Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-13

As the sun rose we found ourselves
running through an in.5rm.na5.e corn
field on either side rs far as ne eye could
reach, with The corn high enough 70
hide The fences.
We fell 10 talking. and being an en-
.husias-ic Republican boy. Ii made my
position clear. The man said he was
Republican. but he didn't think he would
vote for Lincoln. / expressed 10 him,
I'm good plain western words, my opinion
of a Republican who would not vote for
Lincoln. but my indignation did not
seem TO offend him. He was good ma
,u-ed and dry in his talk. and this, OF
course. spurred me On 10 persuade MIN
into a sense of his duty.
Eventually we reached Alton WI re
some Of the passengers left The train TO
take the steamboat for ST. Louis others
remaining 70 60 20 East 5. Louis. A
new conductor came aboard, and said:
Good morning. Mr.. Lincoln; VIII you
take the boat or stick TO th= train?
Nv company said: 81 have 3 good seat
here with my young friend and l believe
viii stick TO the train"
After we had got Out Of Alton little
wav +. occurred 10 me that the conductor
mad addressed the man as Mr.. Lincoln,
and I remebered be had got on at SPRING
field. Then I began 10 look him over, and
as be looked something Ike the pictures
I had seen of Lincoln l began TO suspect
who he was. I said 10 him: Il noilced
the conductor called YOU Mr.. Lincoln.
yes. that is my name said he.
Looking him in the eye, l said: rs IL
Abe?"
yes" he said. eft is Abe" I shu. up.
Then ne went 10 work in q way that
always made me think him the fines,
and kinds. man I had ever met and
drew me our and 90. my b0yish tongue
r7-tling aEr n. and KEEP. me chajterlng
until We approached Eas- S. Louis. Go
ing over on the ferry TO S.. Louis he
made no promise that If he was elec,ed
and [ should be In Washington / would
come % he White House and see him.
This T promised, lUc said I was going
way Ou- west and would never see Wash
inc.on I'm my life, probably. He shcok
my hand warmly IS we stepped ashore
and said: IF I am elected You are just
The Kind Of a boy tha. is likely TO be in
Washington" Later on l understood
better what he meant.
OFF FOR THE WAR.
In March. 1861. I left Kansas TO 50 to
Boston. 10 sail I'm May for Europe Twas
taking my time and making visits 20
relatives on my way and was in Canada.
visiting. when I got The news Of the fall
of Fort Sumter 7 Immediately went 10
my uncleS house. go my baggage out
and without bidding the family goodbye
hurried 90 The d5pO, 10 catch the train
for Detroit. TO so to the war. l lacked
Two or three days Of being seventeen,
bur | had seen some service in Indian
ana frontier SCrimmages and knew how
90 handle a gun and was hot for war
Half an hour later [ was on the eastern
train TO hi- The United States train at
Niagara Falls. where I arrived about
dark. I found the place in a turmoil
and that nigh went on 10 Batavia,
where ! heard 1.-TWO regiments were TO
be raised Spending my time in he
telegraph Office, I read all the bulletins
and on ,he 19,h Of April. which was my
birthday. I heard Of the attack on the
IN. -Nd>-+t aANAru.lo IA LhAl.lLlELr. /
didn't wait any longer for Batavia but
took a train for New York-0r Albany.
IA her. where l caught The New York
Central boat for New York and landed
40 CCurtlan3 Stree, on the Goth. driving
from The pier direct to The old armorv
on Seventh avenue and Thir.y-sevea.h
street where 7 enrolled my name win
Euswor,h's ZOuaveS and Sc marched out
Of New York i'm .he last DAYS of April
in the mrs; VOLUNTEER regimen. thai left
che STATE and the frs. vOuntser. reci-
men- jhat arrived i'm Washington.
A LAST MEETING.
A few DAYS after our arrival Mr.. Lin
coin. Mr.. Seward. and Gideon WeHes.
csme MP 70 The east capital grounds 10
Sc the regiment anI snake hands with
each of the men. When he saw me he
knew me in a moment. called NE by
name. He said. y knew you would be in
Washington. and asked me why I had
not called as I promised and again in
viJed me 70 come and see him. got as