The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-16

and, mister, Im logged if | don't wish
the rascal would just gnaw through and
go"
Tad, who was sitting by his father,
asked with eager interest: ooh, father,
why didn't he put a chain on the coon?
\ chain would hold a COON
DWELL, Tad, replied the President,
az guess the boy hadn't any chain"
Then turning to the laughing group
before him, Mr. Lincoln added Nov,
it's a question whether we have law
that would hold Jeff Davis If we
haven't, it would be less trouble to let
him Just gnaw through and go.
The President arrived in Washington
at 6 p, NJ, and found at the White
House a dispatch from General Grant
telling him Of the surrender The
news had already gane out from the
War Department, and the city was
trembling with joyous excitement On
Monday morning all business was sus !
pended, and before noon the rejoicing
reached the highest pitch Of enthusiasm
all over the city, as It did throughout
the North wherever the wires had
flashed the report Clerks left their
desks in the various departments by
common consent, and gathered in front
Of tn Executive mansion, where they
sang "Old Hundred" and the "Star
Spangled Banner" Then going over
to the War building, they sang "RalIy
Round the Flag til Secretary Stanton
appeared, bringing out General Hancock
to make a speech. Mr. Stanton had,
at 10 O'Clock the night before, issued
an order for the firing Of salutes at all
army headquarters, departments and
the Military academy at West Point
AS the crowd increased at the White
House a band Of music was added
The President came out and made
some remarks saying he would reserve
his speech till the evening fixed for a
formal celebration, then in a faCetious
tone said: O. see you have band of
music with you. | have always thought
that Dixie was one of the best tunes
| ever heard Our adversaries over
the way | know have attempted to,
appropriate it, but insist that yester-
day we fairly captured it | referred
the question to the Acknowledgement
and he gave it as his legl opinion that
it is now our property. | ask the band
to favor US with Dixie this morning.
The bard at ,nce struck up Dixie
amid the laughter and cheers of the
people. On FIR day morning Robert
Lincoln arrived from City Point and
went directly home to the Executive
Mansion, where he took breakfast with
his father The Pr, sident wished his
son to adopt the profession of law, and
that morning talked with him on plans
for his future The young man then
decided shortly to resign his commission
and begin the study Of law, Robert
Lincoln had gone as captain on Gen.
eral Grants staff Immediately after
graduating from Harvard, and it was
just before starting for the front that he
met for the first time Miss Mary Har-
Ian, who was spending her school vaca
ton with her parents at the National
Hotel in Washington. Whether it was
a case Of love at first sight with the
young officer and the lovely daughter
of Senator Harlan or not, it is certain
that Mrs Lincoln soon discovered hel
sons preference and was so much
pleased that she not only encouraged
! the course Of true love to run smoothly
but her heart IN making Miss Har-
Ian her sons wife. And in all the
changes Of after years Mrs Lincoln
never changed toward her daughter in.
law, for whom she held, as long as she
| lived, a constant and sincere affection.
During the conversation with his son
that Good Friday morning the Presi,
dent talked of the war and the events
Of the surrender, as related by Captain
Lincoln. a photograph of General Lee
happened to lie On a table near, and
the President seeing this took it up and
studying the face FIR moment, said
earnestly:
eyes, that is fine face There car
be no mistake in that face. 1t indicates
the character of the nan "
This was the last conversation Rober
Lincoln had with his father.