The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-26
BuSDrs sroKrrs or LINCOLN.



Eashlngfoz Tines
Representative Bandy. Of Ohio. snjovs.
among oghsr things. two 6istinctions-he
Is the f1ihsr-in-ssw Of Judge Foraker, the
noted Republican from the Buckeye stsss.
and was = presidential slector for Abraham
Lincoln. "Tne following "reminiscences
about Old Abe" said Mr.. Bandy the
other day, 'shave never been In PRINT. /
heard them while visiting my town 70 see
him in Is62. On which occasion had come
on 20 Washington City TO secure the re-
lease Of Union recruiting officer who had
been unjussly charged with having made
false vouchers Of enlistmerts. and had
been sent to Baltimore and placed in jail
at Fort McHenry. Before me n the line
OF those waiting to see the president was
the wife OF colonel Of an Illinois regi-
meat who had been captured and was i'm
prisoned in the South. She wanted 20
sscure special order Of exchanges for her
husband.
al can't do IL, madam said Mr.. Lin
coin IN his most polite manner. There
have been altogether too many special ex-
changes already. Besides, JED Davis
won'E do anything / want him 10 do. he
has 100 priyates in his kingdom whom
should prefer 20 exchange rather than
your husband.
"'But my husband IS brave man and
loyal one. ! cannot understand what you
mean, was the iady's reply
Madam. responded Lincoln, as he
pulled MS old quill Pen from behind his
ear. with this pen can make colonel
IN five seconds. bat cannot give him
regiment Then he added kindly: Go
and see Gen. Hatch, who has charge Of
exchanges. II be will grant your request
sill not interfere
1.-The next person in hne." continued
Mr.. B1ndy, was 3 man with some alleged
letters OF loyalty from an ex-governor of
Maryland. As he handed them TO Mr..
Lincoln, another man caught what had
been said. and interrupted the converse
ton TO tell Lincoln that the papers must
have been forged, As the Maryland ex-
governor had been dead tor several years.
The man who had brought in the letter
collapsed, aud Lincoln, with that peculiar
pity which he could show even 10 those
who least deserved il. replied quickly:
Oh, never mind, sir; never mind, sir; il
is far more interesting | would rather
get q letter from 3 dead man than from
live man any day
The third 10 have q conversation with
the president was Wall street broker and
ADVENTURE, who wanted 10 be made as
sistant secretary Of the treasury, so az TO
relieve the government, Is he declared. by
floating an issue of bonds. His plan was
10 borrow tor the government a certain
amount of money on pledge of Sl00, 00o,-
coo Of United States bonds, which were to
be issued as collateral for the payment of
the loan. The pan Of the schemer vas
very evidently TO break the price of the
bonds and then get possession Of them at
price less than the market, for his mar
gin was very narrow.
Mr.. Lincoln listened patiently until
the man was through, and then as he eyed
him closely he said solemnly: Ny friend,
that Is mighty good plan to get bonds
for less than they are worth, and very
well thought out, but as he shook his
head, don't ask me TO help YOU in it,
AT last il was Mr.. Bundyis turn. He
told Mr.. Lincoln, By way OF introduction,
that he had been Lincoln elector, and
that what he wanted TO ask of him was
simply an act of justice 10 the falsely i'm
prisoned recruiting officer. Mr.. Lincoln
heard the story and then said: My
friend, when are you goina to start for
homer" 1t was Saturday night, and Mr..
Bundy told the president that, rs he did
not travel Sunday, he should not start I'M
III early Monday morning.
Mr.. Lincoln paused a moment and then
said: We'll, sir, unless you start for Ohio
At once your friend will beat you home"