Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-10-17
LINCOLN COULD GET ANGRY.

A. For Example, When His kilograms
Were Delivered to Stanton.
81 have read several Lincoln ami
versary speeches. said Mr.. Charles
Frederick, land have been struck with
the statement contained in some of
them to the effect that Mr.. Lincoln sell
dom got mad, and that when he did get
mad he did not allow himself to get
very mad If these speakers spoke from
their personal experience, it is all right,
but my personal experience with him
one night satisfied me he could get up a
terribly good sized case of mad at times.
- was boy at the time and was q
messenger for the old American Tele-
graph company, which in after years
was absorbed by the present Western
Union telegraph For several days there
had been number of kilograms for the
president from army officers, and among
them remember two or three from
General Mcclellan. l don't remember
now why they did not come over the
military telegraph lines Well, one
night started over to the White House
with a telegram that knew came from
General Mcclellan. 1t was for the pres
ident.
I'm those days there was always a
guard Of soldiers stationed at the two
avenue gates, as also at the other gates.
but messenger boys We're generally we'll
known, and they were admitted day or
night without any question, at least to
the front door, where another soldier
guard was also stationed. There was
always an officer about the door, who
receipted for kilograms. This night,
however, saw Mr.. Lincoln coming TO.
ward the outer gate, and I thought 1
would personally hand him the tele-
gram, which did. He smiled pleasant
~ enough as he opened it. but change
suddenly came over him.
:. Have you the other telegrams?' he
demanded of me. / replied that l had
but the one. though l informed him
that knew that there had been one or
two others that day from General Nc
Clellan.
% That is what he says, added the
president, and what annoys me is that
/ have not received them.
Then, turning to the sentry, he
said; Send up to the door for the off,
Ger in charge and tell him that when
kilograms come here addressed to me
they should and must be delivered to
me. Tell him also, and by this time
the president was very mad, that if be
sends any more of my kilograms over to
Mr.. Stanton's house I'll drive him away
from here. Mr.. Stanton has enough tel
egrams of his own and should not have
mine.
Though l was but a boy, - said Mr..
Frederick, 81 could see that Mr.. Lin
coin was mad all the way through, and
that, for the moment at least, he was
displeased with his war minister, Score.
tary Stanton, and that he intended ex
actly what he said. The president. then
directing himself to me, continued /:
Boy. tell your folks that / must have
my kilograms, and that if these soldiers
about the door interfere any more I'll
drive every one of them away. don't
want them and never did want them
about the place. Washington Star
Not superstitIOus.
"There is one thing about our cook, "
remarked Bass, that shows she Is
woman CT superior mental power. She
is above all weak superstitions For in
stance, most women have an idea that
if one thing in the house is broken there
are sure to be three things broken.
And your cook is an exceptions"
eyes. When she breaks a dish, she
Immediately goes to work and breaks
two more. She believes in facts. not
superstitions. boston Transcript