The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-06-21
The One Friend.

| From the New York Ledger.
! The following will be new to our readers. We
get the facts from a source which we know to be
trustworthy.
President Lincoln, on one of his early morning
walks, while Mcclellan, with the Army of the
Potomac, was on the Chickahominy, dropped in
at the War Office, and found the Secretary, as
usual, up to his ears in business. kilograms
were thick upon his desk, and important reports
from subordinates were at each elbow. The
President nodded kindly and sat down.
AS it chanced Mr. Lincoln had seated himself
by small table upon which was pile of papers
held together by spring clasp. He bad seen
too many papers of that description not to know
what they were. They were petitions for Office
some as long as a Corn Law petition, and
signed by the whole voting force OF district
others with not more than one or two hundred
names, while others had come with fewer, and
with still fewer signers. Some were signed by
Governors, Ex-Governors, and Members of Con-
gress, and others had only recommendations of
military heroes of fame and renown.
The Office asked for was valuable one. The
former incumbent had been transferred to an i'm
portant post in the West by Gen. Halleck, and a
special detail by the Secretary had since been do
ing the duties appertaining to the vacant office
Mr.. Lincoln took the applications from their clasp
and looked them over. His face heightened,
and his lips frightened, as his gaze became lost in
the wilderness of names opened before him.
"Stanton," said be, "what are you going TO
do about this Have you selected your man for
the place."
"Selected ~ cried the Secretary, pushing away
lot of papers from before him, and facing about
"How is q man going to select? Look at the list
of applicants, and look at the hosts of sponsors
Just at this moment don't want to offend any,
body needlessly. am obliged TO offend enough
any way"
there's man roy ;liy recommended said
/ eng and bearing the o., @ss5s o. m1 81 +
in the political arena. "This man ought to be
worthy"
Look further, Mr. President, and you viii
find that petition thrown in the shade entirely y
"Mercy l' exclaimed the President. He had
taken hold of a petition which bad unfolded it.
self to the floor.
''Go on,-go on,-youll Gnd more OF the sam,
Sort" said the Secretary.
The President overhauled the heap, and nea
the bottom he came across a simple petition
bearing only the signature of the applicant
'Poor fellow Here must be man without
friends. Not one to speak word in his favor
And how simply he asks for the situation-as
though it were the office of pedagogue in from
tier school. Do you know the man 2"
The Secretary took the petition and looked at it
eyes" be said. "He brought the petition
with his own hand. He was introduced to you
last evening" at Stewards"
81 remember" said Mr.. Lincoln, with bright
tening look. "The plainly dressed, quiet youth
who had his mother with him ?''
eyes"
''Say, Stanton, do you think him fit for tht
place?'
81 do, certainly"
''Then, as he seems so entirely friendless among
| the mnltitnda who ha avn frinndc without har
will be his friend. He shall have one at least u
And President Lincoln took pen and placed
his strong autograph upon the margin of the
young mans petition.
We need hardly add that the young man thu:
befriended received the appointment. We may
add, however, that be proved himself mos
worthy recipient Of the good Presidents favor