Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-01-22
Colonel Forney's Account Of How Gen.
PRYOR was Released as II Prisoner OK

following. and hsve often relstrd i; -
illustrating sevsrsl Of Mr.. LincOln's hst.
ing rats. especially his generosity 10 sn
sdvs;sary and his practical jokes upon
his friends.
One afternoon. in Februsty or March
Of 1865. | was s,erll-d by sl-H from my
old friend, Washington Mclean, Of the
Cincinnati. Ohio. Enquirer. who isnos
only one Of the best fellows alive. bui ore
the worst "CoPper.Lead'." tie vs.
IN state Of intense excitement
# hsve called" he SAID. "lo Ssk ycn
20 DO me favor shall never forget and
YOU mu,, 90 il. vii net tske no i'r Sa
answer. You, aud you alone, can serve
me"
We'll, old friend. Won krow will
serve YOU II | csn. What's It =
Nov. dons be alarmed when tel
YOU bat Roge5 \ p,yor - IN Font H.
faycwe having been csIt,r.d w't'n our
lines. aud thai Nsut you 10 set mm
out"
Roger \. Pryor. Of Petrrsburg; R"g
CT 4 Pryor. who f-sj On Sumter; Roger
4. Pryor, ,ne No'spor Of Congrrs. ,
"Yes, and your old 60 edlur OF te
Washington Unrou, ~ c0 you were BON
Democrats ,cgrttcr. He Wcns inlo Ih"
Rebellion, is no" pI,ontr. 'nc aP'
peal TO YOU to go wllh meto tie President
and SIX his release "
A there was no denying nv inneiu-
Gus friend. goI INTO hI' carriage srd We
we're soon st the White House. There
wa great crowd, bat We got IN wuhouI
difficulty. introduced Mr.. Mclean and
soon toupd that Mr. Lincoln knew ell -
bout hlm and his paper. lie toid l'
story. which wa: patiently head. iol'
lowed with statement of my former re-
lations TO Mr.. Pryor, aud with tie S>sur-
ance that thought 90 act ot ltersluy {"
such q nan, ,nd on o request from tra'k
political opponent lSe Washington Me-
Lean, would De worthy oi the head ct
gtes' nstlon.'
"Iet me see." ssid Uncle Abe, as 10
fixed spcclacles and turned his back %
h,le drawer 10 the desk behind hlm 81
think hsyea memorandum here ihst
refers TO some good thing done by Gen.
Pryor to q parry OF our Ponn'yl'an'
bows who were taken prisoners ~ 80 A.
tack upon The Petersburg iorulicaIon'.
And with that he took out from q email
ppckaRo 4 statement signed by the men
who had enjoyed the hospnsII'y Of Cen
PN or on The occasion referred to. lIa
bad, !, appears, gwen them food irom h'
larder at time when his own family were
I'm desperate condIuon for provisions.
The man Who can DO such kndue,s
10 an euemy.' saiJ the President, "c'n.
no, be cruel and reVengelui Thon la
wfore some lines on card which lie
handed TO MrLesn. wuh tho :cmark
II ,hiuk that will do; pt any rate u - oil
tina, can give you.' And then We took
our leave Gong down stars we looked
with anazemenI 81 Ihe wrtrDg on tho
card, which read thus -:
To Colonel Burke. Commanding al
Fort Lafayette, Nfw York;
Please release General Roger A Pr,'
or, who will report 10 Colonel fo'ncy.oa
Capitol Hill.
a. IlArOtS.
But there was no changing 'be order.
Mclean dashed of IN the nett rsIn t0
New York, the hsppics' Democri, IN t's
country, and two JJys after he walked
into my quarters wIih "the pnsonVr.
General Pryor occupied The upper room.
Of my lodgings. and was my gust l"r
more than = week, during which Ume lie
was visited by all the chl'ary, male ood
female, OF the rIcinsge. rbe President
enjoyed The fact that had tucb good
company, and Thsddeus Stevens, my
neighbor, habuuslIy accostsd me IN Tia
morning With the grim salute: GLOW 10
your Democratic friend and brother lhIs
morning 7" But a more courteous and
plespsni gentleman never met; and
musi do General Pryor the justice to say
that he sxpressed the most letseni grsu-
lude TO Mr.. Lincoln for bis kindneu.
What he promised he has msniplly fol.
filed. lie hss never since bern found
among the obsiruciionisis OF III Govern.
menL lie took no psrl IN the e'lsmlIous
policy OF AbJTew JohnsOn. llo has new
or been among the sssaIlsnl' Of COogre's.
Settling down 10 New York in tho 10.
dusuiobs. and ! am glsd 10 hcsr success.
ful, practice Of his profession of the law.
he has made many warm friends. have
not met Washington Mclean since bo
brought Pryor to my lodging, bo, owe
him thanks for barrel Of CinciDnsii bsms
which he cent e.as il 10 prove lbst when
he ,skes up the csose OF friend IL is in
The spin, Of The home Western axiom
he goes "lhe whole swine"
A "PeDnsyiysnis Bachelor thus gei-
ielh sfief "loTe!y woman"
I'll impesch her in The nsDo Of the eresi
whale OF the ocean. whose bones are toro
ssonder 10 enable her TO keep straight.
IL lhpesch her in the name OF the pea
cock, whose strut siIbouI bic permission,
she has siesllhfuIly and sIihoui hon9r az
sumeJ.
IL impesch her in ths n,me Of ibs
horse, whose tail she has perverted rom
its use to the making Of ws'y nesss' 10
decorate The bsck OF The head and meek,
81 inpesch her in the usGe oi tho
kangaroo. wbo,e beautiful feore sbe, 10
taking upon herself the Grecisn band has
broupb, into iil-fsvor and diHepo'e."
Here ,be OLD ie,Iov besved sigh. ard
heaved himself overheard.
u,r NAV ,ee the fgur,. noo1 . dial