Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-03

world, WI1tlnR from the table OF tho
late President in the White House, says
Here once came Mr.. Stanton, say.
ing, in his hard and positive way:
Mr.. Lincoln, 1 have found it ex
pedient TO disgrace and arrest Genera
Stone. 4
Stanton, said Mr.. Lincoln, with
emotion of pain, when yOu considered
1T necessary to Imprison General Stone,
/ am glad You did not consult me about
it..
land for the lack of such consulta-
tion, Gen. Stone. i learn, now lies a
maniac in the asylum. The groundless
pretext upon which he suffered the re-
pnt alton of treason issued from the de-
p art ment of war-not from this office.
RELEASING AN EDITOR. ~
The same correspondent tells the fol-
lowing anecdote:
y gentleman, whom know, visited
the President IN high dudgeon one
night. He was newspaper proprietor
and one of his editors had been arrest
ed
Mr.. Lincoln" he said, II have been
off electioneering for your reelection,
and IN my absence you have had my
editor arrested. / won't stand it sir.
have fought better administrations than
yours"
why, John, said the President. 81
don't know much about it. / suppose
your boys have been too enterprising.
The fact is, 1 don't interfere with the
press much, but suppose am respon-
sible. -
al want You to order the mans re-
lease tonight" said the applicant. II
shan't leave here till 1 get it. In fact,
am the man who should be arrested
Why don't you send me to Capitol hiII?''
This idea pleased the President ex-
ceedingly. He laughed the other into
good humor.
I'm fact" he said, st am under re-
stralnt here, and glad Of any pretext to
release journalist.
THE PRESIDENTS DOMESTIC HABITS.
Young Thaddy played with him
upon the carpet, Robert came home
from the war and talked to his father as
to school mate. He was to Mrs. Lin
coin as chivalrous on the last day of his
life as when he couTted her. / have
somewhere seen a picture of Henry ".
OF France, riding his babies on his back
that was the President
ANOTHER SCENE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
"A friend connected with Washing
ton newspaper, told me that he had &C.
{ casIon to see Mr.. Lincoln one evening.
and found that the latter had gone to
bed. But he was told to sit down in
the Office, and directly the President en-
tered He wore only night shirt. and
his long, lank, hirsute limbs. as he sat
down, inclined the guest to laughter
Mr.. Lincoln disposed of his request at
once, and manifested a desire to talk
So he reached for the cane which NV
friend carried, and conversed in this
manner: -ce
81 always used q cane when was. a
I boy 1t was a freak of11ine. NV IA
vorlte one was a knotted beech stick.
and carved the head myself. There's
mighty amount of character In sticks. =
Don't you. think so? You have seen
these fishing poles that fit into cane?
Well, that was an old idea of mine
Dogwood clubs were favorite ones with
the boys. / 'spose they use 'em yet
Hickory Is too heavy, unless you get it
from young sapling. Have YOU ever
noticed how stick In ones hand will
change ones appearances? Old women
and witches wouldn't look SO without
sticks. Meg Merrilles understands
that :4ela .ri 8
I'm this way my friend, who is aclerk
IN a newspaper Office, heard the Presi-
dent talk for an hour. The undress of
the man and the triteness of his subject
would be staples for merriment if we
did not reflect that his greatness was of
no conventional cast, that the playful
ness OF his nature, and the simplicity of
his illustration lightened public business
but never arrested it. % ~ sLlii -5ast1
Neur Fare. Miss.-A young lady from
the rural districts lately entered a city
railroad car. Pretty soon the conductor
approached her and said.
81. 'sYour fare, Miss" ~ .i.tes
She blushed and locked confused. but
said nothing. The conductor was rath-
er astonished,at this, but ventured to
remark once more:
Your fare, Miss -
This, time the pink on her cheeks
deepened 10 carnation as the rustic
beauty replied.iA
: well, if Il am good .lookin, You
hadn't ought to say it out loud afore
folks"
The passengers in the car roared with
laughter, and her lover at once Sc tiled
the fare.