lin
0olp was at first somewhat surprised at the ap-
parent forwardness of the young woman, but OBJ
serving her distressed appearance, he ceased
conversation With his friend and commenced an
examination of the document she had placed in
his hands. Glancing from it the face of the
petitioner whose tears had broken forth afresh,
he studied It's studied its expression for moment
and then his eyes fell upon her scanty but neat
dress. Instantly his face lighted up. MY
poor CIR" said he you have come here with no
Governor or Senator or member Of Congress, to
plead your cause, You seem honest and truth
ful; and Yen don't wear hoops-aDd will be
whipped but will pardon your brother"
P rkersbr-g, West Virginia, Is fourshing
city. Lat yslr over three hundred buildings
were err ed there wi q prospect VI many
moro new ones u be ere .ted this year. he Ga:
zatte of that place says Pa kersbnrg 10 to be the
great eoumer. .ial city of West virs MIA.
The most fas ionable lad es Of New York are
abandoning the barbaou+ bat in whica It has
heen on I mar tO do a, tn hair and snbstitu-
ting in i,s stead neat Or clan h I'D d'ess.
II was admitted during the sssa sinatiOn trial
on sa,urd4y by the p-isoneIs cou sci that the
real pa ne OF the pr soner Knovn as Payne is
P jwell and that he comes from Florida.
Gen. Pillow passed through Athe s, Alabam,,
on Friday morning last on his WY back TO Ten
ne. see, aud has probably rea he'd his old home
by this time II, was accompa1 ell by many OF
HE 'orner ser aas sud quite 4 tr I'm Of wagons
end mules, vi,h capsids..b.e stuff