Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-10-07

indeed. in his usually pleasant eve, a
wild angry CLEAN; something like
the glare Of q worried animal at bay.
Colonel Scott proceeded very mod
estly to tell his story but the President
interrupted him, to say brusquely, .'Go
to Stanton; this is his business,
IL have been to him. Mr.. President,
and he will do nothing for me-"
''iou have been to him, and got your
answer. and still presume to come to
me Am TO have no rest ?-no pri-
vacv: Must | be dogged to my last
fastness, and worried to death by
inches? Mr.. Stanton has done lust
right. He knows what he is about.
Your demands are unreasonable. sir
But. Mr.. Lincoln, thought you
would feel for me-"
Feel for you! Good God have
TO feel for five hundred thousand more
unfortunate than YOU. We are at war.
sir: don't you know we are at war.
SORROW is the lot Of all bear your share
like man and soldier
Il try to. Mr. President but it
seems hard. NV devoted wife lost her
RE for coming To nurse me. in my sick
ness, and cannot even take her body
home to my children
Well she ought not TO have come
down TO The army. She should have
stayed at BONE. That is the place for
women. Int if they riW 30 tearing
ahont the e,nntry in such times a.
These. and running into all sorts of dan
ger they must'ake the consequences
sot but that am sorry for YOU,
Colonel. As FIR your wife. she's at
rest and ! wishI were"
>ANng this, e. President leaned
oacA Yearly in hi chair. and closed
ms "fes not noticing, except bv a
S.iSh' wave Of his hind, the departure
OF his visitors.
am not asham,t To confess that
my heroe tossed restlcsslv that nipbt
uPo" pillow wet witi manly tears.
'hat ne was desperate and resen,ful
utterly unresignci 10 tie DEGREES ar
foNldence and the War Department.
ana That he thought Abraham Lincoln
~ hard as he was ugly, and As inhu.
nane rs he was ungainlv.
towards morning he fell asleep. and
sept late. Before he was fully dress
el' there came quick knock nj ,ha
dopr oil his chamber, and he opened !,
To President Lincoln.
he good man came forward. Nj. 4
ans eager, tears glis;4.ning in hi. aya..
anu Erasped the Coloncl's hand. saw
ing treated YOU brutalIy last night.
ask your pardon. ! was utterly
tired out, hadgercd To death. urper-
ally become about a. savage a. a will.
cat by Saturday night. drained drv of
lhe, mix of human kindness | must
nave seemed 10 YOU the very gorilla
tue rebels paint me. was sorry
enough for il, when you were gone.
Ico"id mi sisep a moment last niqLt:
So thought Id drive into town, in
the cool of the morning. and make it
All righ'.-FortlInateIy, ! had little
in finding YOU"
M = very good Of you. Mr.. Presi
lent said the Colonel, deeply moved.
NO II isn't but that was very bad Z
'i me last night. never should have
orglven myself if had let that piece
u ugly work stand. That was a noble
woman Of yours, Colonel You were a
lappv man to have such a noble wo- .
nan 10 love you aid YOU must be a |
,ood fellow, or such woman would {
Ie'er have rlskei 80 much for Won.
And what grand women there are in
hese times, Colonel What angels of !,
eviction and mercy, and how brave !,
"a plucky going everywhere at the .
Of duty. facing every danger, | i
ou II 1t were not for the woman .
should all go to the devil. and y
lld deserve 10. They are the sal
alton of the nation. Now come. Col ;.
mel my carriage is at the door. I'LL Il
rive sou to the War Department, and 3
ell see Stanton about this matter. al
Even at that early hour they found p
lie Secretary at his post The Presi- al
,nt pleaded the case of Colonel Scott. !,
nd not only requested that a leave OF i,
'sence should be given him. but that Of
steamer should be sent down the b,
yer expressly to bring up the bo.ly of he
5 wife. Humanity, Mr.. Stanton" ne
id the good President, his homely face u u
insiigured with the glow of earnest. -
nder feeling, humanity should over III
lie considerations of policy. and even IN
litarv necessity. in matters like this. siC
lhe Secretary was touched. and he re-
ID something of his regret at not I'm
wing felt himself at liberty to grant ,p
lionel Scott's request in the first sb,
zee. To
No, no. Mr.. Stanton" said the s .'r
ssident; You did just right in adj wa wa
eing to your own rules you are the
1t man for this place. If we had
h soft-hearted old fool as here.
re would be no rules or regulations
the army Of the country could de- COZ
ID upon. But this is peculiar case. the
y think of that poor woman" /.
,f course, the impossible was ac- per
lplished. ten
o the surprise Of the Colonel. the Sta
sldent insisted on driving him to nev
Navy Yard, to see that the Secre- felt
order was carried out immediate YOU
seeming to have nervous fear that lool
e obstacle might be thrown in the CON
OF the pious expedition. He wait to v
It the landing till all was ready. to b
charged the officers ofthe steamer The
i've every attention and assistance invi
Us iriend Colonel Scott" With felt
he shook hands warmly at parting. well
ng. ''God bless you, my dear fellow in h
pc you will have no more trouble iel ,
his sad affair-and, Colonel, try to law,
ct last night" loon
way up ia New Hampshire church. pie,