New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-11-10
"A HATABOUTL LINCOLN.

"A Cf1AIzAb OUVsllNCSllNs
Recollect1oas of Tnenty.Three Tears Of Life In
| the White House Gathered from Talk With T.
| r. Perdel.
Philadelphia Letter:-He spoke OF
the n1artyred Lincoln and bending
over said fervently: "He had all
those simple ways, my sfriend, that
make great men," He was Thomas
F. Pendel, Lincoln's bodyguard, and
now serving his twenty third year in
the White House.
While he spoke he sat in the parlor
of Mrs. Martha G. Kimball's house,
47O3 Kingsessing Avenue. Mr.. Pen
del on Saturday surveyed Philadel-
phia a bit from Mr.. Kimball's car
rage and called at George w. Child's
Office. Mr.. Childs was delighted
and gave the veteran guard OF the
nations chief magistrates q hearty
welcome. He had known him long.
Mr.. Waramaker grasped his hand and
said: "You must see my Sunday
school, Pendel," which he did.
Mr.. Pendel's first service for the
government was rendered during the
Mexican war. He towers through q
mass of years. tall, erect and sparthy.
His hair is still black. His eyeis bright
and piercing, though his step lags just
q little. He is best described by a
lady's exclamation when she caught
sight of him: GLOW much he looks
like Lincoln" They were almost in
separable.
$50 you want to hear about Lin
coln," he said to his interviewer, as
he rubbed his eyes to aid a memory Of
two decades ago. II might as we'll
lead up to the great mans end by
saying that on Nov. 3, 1864, Sergeant
Cronan, Andrew Smith, Alfonso Duan
and myself were assigned to duty at
the White House. | am the only sur
vivor. We were taken to Mr.. Lin
coins room, given instructions,
and went on duty. The real
inwardness of the matter was
that the president had received
many threatening letters, and at that
time precaution was necessary.
Everybody had to be watched, even
! women. tell you, SIR" with his eyes
lighting up, ''those fiery Southern
women are dangerous. had been at
the White House but a short time
when the President chose me as his
guard. / walked with him every
! where. AS a coincidence, one day,
when we were on the street, said:
Mr.. President, Senator Holland is a
good man. "A very good man. he
replied. The Senator afterward be-
came a member of the Presidents
Cabinet and also father-in-law OF the
Presidents son, Robert Lincoln. One
day he said to me as we were coming
out of Secretary Stanton's house,
well, Pendleton'-he and Mrs. Lin
coin always called me that I have
received a good many threatening let
tiers, but I'm not afraid But, Mr.
President, said |, many a brave man
has lost his life because he did not
fear. That's So he replied, that's
| So
PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND TAD.
"Again, to show you how frank he
was, | asked him how tall he was. He
laughed and said: am just six foot
threei in my stocking feet. The devotion
between Mr.. Lincoln and his little son
Tad, who always called him Papa
day. was something for a study.
Whenever the President returned to
the White House, no matter how brief
had been his absence, he would pick
that boy up in his arms, hug him and
carry him up stairs to his room with
him. l never shall forget how Tad in
terested himself in my behalf.
s'The President was at his desk
when Tad opened the door and said,
Good morning, Papa-day, will you do
me a favor?' My son, you know
WILL he answered. We'll, then, sir,
just sign that The President
read the document, looked at the boy
proudly, half amused, and picking up
his pen, inscribed his name. This is
the document" said the old man
AIShAAJ1 40 1AO1u OCAU ct OAU Va 1c1utU
paper that shook because his hand
trembled:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Dec. 81, 1864
These presents witness that Thomas F.
Pendel is duly appointed all usher in the
place of Edward McManus now dis
missed, A. Lincoln,
/ "The boy was only 13 years old,'
continued Mr.. Pendel He was very
fond OF me. He would meet me Oh
) the stairway and say: Tom Pen
you go upstairs and ask mamma may
l 60 to the theatre and tell her you'll
take care of me- | would go and say
Mrs. Lincoln, Tad wants to 60 to the
theatre, may he?' No, I don't think
he had BETTER she would say. I'll
60 with him and take good care o
him. Will you be sure to do it
Pendleton? Well, then, guess h
may co.
at was my duty to stand in front
of the Presidents desk when he was
receiving business visitors. Of all thu
requests!- land he would listen tx
every body. One day two Southern