Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-12
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Impressions and ReeoIIee
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From the last Independent we clip the
following extracts from the "Reminiscences
Of Abraham Lincoln, ythe artist f. b.
Carpenter. sgl.sd 81 .os1-- L1a -l-,
Referring to Mr.. Lincoln as a represen-
tatiye of the Democratic instinct, and of
his being far removed from any feeling of
superiority, the writer says: iAi'
UponOn occasion, q lady informed me
that she should never forget the impress
sion made upon her by meeting, toward
noon one day, in a street in Springfield,
Mr.. Lincoln sauntering leisurely along,
leading little Oi"Tad with one
hand, and carrying a large head
Of cabbage in, the other, which
evidently had attracted his attention in
passing a market on his way home to din
ner. gti-a- . -1a
One afternoon during the summer of
1864, the President accompanied several
gentlemen to the Navy Yard, to. witness
some experiments with a newly-invented
gun. subsequently the party went
aboard of one of the steamers lying at the
wharf. A discussion was going on as to
the merits of the invention, in the midst of
which Mr.. Lincoln caught sight of some
oACo hhhSLhR up OulsAub VI bu0 CdDiu.
Leaving the group he quietly went for
ward, and, taking one down., returned
with il, and said; "Gentlemen, you may
talk about your Raphael repeaters' and
'eleven-inch Dahlgrens' but here is an in
stitution which L guess 1 understand bet
ter than either of you.p With that be
held the ak out at arms length by tho end
of the handle, or "helve," as, the woodcut-
tiers call tia feat not another person in
the party could perform, though all made
the attempt. liza aF"F b OBI -t'
When Mr.. Lincoln was in Congress, an
acquaintance observed him one evening,
after adjournment, carefully tying up q
parcel of law-books in a silk handker-
chief. He inquired the object of this. Mr..
Lincoln replied that an important bill
was coming up the next day ! and, in or
der to be prepared for it, he wished to ex-
anime carefully the law, or the p~recedents
in the case, during the evening. Butt
is so large a PACKAGE why don't you let
one of the pages carry it to your board
"Well," rejoined the future President, aIt
l take it myself, L shall be certain of the
books when | want them;' and so, sling
ing the bundle on a stick over his. shout.
der, he strobe off down the avenue, entire
ily unconscious of any IMPROPERLY Of
want Of dignity in the circumstance.
HIS KINDNESS OF HEART. %
Apoor, washerwoman in Troy had 8
son almost imbecile rs to intellect, yet o.
good physical proportions. The boy wa:
kidnapped, or inVeigled away, by some
unprincipled s~coundrels, who "enlisted.
him, dividing his bounty among them.
selves. For some time his mother could
learn nothing of him. At length she was
told that he was in the army. Alone and
unfriended she went to Washington to see
in her simplicity, if she could not get his
discharge. This gentleman who related
the circumstance to me said that she did
not W. know to which of the New YorB
regiments her son belonged. She could
get no chance TO speak to the President
At length she watched her opportunity
and intercepted him on his way, one day
from the War Department. The result
was that, taking down the LADS name and
place of residence, this message was writ.
ten on the back of the card and sent tc
the War Department: r.r u.1i.
Find this poor bog and return him to hi
mother. A. LINCOLN. i
ONE OF HIS JOKES. 1 -.1
1t is not generally known that the
speech always made by the President up
on the presentation of a foreign minister
is carefully written for him BY the Secre-
tsry of State. A clerk in the department
ignorant of this custom, was one day sent
to the White House by Mr.. Seward, with
the speech to be delivered on such an oc.
casiOn. MIR. Lincoln was writing at his
desk as the clerk entered-a half dozen
Senators and Representatives occupying
the sofa and chairs. Unable to disguise j
feeling of de,icacy in the discharge Of
such an GRAND, the young man APP
preached and in a low tone said to the
President, 1.-The Secretary has sent the
speech you are to make to-day to the Swiss
minister" Mr.. Lincoln laid down his
pen, and, taking the manuscript, said IN a
loud tone; 40, this is a speech Mr., Sew
ard has written for me, is it l guess ]
will try it before these gentlemen and see
how it goes" Thereupon he proceeded to
read it, in a waggish manner, remarking,
as he concluded, with sly humor, "There,
l like that. 1t hiss the merit of original
ity." ls.iH 4..II.u 1858 'lr