Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-09-28
Anecdotes of the Presidents.


An officer of the Government called
one day at the White House, and intro
duced a clergical friend 'Mr. President, I"
said he, allow me to present to you my
friend, the Rev. Mr.. i. of -. Mr. E.
has expressed a desire TO see you and
have some conversation with 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 eOUnte-
nance having assumed an air of patient
waiting. he said / am now ready to
hear what you have to say" "Oh, bless
YOU. sir, said Mr.. f.. Il have nothing
special to say; merely called to pay my
respects to you, and, as one of the mil
lion, to assure you of my hearty sympa-
thy aud support. :" My dear sir, said
the President, rising promptly, his face
showing instant relief, and with both
hands grasping that of his visitor, Il am
glad to see you indeed. ] thought you
had come to preach to me"
Upon the betrothal of the Prince Of
Wales to the Princess Alexandria, Queen
Victoria sent letter to each of the Eu-
ropean sovereigns, and also President
Lincoln, announcing the fact Lord Ly-
ons, her ambassador at Washington
bachelor, by the way-requested an
audience of Mr., Lincoln, that he might
present this important document in per-
son. At the time appointed he was re-
ceived at the White House, In company
with Mr.. Seward.
May it please your EXcellency, said
Lord Lyons, Il hold in my hand an au-
tOgraph letter from my royal mistress,
Queen Victoria, which l have been com
manded to present to your Excellency.
In it she informs your EXcellency that
her son, His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, is about to contract a matrimo-
NAL alliance with Her Royal Highness
the Princess Alexandria of Denmark"
After. continuing in this strain for
few minutes, Lord Lyons rendered the
letter to the President and waited his re-
ply. It was short, simple and expressive
and consisted simply Of the words
Lord Lyons, go thou and do likewise.
Some gentlemen fresh from a Western
tour, during call at the White House,
referred IN the course of conversation to
body Of water in Nebraska which bore
an Indian name signifying weeping wa
ter. Mr.. Lincoln instantly responded
"As laughing water, according to Long
fellow, is 'Minnehaha, this evidently
should be 'Minnebooboo.'
JACKSON.
When they Treasury building was in
progress of erection it was the practice of
Gen. jackson to come out of an evening
and watch the work. He would often
be seen sitting on the blocks of stone In
the awkward attitude produced, especial
ly in a person of long legs, by drawing
the heels near, to the seat, bringing the
knees toward the chin. His hat would
lie by his side, large red band and
handkerchief protruding from it, while
in his mouth the inevitable clay pipe
would be TRANQUILITY puffed. The labor
ers frequently exchanged with the Presi-
dent the smokers courtesy Of a light,
aud once accidentally breaking his pipe,
he did not seruple to borrow that of the
nearest Irishman.
Once while thus engaged, he overheard
an Irish laborer a short distance of cur
sing with great energy, after every few
syllables, inteIiecting with loud vehem-
enCe the fearful by the Eternal -an
imprecation which had come to be asso-
ciated with himself Suspecting some
impudent drollery in the man, he sent to
inquire into the trouble The Irishman
promptly laid down his shovel and bold
~ advanced to the grim old General.
What are you swearing about, sir p
Phase yer honor, yer inimies put the