The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-07
Anecdotes Of Lincoln.

l.. j. Cist has collected for Cincinnati
paper some interesting anecdotes of the mar
lyred president. In 1882, when % years old,
Lincoln was induced by his friends to run as
a Wing candidate for the legislature, and
made his maiden speech as follows: ''Gen-
tlemen, Felowc citizens: l presume you
know who am. l am humble Abraham
Lincoln. l have been solicited by many
friends to become candidate for the legisla-
ture. My politics are short and sweet, like
an old woman's dance. | am in favor of
national bank. l am in favor of the Internal
improvement system and protective tariff.
These are my sentiments aud political prn-
ciples. If elected, 1 will be thankful. If
not, it's all the same.' He was not elected
at that time.
There resided in Springfield, in 1860, an
Irish laborer, John McCarty by name, red
hot Democrat. Shortly after the Presidential
election, Mr.. Lincoln was walking past the
Public Square where John was at work clean
ing out the gutter. As the President-elect
drew near, McCarty, pausing in his work, and
holding out his hand, said bluntly: "An' so
yer elected President, are ye? Faith, an It
wasn't by my vote ye wur." "Well, yes,
John," replied Mr.. Lincoln, shaking hands
very cordially, ''the papers say pm elected,
but it seems odd should be when you went
against me-" "Well, Mister Lincoln,'' said
John, dropping his voice, lest some brother
Democrat should hear him, ''1m glad you got
it, afther all. It's mighty little pace I've had
wild Blddy for votin' fornnst ye, and if we'd
been bate she'd hev druv me from the shanty
as shure's the wurruld." "Give my compl-
ments to Biddy, John, and tell her III think
seriously of woman's suffrage" said Mr.. Lin
coin with smile as lie passed on to his Of
fee.
President Lincoln once said that the best
story he ever read in the papers about himself
was this : Two Quakeresses were travelling on
the railroad, and were heard discussing the
probable result of the war; 81 think" said
one, that Jefferson will succeed" "Why does
thee think so," asked The other. s:Because he
is praying man." "And so is Abraham a
praying man. eyes, but the Lord will
think Abraham is only joking doubtful.y
replied the first
After a state election in New Ork in which
the Republican, party was defeated, Mr.. Lin
coin was asked how he felt after he heard The
news. He replied ''Somewhat like the
boy in Kentucky who stnbbed his toe while
running to see his sweetheart. He said he
was too big to cry and to badly hnrt TO laugh.
During the spring Of 1864, friend i'll coll-
versation with Mr.. Lincoln alb Ut the ap-
preaching Presidential election, said that moth
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Richmond, followed by his nomination and
acceptance. ''Well,' said the President, 81
feel very much like the man who said he die
not want to die particularly, but if he hao
to die, that was precisely the disease he would
like to die off,
In the spring of 1862 Gen. Mcclellan wrote
from the Peninsula long letter to the Presi
dent giving him advice as to the general poll
tics of the country aud how to carry on the at
fairs of the nation. "What did you reply"
asked some one of Mr.. Lincoln. "Nothing,
but it made me think of the Irishman whose
horse kicked up and caught his foot in the
stirrup. 'Arrah,' said he, 'if you are goin:
| to get on | will get off,"