Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-04
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How Mr.. Lincoln Got Rid of a Con
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from the Philadelphia Times.

HOW Mr.. Lincoln Got Rid OF q Con
ggMYlg o. summate Bore.
From the Philadelphia Tlmesl
3Mr.ILineoln Was t ind oabtedly ID cham
pion jokerl ofsthe United States. When
care sat heaviest on his heart 40 d the pros
pect Of q Mvorabie@ solution of the wal
seemed most doubtful he would turn away
from his troubles and Tighten the gloom Of
the hour BY one Of those jokes which soon
became national in their reputation. II
enabled tho President 10 endure the wear
and tearsof d great war, that woald have
killed most men.
Many people will, no doubt. always be-
lieve that many of the jokes attributed to
Mr.. Lincoln were manufactured outside Of
the white house ana laid to the great presi-
dents account. Willie this was partly
true Mr.. Lincoln did tell thousands of an
ecdotes, and if some credited to him were
Hold by others, there were scores of Lin
coins jokes that have never been repeated
or published.
I remember one day going to the white
Lincoln sssailed US with perfect ava.
lanche of jokesSMsg Wadsw VAIN h apfy.
having TO be at the senate by II O'clock, and
it was then after H. 'Sit down, Mr. Wade;
sit down, general" cried the Jolly presi-
dent, II am going to tell you story"
Mr., President, Ishould be most happy
to listen to your story" said Mr.. Wade,
"but have some little business with you
this morningeand them Enpst 90 to- % .
senatesa as 9is almost the%hour FOR 1T to
assemble"
T'fWelL 1 guess you will be in time,
but l want to talk to you, and if the
aafu kxyl af b aat
that's alL,r lben. IA rnihg abruptly to me
the president inquired:
"How al g the people out in Kentucky 2
| was then in command of the Blue Grass
region of Kentucky, where Mr.. Lincoln
had many friends, -.......-s..-..--.- .-.-
"They are pretty WE'LL" l replied
T 'rAre they loyal now2" asked Uncle
Abe, with smile.
Sometimes they are and sometimes they
are not, Il replied when they thin k
the Union is.going to win they get loysl
and then whom II looks better for the cons
federacy they become disloyal again"
THAT reminds me of the high and the
low combed COCK" said Abe, land as it is
a capital story, must tell it to you"
Now, Mr.. Lincoln" said Wade, Il
must be going, as it is nearly II, and
bsve barely timetolreac the senate before
it assemblies. 1 have little business with
you, and"
Sit down. ait down, man. cried Lin
coin; The senate can assemble | say,
withontAyou being lher &. and I % ist tell
YOU this slory;s besdesl Won't be I've min
utes, and you can surely give me that
much time" Uncle Abe then related the
nearly as l can ,recollect in his own words
u sWhenC 1lwAsa youngster! out In Ken
lucky, there wasa chap Lwbp bad . high
eonibed eockthat co,ifd HEX ALT roost-
ers in the coentry. One day an emigrsnt
came in to settle, who said he had low
cJmbed cock he reckoDed could, thrash
anything in them partsa the high combed
cock Included The interest became 10
tense and the chickens were examined by
all the boys. Both looked well and SCENE /
to BIO genuine game. cocks. A meeting was
and the whole neighborhood was e cited
over it. Squire C. was noted man
and very sharp. The Squire was always
fright, butrno one could ever find out what
his beliefs were, his reserved opinions being
the correct ones. The Squire was con-
lsulted about the holsters Is he was about
/ everything else, and putting bis, epeetAc les
ON His nose he examined both reosters care
fullyy HessidlheS high-combed cock had
'pints' about him which in dicated he would
win, but the. low -combed cock was much
the heaviest +, oster of the two and by
sheer weight might beat his antsg-
onsts The young fellows WHO wanted to
bet Questioned the Squire closely but the y
sconld not get any n eare& 10 his opinion OF
thereal meritssof the ohiekens. The day
came for the BATHS and with It great
ovid. The Squire presided, for in hose
days more than now racing, fighting and
betting was the height of a Kentuck ian's
glory. Close attention was given TO the
'Squire's position on the fight, as he was
oraqle sud judge, 4 III ITO 2GA 3U
shell De a fare Ute, and tharfore wewll
eiy kthreeeheers for both roosters.' 1t was
done vithaCvil, and then the fight began,
eombad Cock s.aurfah f6f the iow.
combed ceekll Once he made bet on the
high combed coct, but immediately
hedged by betting on the low-combed
COCK. At last, after bloody contest, the
| low-combed cock got the worst of it, turned
tail and ran. 'Hurrah hurrsh hurrah fol-
the high-combed cock, ssGeatlemen, J
knew that rooster would win in the end
but ills 81 ways an hirato express an opinioI
ia acohtest Ii Se this in adv ahce Of the fals
issoo' NOWi geutitmen you HdVe nAu al
the fun, but you see that high-combed roos
lei, was bound, to win, nv hysiook yathis
| eotnb4 Any man can see with half an cyl
he bar real gam lchl ek en- w hiie that othel
| oneis only aydunghill fowl I"
"Now;'% cried uncle Abe, that is the
| way it isgywithgthose fellowsyout inuKen
4 tuoky9a They want TO be on both sides II
thislfeht and hurrah for the high or the
low. combed cock, as policy Dictates.
we VIM they willbe good Union m cd, (bui
Iif jeff Dayiswere town they would b,
4 the best rebels IN the world. General" b,
said sesiously, II think we have got th,
high cnmbed cock in this fight, Vienna
Esee To. II thAt0ur rooster wiBs, and then II
4 theend hewihbe al right"
sat and looked on in establishment a
the,great man before me.yyL had come d
Washington 10 explain to him my EN-
barrassments in Kentucky on account o
the anomalous position of the state and tn
yar5ipg temper Of the people. SKentuak!
was then state IN the union,Twith a repre-
sentation In our cohgf ess, but she had sen
no less than 81, 900 men to the rebel army
ana bad alsoa represen tation in the rebe
eoDgfessat Richmond. I had expected I
have nome difficulty in making INV en-
barrassments understood. bnt hare waa