Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-09
TycLE DAN RICE
.,0,ss Of the Times When BE
! s,,u Companion with Abra-
Pr ham Lincoln.
4 u. an the 'IdiosynOrasies Of The
I.' '.'' Mind" or "rhe Fool
Made Wise at Last"

Made Wlse ID AUD"
.,s,rr representative had an
n .,ng and informal chat with the
&..Dle and world-renowned ex'
h nd present lecturer, Uncle Dan
/, ruele Dan was found in his
!, tbe Maneion house taking a
I, n long drive through and
Z, ne city during the forenoon.
stalking things easy in rather
'e,ire having put off his more
.son,e garments, but he had by
ans laid aside his YER
nnyersational powers and
.sbls manners with his
X, habiliments. After an
,eg the purpose Of his visit the
s,ative Of the great religious
10 cordially invited to chair,
,rmenced the conversation by
n is your impression of Fort
and It's surroundings ?o
sreive an enterprise and a
I,bout Fort Worth that I have
lind in any other of the new
this country. / have met
number of old friends here,
M knew In the other states.
1lsenship Of this place is
made up OF men who
n their old homes and have
\ their vines and fig trees in a
Emtry, to which they bring all
ndistrial and enterprlsing traits
kncter, with q broader field in
10 exercise them. The green
ld rolling prairies which sur
-FOUR city are formed of a soil
EVER dies, hence q healthy soil"
iyou ever know any of the fam
w OF this state"
lave entertained some of the
ppminent men of Texas at my
a home at Girard, Penn, among
we're Col. Sam Houston and
III Forbes Britain, one of the most
Hangers known in the dark
u Texan struggles for indie
ace.
The by, he was one Of the finest
slers that it has ever been nay
brtune to meet with, except
I ham Lincoln. Aside from this
ban accomplished and scholarly
khan. Many q pleasant hour
We spent in delightful inter-
pof anecdotes
] I'm what you said just now,
n, infer that you were init.
acquainted with Abraham
aa?n
ns,in deed, intimately acquainted
him. IN the early part OF the
while making my professional
10 Washington / was frequently
hby President Lincoln to spend
nr with him in social chat, His
was TO be entertained by me
sorles, as he found it a relaxation
emind overtaxed with the sf-
dthe nation. l was equally II
HOre prohLed by having my slum
grisables startled into vivid action
tnexhaustible fund of story and
|of the immortal Lincoln, who
< very happy way of getting rio
y ofe.
+ no one occasion / was sitting with
&Fsldent in the White House
the card of Judge Throckmortor
ssachusetts, who had been sem
& philanthropic people of that
y protest against the placing o.
negro troops in the front OF battle
bought up. The president lis
iWurteously to Judge Throckmor.
statement of the obj ect Of his Y Isl
Immediately sat down and wrote
be Judge a letter of introduction to
sry Of War Stanton, under Whose
Vision the matter came.
Ae Judge persisted in discussing
aatter, however, and the presi
who was anxious to hear tn,
ssioH Of my story, which the
entrance had interrupted
4 and said, Judge, excuse me
Effected to introduce you to my
= here, Col. Dan Rice, the mos
as circus clown in the world
lug Judge was too dumbfounded
Extend his hand, bu
"a himself out and remarked
l passed the door-keeper, Great
,eus, hit possible that the presi
w ne United States can ALLOW
WI 70 be closeted with a clown? '
answer to a question as to the OBJ
y AIS visit TO Texas, Col. Ric,
y mat ne was mainly on a pleas
w he promises TO be in tn
nsxt fall with a first-class com
lOn under his own name ant
gtment.