River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-26

take him off to one side and state to him
Mr.. Beecher's extreme need, the saliva.
ton Of his son from some disgrace in a
Brooklyn re- iment, the necessity Of his
being transferred into the regular army;
and he said, Il asked him
to give me that forenoon
commission for Harry in the regular SCR
vice. lie told me he would do every
thing for me whatsoever, and asked me
to take his arm and with him up to
the War Department He said Il took
his arm and went up to the War Depart
ment, and he got commission Tor his
son IN the regular army, and took the
next train and delivered it into Beecher's
hands. He drew me to his bosom with
both arms, kissed me on both cheeks, and
said that as long as ! lived if / wanted
anything out of him should get it for
that supreme service Of his life that had
rendered him.
That good joke" laughed Mr..
Beecher, as Wilkeson went on narrating
Iiltons exploit ''that's too good
but wait till you hear the rest"
whispered Mrs. Beecher, while her face
radiated with smiles as she looked sym.
pathetically up into Mr.. Halliday's face.
well, Mr.. Wilkeson, what then -
continued Mr.. Evarts
"Well,' said Mr.. Wilkeson, a."
81 object T. put in Mr.. Beach.
That's too bad to spoil the Joke
there, " whispered Mr.. Beecher to Mr..
Porter; "Wilkeson must tell il ALL"
But, to the discontinue of the Beecher
party, the sequel was not given, though
the whole court room was on tip-toe to
hear it.
"What is the rest of the Joke, Mr..
Beecher r. the reporter asked.
why, you ask Sam Wilkeson he'll
tell you, replied the great preacher.
ITS too good to be lost"
So, after the court adjourned, the re-
porter asked MIR. Wilkcson to tell him the
end of the incident from where Mr.. Beach
objected.
Tell itl Of course | WILL" replied
Mr.. Wilkeson. ut was like this: As
soon as Theodore had finished talking
about he how he had done this great
favor for Mr.. Beecher, took this letter
from NJ Beecher out of my pocket aid
showed it to him:
BROOKLYN, Dec. 2, 1861. Samuel
Witkeson, Esq. DEAR SIR: Mr.. Tilton
informs me of the service which you have
done me by securing my son Harrys
transfer into the regular army through
your influence at the War Department.
| am sure that nothing could have been
done without you, and Mr.. Tilton is of
the same opinion.
IL you know how strong are fathers
feelings, you viii then even know but
family how much feel for this help in
my sons behalf.
hope that Harry will so conduct him.
self as to make you glad to the end that
you aided him in getting start.
| am, dear sir. your greatly obliged
servant, ii. w. BEEcHER.
And the joke, Mr.. Wilkeson, is, that
Tiiton, after all, did't get this appoint
ment for Mr.. Beecher's son e.
THAT 5 just it, exactly. The fact is, |
got it entirely myself, rilton not being
present, and in the very manner as de-
scribed by Hlton to me. The fact is,
Tilton has told the story over so many
times how he had done this favor for Mr..
Beeher, that he forgot about my having
done it, and finally carried his Goals to
Newcastle by telling it to me. But Ju.
piter how rilton wlted when showed
him Beecher's letter. That was the last
time Theodore ever looked me in the face.
TO think that he should have forgotten
how he came to me and asked me to go
and see Lincoln and Cameron, and how |
did 60 and get this appointments was
terrible y And Mr.. Wilkeson roared
with laughter.