Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-09-03

pillow wet with manly tears, that he was
desperate and resentful, utterly unresigned
to the DEGREES of Providence and the War
Department, and that he thought Abra,
ham lincoln as hard as he was ugly, and
as inhumane as he was ungainly.
Toward morning he fell asleep, and
slept late. Before he was fully dressed,
there came a quick knock at the door OF
his chamber, and he opened to President
Lincoln
The good man came forward, pale and
eager, tears glistening in his eyes, and
grasped the Colonies hand, saying, Il
treated you brutally last night. ask your
pardon. was utterly tired out, badgered
to death. I generally become about as
savage as wild cat by Saturday night,
drained dry of the milk of human kind
ness must have seemed to you the very
gorilla the rebels paint me. l was sorry
enough for it, when you were gone. 1
could not sleep moment last nsgltt SO l
thought I'd drive into town, in the cool of
the morning, and make it all right. For
tunately, had little difficulty in finding
you"
"This is very good of you, Mr.. Presi-
dent" said the Colonel, deeply moved.
"No it isn't; but that was very bad of
me, last night. I never should have for
given myself, if had let that piece of ugly
work stand. That was noble wife Of
yours, Colonel! You are happy man to
have had such a noble woman to love you;
and you must be good fellow, or such
| woman would never have risked SO much
for you. And what grand women there
are in these times, Colonel; What angels
of devotion and mercy, and how brave
vyxyha of the
call of duty, facing every danger! tell
you, if it were not for the women, we
should go to the devil, and should deserve
to. They are the salvation of the nation.
Now, come, Colonel; my carriage is at the
door. I'll drive you to the War Depart
ment, and We'll see Stanton about the mat
ter" .m..r t'
Even at that early hour they found the
Secretary at his post. The President
pleaded the case of Colonel Scott, and not
only requested that leave of absence should
be given him, but that steamer should be
sent down the river, expressly to bring up
the body of his wife. Humanity, Mr.
Stanton" said the President, his homely
face TRANSPORTED with the glow of earnest,
tender feeling, humanity should override
considerations of policy, and even military
necessity, in matters like this"
The Secretary was touched, and he said
something of his regret at not having felt
himself at liberty to grant Colonel SCOTS
request in the first place.
"No, no Mr. Stanton" said the Presi-
dent, "you did right in adhering to your
own rules; you are the right man for this
place; if we had such a soft-hearted old
fool as I here, there would be no rules or
regulations that the army or the country
could depend upon But this is peculiar
case. Only think of that poor womanr'
Of course the impossible was accom-
plished.
To the surprise of the Colonel, the Pres
ident insisted on driving him to the navy
yard, to see that the Secretary's order was
carried out Immediately seeming to have
a nervous fear that some obstacle might be
thrown in the way of the pious expedition
He waited at the landing till all was ready,
then charged the officers Of the steamer to
give every attention and assistance to his
"friend, Colonel Scott" With him he
shook hands warmly at parting, saying,
God bless you, my dear fellow hope
you will have no more trouble in this sad
affair-and, Colonel, try to forget last
night"
Away up in New Hampshire church
yard there is a certain grave carefully
watched and tended by faithful love. But
every April time the violets on that mound
speak not alone of the womaDly sweetness
and devotion of her who sleeps below
they are tender and fearful with the mem
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