, 1870-03-16

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4 aoet hly-at least, endowed with sort Of tae
and !i1Gom thss axs akin to craft, and. veal
twpel m, -fhint, to- take n satsgo1i1f f
Aaoks :1xtbst than to mako bull-ful 1t: hin
1lght IN 7font- But, on tbs WHOLE liked thl
sA1oH, queer. sasaoious vistge, WITH >thi
I and, for my anal share in the matter, vonlt
~ Lief have Unole Abe fora ruler - any NM
Ndom ii would hAvo besu practicable to put II
h1 place.: .-r.. i: = :. :.
-" Immediately, On hia entrance, tho Pres
tdank 2ccosted cur member OF Congress- who
I'd z. u ehnge, snd, with = c9ntol tstst
About the length OF his breakfast. He taen
greeted ua aL round, not waiting for an IN
ttrcduc4iou, but shaking and squeezing ev-
rJhodJs hand With the utmost oordi11ity;
whether tho indiv2dua1's n1me was snrouno-
Cd TO him Or not Els manner toWsrd rs
Nsa wholly without preteuoe, but yet hkd 8
kind Of dignity quita sufficient to keep' the
far#a11cst Of Us from e1spoing hin ca the
ehouldef and AA6nR for q story. 4: mutual
tcgu1tnta1ca2 being established. our le1der
tack tbs whip out Of its case. sud begun 10
read tbs addresa OF presentation. The whip
Ess a; :ezceedlngly: long. one, its handle
wrought IN ivory (bY come artist In the M1A-
sschnsefts atsts Piison, Ihelieve), &nd orns.
nnented with . medallion OF the President,
and otber equally beautiful devices and,
along its Hhnle lsrgth, there Was success
elon OF golden bands and ferules. The i'd:
d1eas Esa shorter than the whip, but equally
tory description OF these artistic designs; and
clotitg with hint that the gift was i Bug-
EtsGva and ernhletnaGo one, and thlt the 1
PRECEDENT would recognize the use TO which
aueh nn instrument should be put
"'This suggestion gave Uncle Abe rather
aelicste t. tax IN his reply, because, slight "a
the matter Scanned, 1t apparently called for
aone dec1aIAton or intimallon, OF faint fore J
ahadoRlug OF policy in reference to the con
duct Ct the WAT, and the final treatment OF 1
the 1ebe1A- But the Presidents. Yankee apt
ness AID Dot-to-be-caughtaeeB stood him In +
1000 stead, and he je.ked or wiggled himeslf
out OF tho dilemma with an unoonth de1terity /
fh1t Has entirely Ia character; !; although,
Fithout hls gsstieu1ssiou Of eye and MOUTH {
md eape ecial1y the aouxish Of the whip, with (
Fhich be ,tnagmed himself touching up
pairof fast horses-I doubt wheshar his Eords !
Fonld be worth 1ecn1ding, svsn i'll could re- !.
hat he accepted the u6ip ts an emblem Of !,
9eAce, not punishment; and. this great f
flair over, ne retired cut Of the presence In
lieh good 'humor, ONLY regratting that We +
onld net have soen Tho Pr.aidant ait dnun And |
old up bis Legs (Which is Aaid to be most. r
IL one # those delectsb>e stories for Which
g ia 70 celebrated. A good many Of them sre
Host upon the common talk OF Washington,
nd are certainly the aptess, pishiest. and !:
1nnieet ltqa thipgs imaginable 3 though, to
9 sure, they smack OF the frontier freedom,
I'd wonld not always bear repetition In
iAwire-room OF on the immaculate page Of
"a AAdniic.' r.
- So runa the passage nhich caused Bonne
ood.natured discussion nlne ye1a ago be- !
seen the contributor aud the editor. see !
: yonr looks, dear jack, that you think was
lueemish, perhsps, not to bare been willing I ,,
|
3ubt. Will share your opinion, but as both
tes; dent and auther have long ago met on 4
le othsr side of citiciem snd m8g1zines, We ,
ll;ltAve the subject to their decision, they :,
,ing mott interestsd in the trau.acsion. + =
q what seemed best in 1862. In 1871 'cir-I :
hhve changed with both parties, II =
ID. ! Tentuto to-day Whit / hardly dared :
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