The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-09-04
81. 90 A YEAR.
IinCOln's Stories.


ture. Long intercourse with people
and with politicians, practice as Jury
lawyer, and experience as a legislator
made him familiar with the weakness
and strength OF men. On one occa-
sion, the governor OF a Northern state
rushed to Washington, bristling with
complaints against the war depart
ment. He had stormy interview
with Mr.. Stanton, and then went over
to the White House TO lay his griev-
ance5 before the President.
In the course of a few hours, the
governor was seen vending his way to
the railroad station, wearing a pleas
ant smile, and only anxious to go
home bv the next train.
"Mr. President, how did you dispose
OF the governor?" asked friend.
'fHe went to you in towering rage,
and came out smiling. / suppose you
found it necessary to make large con-
cessions to his demande?'
"Oh no, didn't concede anything, "
replied the president. "You know
how that Illinois farmer managed the
big log which Jay in the middle of his
field? To the questions OF his neigh.
bors as to how he was getting along
with it, he replied, I've got rid of that
logp
"'Got rid of it? How did you do it ?
1t was too big to haul out, too knotty
to split and too soggy to burn. What
did YOU do?'
"'Wcll now, boys, if you won't tel
the secret, I'll tell you how got rid oi
it: ploughed around it,
"Now," said the president, "don't
tell anybody, but that's the way ]
got rid OF the governor. l ploughed
around him."
Another governor, though able,
patriotic, and untiring in raising
troops, always wanted his own way,
and we.s very exacting in his inter.
course with the general government
Once his complaints and protests were
so bitter that it was feared he would
refuse to cooperate. The secretary oi
war, therefore, laid the dispatches be,
fore the president.
"Never mind, never mind" said Mr.
Lincoln, after reading them. "These
dispatches don't mean anything
Just 90 right ahead. The governor is
like boy saw once at launching
When everythi1 was ready, they
picked out boy and sent him under
the ship to knock away the trigger and
let her 90.
"At tne critical moment everything
depended on the boy. He had to do
the Job by a direct, vigorous blow, and
then lie flat and keep still while the ship
slid over him. The boy did everything
right, but he yelled as if he was being
murdered from the time he got under
keel until he got out.
81 thOughG the skin was all scraped
off his bacl5 but he wasn't hurt at all
The master OF the yard told me that
this boy wes always chosen for that
Job, that he did his work well, and had
never been hurt. But he would always
squeal.
That's Just the way with the gov,
ernor, He only wants to make you
understand how hard his task is, and
that he is on hand performing it,
During the war there arose q conflict
OF authority between the military and
tivil powers. Civil officers would grant
permits to bring out cotton from Ger.
cain distIictsi state OF insurrection.
The milital , officers, however, believ-
ing that the cotton spectators inter
fered with army operations, nullitied
the permits issued by the treasury de-
partment. the cotton spectators
brought the matter before President
Linz oln, and through one OF his friends
from Illinois, asked what would be the
probable result OF the contest.
''By the way, what has become OF
our old tiend, Bob Lewis? ?" asked the
president, referring to the clerk OF the
circuit cout6 o Dewitt County.
"When Bob became OF age" said the
president "be found among his faith
er's papers 6 number of land-warrants.
AS the land was located in Northeast
Missouri, he went there to investigate,
going on horseback, with pair of sad
dle-bags.
"Arriving at the locality, he hitched
his horse, and went into q log cabin,
standing near the road. The proprie-
tor, a lean, lanky, ieathery-looking
man, was casting bullets, preparatory
to hunt.
az am looking up some lands which
belong to my father, said Lewis, by
way OF introducing himself. What is
the number OF this section?'
without waiting for the settler to
answer, Lewis exhibited his title-pa-
pers, and then said
"'That is my title. What is yours p
"The pioneer pointed his long finger
to the rifle, which was suspended on
two buck horns above the fireplace,
and said
"'Young man, do you see that gun
Well, that is my title, and if you don't
get out OF here quick, you will feel the
force OF it.
"Lewis put his title-papers in his
saddle bags, mounted his horse, and
galloped down the road.
"Now, my friend" said the presi
dent, ''the military authorities have
the same title against the civil authori
ties. You must Judge what may be
the result"