Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-19
LINCOLN,S DUS rER.

How the President Game to Lay Aside
 His Backwoods Attire-An Interest
 ing Story About Lincoln and Gene- ral Scott.
 Many interesting "reminiscences of Presi- dent Lincoln and General Scott, says a writer in the New York Tribune, are treasured in the memory of General Sohuy- Ter Hamilton, who was an officer on Gene ral Scott's staff before he received a gene- ral's commission in the volunteer army, for which his West Point education and his service in the Mexican war abundantly fit- ted him. These recollsctions General Ham ilton sometimes takes pleasure in telling to his old comrades in arms when they meet on social occasions. MT. Lincoln, General Hamilton says, was fond of strolling about Washington in the first months of his ad. him, in a long linen duster, usually In 8 badly soiled state, dingy waistcoat which was unbuttoned, and russet trousers of frontier cut. General Scott never fanoied this costume, but for long time found no opportunity of letting MT. Lincoln know what his views wore on the subject. How ! he came to lay aside his backwoods attire General Hamilton told to some of his old army friends the other evening.
 "Mr. Lincoln took great satisfaction" ," l the general began, Gin perambulating about | the oity and the neighboring camps with 1 an old slouch hat pulled down over his | swarthy face and dressed in the way l have described, taking observations of what interested him. His favorite time was ear- ly in the morning. His usual hour for
 starting out on these peregrinations was four territory he would cover by breakfast time.
 He would visit camps, hospitals, the places | where the quartermasters and commissaries
 were receiving and serving out stores and ra- tions, horse corrals, and all the points where he could see for himself what was going on. His favorite diversion was conversation with the private soldiers. He would get the con-
 tions to him. 'Where are you fromP he
 would ask. How long have you been in the
 army. How much did you earn a month at homea' What is your pay nowP How do you like the fare here.-is the beef, the pork,
 the bread that you get as good as you got at
 hemeP How are you treated by your off.
 oersa' Are they we'll up in the drillP He
 would ask these questions in way to give
 the man the impression that he thought oi
 enlisting himself, and would ask if he
 thought that they would accept him in his
 regiment.
 "After these morning tramps and inspec.
 tions the President often appeared at Gene
 ral Scotts quarters at about half past sever
 a. m. covered with the phenomenal dust o1
 that region. One hot horning in July, 1861
 he found the generals front door ajar arG
 walked in unannouneed. was in my room
 on the third floor just completing my toilet and hearing his voice in the hall as he called out, 'Is General Scott within4' answered
 and speedily joined him and ushered hin into the generals parlor. The only occu pant of the room was Dr. T., surgeon l of the army of many years' service, wh , had been member of General Scott's stat during the Mexican war, and was still hi staff surgeon-in civil phrase the general family physician. There was great need c 5 his presence, for the old general was afflicte | with dropsy, gout and several other diseases
 to say nothing of the complications wrougt 8 in his case by the hardships of many can B paisns and the weight of advancing year
 Hearing me address this rough looking spe, imen as MT. President,' the doctor thougl
 | That I xuas o,effinr ready fo rilaY aona kric