Daily Republican., 1881-05-02
AnecdOfaS Of LINCOLN.

Mr.. l.. j. Cist has collected for Gin
cinnati paper some interesting anecdotes
of the martyred President In 1892
when % years old, Lincoln induced by
his many friends to run as u Whig can.
didate for the Legislature, and made his
maiden speech as follows: Gentlemen,
Fellow. citizens: suppose you tall know
who am. am humble Abraham Lin
coin. have been solicited by many
friends to become candidate for the
Legislature. My politics are short and
sweet like an old woman 5 dance | am
in favor of national bank. | am in
fayorof the internal Improvement sys-
TEN and protective tariff. These are
my sentiments and political principles.
If elected, | will be thankful; If not il IS
all the same" He was not elected that
time
There resided in Springfield in 1860
an Irish laboror, John McCarty by
name, IA red-hOt Democrat Shortly
after the Presidential election, Mr.. Lin
coin was walking past the Public
Square, where John was at work clean.
ing out the gutter. AS the Pre,idcnt.olcct
drew near, McCarty, pausing in his
work and holding out his hand, said
bluntly; can so yer elected President
are ye' Faith, an it wasn't by my vote
that ye wur." "Well, yes, john" re-
piled Mr. Lincoln, shaking hands very
cordially; "the papers say ! am elected,
but it seems odd Should be when
you went against me" "Wcll Misther
Lincoln" said John, dropping his
voice, lest some fellow Democrat should
hear him, ''l'm glad you got it after all
It's little pace I've had viii Biddy for
votin iorninst yc, an if ye'd been bate
she'd have druv me from the Shanty as
sure's the wurrud" GIVE my com
pliments to Biddy, John, and tell her
I'll think of wolnan'S suffrage" said
Mr.. Lincoln with a smile, as he passed
on to his office.
President Lincoln once said that the
best story he ever read in the papers
about himself was this: Two Quaker
eSseS were travelling Oh 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" said the other.
"Becau,e jefferson is n PRAYING man.
"And, 50 is Abraham praying man"
"But the Lor, will think Abraham is
only joking dcuDtfully replied the
first.
After a State election in New York |
in which the Republican party was de-
irated, Mr.. Lincoln was asked how lie
felt after having heard t!Ir news. He
replied, Somewhat like the boy in
kentucky who Stubbrd his toe while
to see his sweetheart. He said
he was too big to cry, and to- badly
hurt to laugh"
During the spring of 1864, a friend in
with Mr. Lincoln about
the approaching Presidential election,
said that nothing could defeat him. but
Grants capture Of richmond, followed
hy his nomination and acceptance,
''Well,' said the President, Il fee!
like the man who said he didn't want
to die particularly, but if he had got to
die that was precisely the disease he
would like to die Of.
In the summer Of 1862 General McClcl-
Ian wrote from the PcninSulaa Il long let
ter To the President, giving him advice
Is to the general politics OF the country
md how to carry on the affairs Of the
nation. "What did you rep,y'" asked
some one of Mr.. Lincoln. Nothing,
but it made me think Of the lrishman
whose horse kicked up and caught his
foot in the Stirrup. 'Arrah.' said he If
you are going to get on ! will get OF.