The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-14

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the Esr. recalls the p-o<xzs.T srp-ssssa
indigestion q Secretary szs1toz t-1at In
eo3n, the asgas Of the erstse-A T-esa4e1tizl
eiscts55 d Sovezaae-. 1sssr INSISTED Epo1
his listening 70 q a1z5ey o. f1uzT
ssor5es. Poo Lsneola's bsz-s Vas f1-ss-
tHza S.2atsnss sEd hs sOzgas %
ysisx fas STRAIN By givisg r5sy % hI
hgrnor. Szu1er Was o5s11ed BE-
czzse Lincoln o1cs P-5poss1 lie
Should stand Gp and '4zezs1Ts SscEs vita
hsrE, and Lincoln giesflsly tod Grant
.sz: lie tboezht Szzr@- rsfzssd 5eezzse
'shs Fss AFRAID, and tEssa AIDED
Win mock se-i0zs1e4s Ira. lie
t5ozyht ''SzEansr xozls Ezaze n exess-
Zen: bishop" wsea Httls Alexander Fl.
gtepbsns, who weighed a5o1: ninety
pounds and looked Ike coaszz o;svs
by Of lG. pulied OF the very large z-5
iong sister thz: he zo.e =: TIE famous
City Poir. pezes conference. Lincoln asked
Grant IN 2 whisper Il lie 4.eTe- sz= - small
81 ear Of co-a with 70 much hzsk 70 il BE-
fore"
Stephens. Grant, Sheridan ard Sherman
ooa.a a. Izzgh a: and snJoy szch spon-
tansous seilies, because sasy had native
ssnae II hEnaor. bat szeh remarks only
made Stanton fzns ard szsz-, made the
eignIfea, pornpoUs Sznne- sign, and that
typical representative Ct old Bos.os's
political ''silyer tops," Richard H Dana,
90 away sorrozf1L These ussa Of iuper-
feet syEapzthis.. in spite Of al their
great talents, deemed Lincoln 2: best
kind Of inspired boar bat Lincoln was nc:
misunderstood By those who beiieye with
Lord Ho9ghson tina: SHE sense Of ha-aor
ia the Jgst bzlsncs Of all the faculties Of
man, the best security against the pride Of
knoEle5gs and the conceits Of the snzgi-
nation. the strongest inducsrnsas 70 sub
nit with wise and psogs patience 20 the
yicissitudes Of human existence"
Lincoln took ap his work 90 he found
il, and wrought il with heroic patience,
courage and skill. He was wit8ou. men
"a srrogance, bit he vas not shy man
tainted xiih mental t.rgidity or seif-dis-
trust He vas man Of intellectual cour-
age and Independence. Of clear. pronounced
views; he never vent roaming about,
. Qzizotic knight-er.snt Of reform, seek
ing fos some windmill TO unhOrse, bu:
when there vas any real battle for human
nigh; gJing On be was never found With
the baggage Or ambulance, 10 the hospital,
On leave Of absence OF in the invalid corps,
He Was no political dude, or ponpous in
telieciuaI eunuch he did his duty grandly
Wherever be found it to do, and be died
with an aureols Of the most substantial
and comforting of ali honors encircling
his brow: the honor Of no. oatliYing the
reverence and gratitude Of his country
and the lore Of all uoble-spiritsd friends.
A brave, gentle, true, capable man is a
glory 70 the earth whether we see him in
the morning glory Of his no5Iy ambitious
youth or ir the dying glory Of his days
closing the efforts Of well-spent life.
"Tbs noble heart that hsrbors yirtuous thought,
And ia with child Of glorious grea; intent,
Can never rest uniil St forth have brought
In etsEnal brood Of gio.T exeellenL"