The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-04
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staAd lot something, aud l happened 10 be
one Of those detailed for tina! Bprvice. For.
tnno favored me. l occupied a post past
which the President had TO pas, and aS ho
did 90 l presented arms" with all the airs
posnlhle. | confess that tried to a.irac.
his attention. At NIL events 10 noticed me
and stopped. l did not know whether to
come to a shoulder" or Hlill keep my rifle
| In front 'at q present" lor there Is no spec.
ial rule Tor tho conduct Of a private In the
presence Of Precedent. But 10 remain on
the ealo side l remained at a present
arms" A moment later this put me In
predicament 10 my utter amazsment the
President recognized me and held
out his hand. Then l had 10
drop the rifle and return the AL.
ulation. The gold.decked officers contem.
plated the occurrence with Us much aston.
ishment as my own. They were aB.onlshel
that President should recognizes d private,
was astonished that, seeing the thouaands
Of people that he did, amid the thousands
o. soldiers there on the spot, all dressed
alike, lie should have remembered ever
having seen me before. There were Majors
and Captains standing around who would
have knocked me down for my impudence
had | presumed 10 address them. But here
l was, nothing but private, being address
ed by the commander Of them oil. | felt
my snnhurned face turn red 10 the roots Of
my scraggy hair.
II remember your face" said Mr.. Lin.
coin; "whers have seen you beiore?"
"ln the Iolunda Of the Capitol, SIR" re.
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Ih6 lfesident Then proceeded III com.
p"uy m.'I .aE ni'i''Ant aiAi mat snrfonh.
heIo,.tha nun " M ,.ltaJ %I,b ,ha a' Dc,
ident." | had IN repsat Inn " cn,rat u
40 many timta I'm, 4 herama H,n,l,, nn.
grated In INV memory and ! ,amsnbn,
every wori. rveIv looi an n,a;r,x sa n !,
ware vesterdav' The ;nr;dent v, Ia :" ma
solid with INV oiT,ccra viii so,ns a. ,Uhn.'
was nat In yery vood favor, Than a.
now, VIVA addicted to newsnaner cn,,sas
pondence. and sent a lstter tn ono NJ ,ha
New York papers. criticisinr the t,sa1
msnt nj ina ,n.n bv aoma 81 t,,a ,n;oas,
viii such severity that I landau n ,ha
puarl house Ma soon Al Il hersn troMu
that wa tho nnthor. Rat nf,ar lila I ! was
piyeu An essy Mace in tho sbans nj n .. "uI
On detuched service which rst;arsi I', ma
from driils and nicks, Intv IN a rromiae
thst would mt w,i,s anv mn,. ,a,,a u' :"
The panera. Asthe nosition was camno "
alive Rinrrnre with bnarJ M ,hs nfl;srn,a,
meg. / Kent nv mart nj The arrsamant S Is,
ths tvo months tnat I sniovsd tho ara a
This moat wonderImi th;ny nj /, ali ~,a 91 ,hap:
thn President shnnld hsvs n;.tsa avt .t ~
that ma,s nj solJ;rn anv .par,;cn,ar w. ,n W.
that he mad aver spoken IN bai,rs wv
: III -, ..,,...
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happened 10 De brought In contact with
ar. Lincoln many times after that. There
was an opportunity gwen Tor examination
y washington OIL CERTAIN number oil EN-.
1isted men o. the Veteran Reserve Corps,
lhto Th,cn was transferred alter being
wounded 81 Chanceliofsvllle, and went
W aiu lo4A NY eIances. ta.uaiiy through