The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-01
LINCOLN and 1 COMET STORY.

LINCOLN AND 4 COMET sIORY.
rho Tom Nelson story Repeated
In the HcrndOn Life Of Lincoln.
Terre Hause Express: In the sprlngl
|o6 lel9 NJ. LIncosn started from Spring.
field TO Washington City. - he then sup
posed. 10 accept the cOmmissiOnership Of
The general land once. He travelled byl
lstage. Herndon ssya: During the jour.
ney incurred an incident for which Thos.
III. Nrlson. OF Terre Haute. Ind, who
was appointed minister 10 Chill BY Lin
colin when he was president, 10 authority
In the spring OF l6l9, relates Nelson.
IjudRe Abram Hammond. who wss after
lwsrds governor Of indiana. and ! sr.l
ranged 10 20 from Terre Hsute to In
IdIanspolis in the stage coach. An en'I
tire day wms usually consumed u the
tourney. By daybreak the atAge had
arrived from the West, aud ~ We STEP
ned IN We discovered that the enttrel
| back seat was occupied by . long, iank
whose hesd seemed 10 pro-
trude from one end OF the coach and htsl
feet from the other. He was the sole
occupsnt, and wss sleeping soundly j
| lHam0ond slapped him familtsrly On|
she shoulder. ana asked him " be had
charte red the car for the day. The
strsnser. nov vide awake, responded,
certainly not, and 1t once took the front
aeas, politely surrendering - " tne
Iplace or honor aud comfort. We took
liz our travelling companion q : glance.
i A queer, odd.I0oking fellow he was'
Idsessed 10 . well-worn and ~ nt'Smg
Isuit OF bomhazine. without veet or crs-
Ivss. and % cent pslmIeas has o. tne
Hack OF his head. Ills very prominent
|featus e IN rspose seemed dull and ex.
|pressionless. Regarding him . : good
subiect for merriment we perpe'rateo
lseversl Jokes. he took them alI with
1.-The u, uost Innocence and good'nature.
land Joined In the laugh. although q bis
Iowu expense. A. noon ~ stopped o :
Ivsvside hostelry for dinner. We In
vited him 10 eat with us, and be ap-
loroached the table q II be considered Y
: great honor. He sat With about halt
|his person on small chair, and held BIZ
',|hss under his arm during the meal:
z Resuming our journey sitter dinner
lcoU vevsation dristed into discussion o.
the comet. subject that was then agitat
= inc the sciensifc world, IN which ths
!. .Issssuger took the deepest interest. A.
Imade MANY startling suggestt0ns aut
2 lssked many questions. We amazed hin
= vish vords OF learned length and thun
% |dersound. Alter "a astounding ctspla
lof wordy pyrotechnics. the dsxed On.
n suw !" 4. 80 4 srshu. 81 thIs comet busI
D. Sss ..c,lsJ thst vas not cersaIs
pri: SiSSrsd nom mos( eclensisl
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o. - ~: 1sr.sd shlnr u9l
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s:s.,~.S q - amussd and 4
s... ~ .s',-, q - sellins. 1 n
- n.c~.i.~. the landlord. Vt
q, ..r.ss~~ rIrccIn. ~ lliinoI
,dlnn o 49, = C,.~ss.s > wss the respons
rvIs ~ sn.rSsrssrnck u The snnounc
n.I.s.s = nssssrsd ~ stsirs and toI
=. 1e..a 49, stsrsiioe news. aud q
"a - .so.s"s 80 .~s,ced rom the hotel b.
q 49,. "a ~ecs down sn sIlev
esl 49, ro.ss shms Avoiding furtb,
5. bI .I:~-'.ssv.isr M Curiously enough, yea
=. ~, MA Hammond had vacated the o
sl6ss ~ voveruor Of Indiana : few Dc!
tsIhefore Lincoln arrived In lndianspol
ag|oo his vav 70 Washineson 70 be inauI
q. =. 1870 .:S 80
ne -. ~ ~. ~ = cultivsts NJ. LincoIn's .
g. r..sss...cs "A ~ I xsalous sdvocs
o. ~ his rominstiou snd election 70 Il
ofC..ssS.rcvs "a Reiore leaving bic hon
asl - W.skire,on NJ. Lincoln cause
o. Ich. p TIshsr Ana myself 10 b invite