The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-13

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Aside.
Correspondence Boston journal.
George Clark, an eccentric Ian In
humble circumstances, was an early
friend ofLincoln, who subsequently,
removed to New England. He met
Lincoln in Boston during a stamping
tour in the east. A few years passed,
and Mr.. Lincoln was the man of the
hour. Clark, whenever l met him, was
talking about him. II can have any
Office l want" he said emphati-
cally; "Abe will look out for
me-" I thought him a dreamer,
and, like allhis acquaintance, doubt
ed his claim. Shortly after Clark said
he was going to have an. office, and
then in order to get it he must have
$12 to pay his fare to Washington. I
told him it was a useless undertaking.
He laughed at me. Abe would not re-
use him anything he asked. He had
made up his mind to have post office.
l told him that $12 would only nav
his fare, and that everything was SC
high and the hotels so crowded that
he could not live twenty-four hours
in Washington. Again he laughed in
my face, and then said: "What do I
take care OF me. All l want is money
enough to get there"
Half in earnest, half in jest, themon-
ey was raised and Clark went to Wash
ington.
A reception was taking place at the
White House, anda mar OF his plebian
appearance was not only "out of
place." but was hustled about in an
unceremonious manner and IN one way
and another deferred from approach
ing Mr.. Lincoln. Clark patience under
the embarrassing situation served him
for more than an hour, when hunger
and anxiety about a place to "put up
for the night" caused him to lose his
discretion and become desperate.
Mounting a chair just as the foreign
minister was approaching Mr.. Lincoln,
he sang out, "Abe! Abel" Mr.. Lincoln
instantly recognized thespeaker. The
passing pageant of chivalry andfashion
became to his mind like the unhealthy
of a dream from which he had been
suddenly aroused and in all the bril-
liant assembly he only saw George
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