, 1876-07-10
Some Historical "Reminiscences OF
Two Great Men.
"0ll Abo's" Propensity for Joking,
and Why Ho 1ndulged In It.
4 Season Of Jocul0rlty that Cost Sonic
Of tho Participants sa0, 200.
Clay'o 1ll-Tempor ~ Lebanon. O.,
In the Canvass Of 1N44.

BY barrctt ah lhcHGMt a.. '"c"sesu ,.s.,s,.naa man
ing thofea' saasc WY s',a ,.sasa,..
90 often usea loSes W ns uus's t.a,, ,."a y,
Inc lhcocht a'u t',u - seao I'm It,.
e'io dafE hou1s .. NV w., s."aa "a w. :. .ata
Der Oh .s1s1o H .,,, ,,nS ~ o.,fro "n1 nn1 wa
Was hot gwen ~ sls nS. y. p"'s, ~ % ,,,,,, tho
especially IN All anxious etate ot mha aoou' sn sno
business In hand, called on tho PRECEDENT Rt tho
Executive Manslun Mr.. Lincoln commenced
h. narrat;,,r af,rna tt,0lnr, Incident, which tho
Gemsss sis iheasss ss inconsistent With tae s.sa.
d'saateE which liaa 3ast oeeuffea, aha "o.i' ,n
weighing o., tho epIrils of the visitor; and, III
stead of listening calmly, kindly, and re-
.pee'fu'y 9s 1s.,.asmt moss ~1u9' ha rose a md md
!" INC fresN'ens, ~ -, NJ, ,',. NJ, ,asno
remarked to him rndol5, 49, n.u no' 10 T. eo.no .ns
hero this. morning TO hear stor!ca; IL Is 700
tnst,a5 ~ rosor,iur tia r,,ieness, tho snilo Of,
msteaa u teae"s,uk Nv s.s,..o,~ .a rt.onnn.rc1
tho Prcs!uonta iace ith,heu@ss., "''"Irs pvs...
al he exclaimed "s's down. please Van ie.peet caTnot
ol ho mara sn1Ious fnan nm oil tho tt,no; but
w. nos' a,tue .a, rorc not oroa,ionallv 10 eifo
lsaS 20 y. you ,..,,,,r, ."u' Vim n tbts M wv
i SHOULD DIE" a,
The artist WHO .waa engaged In painting Mr..
E,ncolu In ono Of the great pictures OF the lny,
t1N' md th,s IA Ind constant interviews Will, blu,
facc to oycr IN his tta llad paiutcd; and In tho
troubled lnys,-in days Of d!sa,ter to
our causo,-tho careworn' and troubled
sppSa,u sr, nv to BRING tears Of .vmpaty into @ tSo
eyes Of Ills most violent enemies. The nrtlst
sn 1 h fa @ s lno nSsfs IL IND Sonsa as liz liz
hands behind hin, heavy rings Of care in his
facn,-a nlrturc Vi suffering, under great ro-
efu,ieib[ttes, such ~ would stAFt1o THO be-
ssssI a end III ,as n, o ss aa L a es s
CONCEAL his i1ijer sufTeruEe, and greet him
bcarttly, ard tnUst probably With, jncosc r.
mark, IL with a. kind and gcnIal smile. THIS
tlnrnetcylstic Of tho iayncntcg President was uno
wcll known to hla fs.entls; nhd thoso who had
occas!on to oftcn lnvo> Intercourse with
lin; aud, thus explained, relieves
saseSts5 ess sd G GsuS;asn !; sv for G% ri,
1Ss,.sy Ssa Sas moro I mmea!ascly @ and moro warmly
oponod and interested III THO troubles Of tlie
thts wcli-known lynpathJ uiaas Tia antc-tuou,
dny and nfr|t, to l,e ttlIe With thnsc nf sorrow
lid many gtiefs, who camo to the President,
Is to a iathor, for, reliof from TIC many deop
lief was possible and eoilAlstout, tho good
President meyer turned any away dIsAatlalcd !;
Ior II il were improper to grant tho relief nskcd
at satsea iRs[o s nsl sappoase @ @ rsssaeSt Lncnn %
nuycr turned al,y unay, or refused uhat hc
ro,lid without tsoiIhla gfnpl !. H.: :.
In this respect, ho tl.tnculn) Waa 40 different
pf tq goiial elaraetor of lilo dcccasod President
HarrItUu, which ,nnslc hitu 10 popular ahd "a
dear 10 thc Whgs Of 1e4o He Tas QUO who Ind
k'oa MA fl syasy one hs san!o IN s soptsst i M
u,Iltary uiil civ raniig lie hold, might naturally
'~'' &''N-' ''~ III. CLAY,
In tho lattar years Of Ills life, became rcscrycd
carlicr years. Ills ,diAappnlntments about hIt
Presidential aspIrat!ong, aid IDS quasrels with lii
best irieiila, Who dijtciod from lia, coaled biz
h. ,cou a ot uuS @ 1ssSai ess II s vcs
uou.Iuetcd, and rlien ~ suscca. % ,pi!ull Do
:eads ssyers9 by h; g1ssloa. d!sappG}it99tnen,ts
changed character, Is 5e1nalnbared tu Tic can
SS baytof o. 6}; @as 10 BE- Hsia. III. cir Va 10 *
tsssa anl seat prsna;Fati%%s s;n % uqa e,aE
ucr Of tllo Iturrison dsys. Ths peoplc wcro n t.
auItc M IN m proccssIons With tho ,utary, lirsme,.
4 ant, ali tlio ike nocs 81 enilstifig ia feeling,
pluees @ ts ins III es1.ed W wa eao w. g. TIC &c rcsl e
d :osoption cayaleaIc, Nrrangcd fur u particulu
, is ss GIssVpst ;yr!nt in SssiriSE IS
III .rIepls, to SPEND tho ntgGt ut d tarern In tn
III muntry-villaso Of 6lprot,, bstwoen Lebanon
ssS8 md ElucIDuatl, kept By uell.kusWn catcsc
al ;tart u to reach .Ionnon at tic agrccl lou,
fM wien tho proeqss!on wae tn meet lltp. Mi
III in tho morning, nftcs jolly night. fic 'foup
ST fault With the driver and t4u 'snued lIo va
IA told Of the arrangement for The ttme ut arrival
~ but 4v was 10 lIssntIsc.l, md in such usclet
Ill bury, That i'o finally Insisted or, askumlpR il,
IL ,clns flimseif and diving.
n na DID uAivn punlousLY,
= and 20 nj to rearj! Lebanon long before tn
IS as,rceA hour, when tho people wcrG Just hcgi
i Ming to turn nut for ti,o pruccssou, and 10 titc
great anazemsnt and rhagrin fur thc Tho loss
ii a|l tliotf plpns, ahuut which 90 mucl, troubl
Ii haa bren thsen, aud IN wh!cl, 40 many had Ct
81 hurc slyrcsa. Tho people would SCARCELY W
FL l!cyc Tint Mr.. Clay had arrived; aud cr9rto
Nj about tho hotel. to Inquire, Jatlgs 1urnc
81 Judge Wright, ana accompanying ficuIs, lei
: 1in. 1T the 4otslt that they might consult NJ
"a au,l What shunld 10 Tho course on 10. Dayto,
M Mr.. CLAY waa In Ills worst Of llu.uprs, a,,k TouI
n bearto spcA!s lp the crowd Whp througed I'll
m rrnIn a1trA IN at,3 fr tkn a In 1,,1n