The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-11-17
Mr.. LINCOLN AND THE PETI-
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! TONERS. "A
From rpsqAp,s 4er savemos+.
1T was past three O'clock; the Excess
tive Mqnsiou wal siient and dark, Will
onl the shaded Light beside the Presi
dfpt, q he WI ioided hands a an
Mr. Presidebt, your Honor" said {
Ian2uid woman in-alanguid voice, open
ing and closing her pale-blue eyes, " Mr
President, your Henor, she repeated
with slight emphasis, and then, as
th ough it were the l4a yf4t shsS could
make, succeeded ia saying again, Nj
President, your Homer svsus.
he regarded her with an amused air,
and said, q 9fyT nafhs Is MI ILincoln-
ABRAHAM Lincoln,I suppose you call
me q Old a be- " hen you' re aft home"
She dropped her head aud raised her
hand kerchief to her face, heaving the
ffods IF it VIZ aida eep drawn sigh. as in
Essne small eyeso5e small tearo stsodfrresdl
lutte, antii sheshurmufed, '.s How YOU mis-
IL Ike, me shoHered SIR !!I'aso ,vou ,r4,ova
She paused moment to recover from
PIER emotion, and another swbniian,9 % less
tdelicatei pushed her way upaandjdwit
Ia stout yeice and important manner
began to tell her qualifications and show
her certificates, and wished TO have a
place given heroin the Treasury Depart
tmentl biBoW nsaa ovsd / fsd1 It's is3
~" I'd haYe,a different order of things
there, Mr.. President. /, could do the
work Of two, and do it we'll It's y bad
thing sshe went on tito have SO man !
young grls there cit 8 acgying snamer7tt
| it'sa disgsace. You ought to turn them
| III out, and put ID their places persons
Eof my age.',1fIL & baa,yjio s2snaH o qids !
Before the President. could answers
very tall man stumbled OYER the feet OF
two or three, and as. he picked himself
1up and his Scattered papers, he exclaim-
bed. esgerly7I sd III ",i8dinnaIf .1ao
!. Look at these, Mr., Pres ent7-rea
all these letters they will tell you that
I am qualified for i high D position; and
he stumbled again, nhisa hurry to get
] Up to the Presidentof3trfr evip oT
| ~ need not Look at your letters; you
speak for yourself, sir. It was a waste of
time for you TO get these lettersng q tai
4 'sWont you read othsms Mr. President,
yopr Honor" a93xs (sspoFf rsmfeq sdtl
j q" No, sir We have enough psymarters
THAT are known to us-enough, sir
Een9ugh I'VE 7hav We more of them than We
hay eemoney toEoaLd, cut of charity tc
taxpayers, ought to dismiss about fifty
of them
1t is an important thing to have 8
imam ysIu cam trust,Mr President-ohe
who IS perfectly honest. It. is an easy
matter for money to get lost, if in. tht
hands of easy careless people, - g go
- Yes, Uncertainty is; and, Judging
Ifrenl the mannerin which these rpTcciou.
letters of yours have been flying about
should say Government property woull
be very, ee,y safe with you" a3n 91i3e9ii
4 "But theresis excuses for me- now, sir
Time is,very short wlth me" - - anil
] s." Time is short with all q us-or al
least we ought 10 consider it so. No, sir
Team give you no appuintmefit." a9'sa
3 ~ The man Begin to tell the President
that be would never regret it he would
see how faithful he would be, and be
would be Better satisfied that he was bet
ter fitted fer paymaster-general than The
one who heldpthe position now ha8
4 a." Oh, you wish to be paymaster-gen
eral Well well you wish me to turf
out the man I do know, and put you II
his place, whom don't know. You may
go, gsir,"a woman SIRE a4e6 vi b9doaygl i
i r. The President frowned, and waved hi
hand toward him.
Sand you, he said, turning to th,
woman with stout voice, " you can i
i have an appointment. am sorry SC
many young, girls are in the Treasury
| Building; but that is something ovel
which / have 20 controI"2 % 99DTo III
And gou, madam" turning ITO { til,
/ ianguid woman. "youThaVe not yet STATED
your petition"
Another sigh, and then, as though
reinforced by sudden vitality, she pro
4 dueed a parcel of letters, saying: be j
4 Is : Read these, sir they can tell ,yo,
who am. am too timid.
That's nothing to me he answered
SHARPLY. ~ n 3z3G 9d1 4aus35L Il
4 ."Just read them, sir" ...9 .ot0f
:" cant: I have no time
j" They are from head people at the
/ south. - aufo 6 snIB5n09 -dA sTan6F7
! Il have no doubt of it, ad 8s3ITatn
They plead for me. | have no con
fidence in myself.
The President was getting very niue
Annoyed, and shook his head from side Il
4 side, as healways did when he was on
of patience. ngi sde1ga @ ai.H
i 1t you can tell me, madam, what yor
wish, / will listen; if not, l will 60 or
with the Others. a1 ait -
"Read-this one, she saId, picking il
out very carefully. -
No; | cannot" Then, suddenly
looking up with an odd smile, he asked
Have you one from jeff Davis %
She did not see the expression of the
! Presidents face and ehn ro,,liad l.