Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-04

ana When SnG arose 10 depart inc
President also arose, and opened the
door for her, and led her through the
outer door and across the hall to
the head of the staircase, and shook
hands, said ''good-by," and went back
again to receive more and still more
petitioners.
1t was past three o'clock the Execu-
tive Mansion was silent and dark, with
only the shaded light beside the Presi-
dent, as he sat with folded hands and
mournful eyes alone.
"Mr. President your Honor, said
woman in languid voice, opening and
closing he Pale-blue eyes, "Mr. Presi- |
dent, your Honor, she repeated, with
slight emphasis, and then, as though
it were the last effort she could ever
make, succeeded in saying again, ''Mr.
President, your Honor.
He regarded her with an amused air, |
and said, "My name is Mr.. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln. l suppose you call |
me old Abe when your at home.
She dropped her head and raised her
handkerchief to her face, heaving the |
folds of it with deep drawn sigh, as in
one small eye one small tear stood ire
solute, How you mistake me, honored
sir -
She paused moment to recover from
her emotion, and another woman, less
delicate, pushed her way up, and, with
stout voice and important manner, be-
gan to tell her qualifications and show
her certificates, and wished to have a
place given her in the Treasury Depart
ment.
'Td have different order of things
there, Mr.. President. I could do the
,fE .,r,1 ly, - r7zaI1 Tf'c a hoA
thing" she went on, ''to have so many
young girls there it's a crying shame
it's disgrace. You ought to turn them
all out, and put in their places persons
of nv age
Before the President could answer, a
very tall man stumbled over the feet of
two or three, and, as he picked himself
up and his scattered papers, he exclaim- |
ed eagerly
"Look at these, Mr.. President-read
all these letters they will tell you that l
am qualified for high position" and he |
stumbled again, in his hurry to get up |
to the President.
81 need not look at your letters; you
speak for yourself, sir. it was a waste
of time for you to get these letters
Wont you read them, Mr.. President, !
your Honor p
mo, sir. We have enough paymas-
tiers that are known to us-enough, sir
enough we have more of them than we
have money for, and, out of charity to
taxpayers, I ought to dismiss about fifty
of them"
at is an important thing to have a
man you can trust, Mr.. President-one
who is perfectly honest. 1t is an easy
matter for money to get lost, it in the
hands of easy, careless people.
eyes, it certainly is; and, judging from
the manner in which these precious let
tiers of yours have been flying about, |
should say Government property would
be very, z,ery safe with you.
"But there is excuse for me now, sir.
Time is very short with me"
Time is short with all of us-or at
least we ought to consider it so. No, |
sir i; can give you no appointment
The man began to tell the President /
that he would never regret it; he would |
see how faithful he would be, and he
would satisfied that he was better fitted
for Paymaster General than the one who |
held the position now.
"Oh, you wish to be Paymaster Cen |
eral Well, well you wish me to turn
out the man do know, and put you in
his place, whom I don't know You
may go, sir
The President frowned and waved his |
hand toward him.
"And you, he said, turning to the wo-
man with stout voice, you can't have |
an appointment. l am sorry so many |
young girls are in in the Treasury build |
ing ; but that is something over which l
have no control
-"And you, madam" turning to the
l. h1Vra Of cfafad /
your petition
Another sigh, and then, as though re-
enforced by sudden vitality, she produc
ed a parcel of letters, saying:
Read these, sir; they can tell you
who l am. 1 am too timid.
That's nothing to me" he answered,
sharply.
"Just read them, sir
81 can't. l have noytime."
"They are from head people at the
South y
81 have no doubt Of it"
"They plead for me. have no con
fidence in myself.
The President was getting very much |
annoyed, and shook his head from side |
to side, as he always did when he was |
out of patience.
"If you can tell me, madam, what you
wish, I will listen if not, will go on
with the others
Read this one, " she said, picking it
out very carefully.
mo; l can not Then, suddenly /
looking up with an odd smile, he asked |
Have you one from Jeff. Davis p
She did not see the expression of the |
Presidents face, and she replied, in a |
faint voice, with her eyes cast down, Il |
h ave nOf b11f 7 can oct one -
"Oh, don't put yourself to that troub- |
le can know as much from you as
from him. I'll take your word for it |
that you can get one. And the Presi-
dents sleeve shook little. "Please go |
on and tell me your story"
"Well-it is-it is of great account
to me. It's about-about my poor COW
which your cruel soldiers killed, and |
-and-I want the Government to re-
store the loss-to buy me a new COW"
81 am sorry for your poor COW; but |
we can not buy you new cow. I've had |
several competitions. expect next to
have some person bewailing the the loss
of a cat. l have plenty of spare time, of
course-have nothing to do, and ought |
by all means to see that every loss is
made good.
"Td like to go home" the woman
said,
81 ana perfectly willing that you should
madam"
"But how can go. with my petition
refused p
81 can not grant it" frowned the
President.
81 supposed you were kind hearted |
man, persisted the timid woman,
"IH not listen to you, " he said, loudly |
calling forward some others,
"Your are Just about as much of a |
gentleman as expected to find you,
added the woman as she houted out of
the room.
The gallant defender Of Strasbourg
is a short, square built man of sixty |
five, but scarcely looks more than If |
ty. The curiosity to see him was so |
great when he entered Tours that he |
had q al 1.rr Ar,I