Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-07-27
II <,ln An' STORY.

u st@nsion# hal been the sub
"A erinoaa III lille veterans camp
: Might nna, sogether with the
u boiled baans and other "re-
Iss@ II haa been thoroughly
! Ia
General Schuyler Hamilton
ANA tossA slAn following story
ea 9aaa Abe
pa Ahrahan Lincoln never
!, i llstanera III an audience OF
\ ata nnd With the exception Of
u sIonal aaassssshing OF a match
J Fesa cigar III another pipeful
i y wms lighted, the order pre-
slas hMva wholly satisfied the
H'1A Wuldlers gathered
isss Mid tlae general began.
ia ii aoaagsng- hot day in the
4 Il iii July. 1854, at the national
d {ssrtnlRhs, probably. before
bmttIe al Bull Run was fought,
assia avaDue was ankle deep
/ anaa, whach arose In great
ah0 wasra oG arriving regl-
Il batteries hurried forward by
governors for the expected
Ia wo-w hAaaeG ambulances were
~ rips between the city and the
Inc ssamssH, and numbering
ggns weEn BANNED In among
sissmHea. which ran between
gwW and ksap capital. for il was
BIZ lagm III street-cars and
Washington. All seemed 10
~ object ghaa sweltering day,
sas ao kick mp the dust, suffo-
p destriana aud making life un-
The haasnAdity must have
81 a0h aaaHs day. aud everybody
s.. asq and sticky and out OF
AT least shms Was about the
70 IN Tile headquarters Of the
srned III fssel. from General
wa so sasa body servants. |
holding the position OF mill
nsmTy Ia General Scott. with
ia iaeusssnamf-colonel.
D m@mwsy three o'clock In tho
= u a8skfks when the tall, gaunt
Il aaa@ president Of the United
seTssa slss oigHce OF the general
Hin Iss0skad Tired and jagged
vagv gsaesnea Of exhausted en-
u ssasgsA8s. His long linen
gAa@nfly H0 recent Acqnaint-
sas# Maa@as SAB. Was wet with
Precipitation under the arms,
a1saa6saa ~ the pockets; his
sklmg vask Mas nnbuitoned.
gssaseA gsmasmloons Of pioneer
Z lsslz III z@ass d couple OF inches
y mxEassv@ af dust-cogered shoe
( Before N@ncrAl Scott had
Y sssAa assa Welcome his visitor
eulas slsT@w his limp figure
sseasshk rgAmlr. aud, removing
ssssAfaks sssz sluuch hat, he be-
p5&ng hss pcrspiring brow.
sssss3 ss8sH III nstoniseed by the
~ asagagssa mgsn peculiar appear
Ill MAHasaa shp old hero aud
Ill W nss6n his feet aud bow
sasE sasEA s8mse. he was unable
sKs ausH sax@ except surprise.
ass1A III wNssis. but by looks.
n saM gs8inod his pcrturba.
mNEn ssgas Ese feared some dire
slss sgM ssMsallcn the Union
\ hrzaa9 aapA president 10 army
saa'A III Nssh d state.
swsA said Mr.. Linz
kss way. still wip-
I lHs AAA lassas ofdust aud mois-
4 Ii Tzs# e&e Ribs Il too hot a
eafmssl ! dropped In TO
HaAms AAve learned some
a#
iii ssa NIL Prcsidont?" ask.
se awhat reassured.
nltY IA neing AN Office hold.
4 A Ns nine o'clock this
Am*n EsN@m trying TO get "A
kTpkA a0xHs# elark ia the pen.
! mssgs I gseglevc that | have
sixA ull. hMs 81 vain. They
/. ! sssN nss AnA down those stairs
around lsuor 10 the attic and
aaEa nnfsI am tired out
Asss n0 sIavms0rs IN the govern
sAaanas eh@p, ana the prcsi.
AssaAss frame gave evidence OF
@@r3.
ee nue. MI presideni. Gener-
replied. with courteous gos-
& 4 II Fl hardly becoming in the
toa The EEaAted States TO be a
0F f1en#Enna n you have any
81 ihAt kind To intend to send
ma aTA Colonel Hampton OF
will he gsieasssd TO look after
hUsss delay
ven's 4 dussgg shat tho claim
onps wwnA on Mr.. Lincoln.
q d apparent mofice Of the gem
gsiNlsfns AEoF | have examined
Ty ansE hn sooh . package OF
4 sogn the pDUAet OF his buster.
M adjusted his steol-rimmod
w wems ggur lhem one by one.
I d. general, the poor woman
fos tllIH application for n pen
her husband. who was cor
tha iii infantry. at the hands
bloody Indians twenty-five
wo: Nobody seems TO have
IL friendly anterest in the case.
faas bssun haunting the White
Or weeks. until. between our
anu Hlaaee was merry twinkle
4 e#ldnnk'a Nye) I'm afraid Mrs.
) N getting Il little jealous. /
bud better end the matter
way ~ o8her to-day, aud /
L 4 tho Yss0T woman an answer at
onlxs alia'a waiting over there
nawumn 4zae swo OF them don't
smA | dare go home without
saA albe Job Finished. and Mr..
ayoa twInkled again.