Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-23
Continued next week.y
5UNDY's STORIES OF LINCOLN.
The Congressman Tells Of the War Presi'
dents Kindness OF Heart.

Representative BuHdy of Ohio enjoys,
among other things, two distinctions
he is the tatLcr-iu-law ot Judge Fora
ker, the noted republican from the
Buckeye state, ana was II presidential
elector for Abraham Lincoln. The
following "reminiscences about Old
Alb" said Mr.. Bundy the other day.
shave never been in print. | heard
.hem while visiting my town TO see him
in 1862, on which occasion had come
on 10 Washington 10 e the release
of a union recruiting officer who had
been unjustly charged with having
made false vouchers OF enDstments, and
had been sent to Baltimore and placed
In jail at Fort McHenry. Before me in
the line OF those waiting to see the pres
ident was the wife OF a colonel Of an
Illinois regiment who had been captured
and was imprisoned ia the south. She
wanted TO secure Il special order of ex-
change for her husband.
IL can't do IL, madam, F" said Mr.. Linz
com in his most polite tanner. There
have been altogether too many special
exchanges already, Besides Jer Davis
won't do anything | want him to do.
lie has so, 600 privates In his kingdom
whom | should prefer To exchange
rather than your husbaad."
But my husband is n brave man and
n loyal II J cannct understand what
you mean" was the lady's reply.
Madam, responded Lincoln, as he
pulled his old quill pen from behind his
ear, "with this pen | can make a colonel
in five seconds, but l cannot give him IL
regiment" Then he added kindly: $50
and see Gen. Hatch, who has charge Of
exchanges. If he will grant your re-
quest l will not interfere"
The next person in line,' continued
Mr.. Bundy, "was a man with some al
legged letters of loyalty from an ex-goy-
ernor of Maryland. As he handed
them to Mr.. Lincoln, another mau
caught what had been said, and inter-
rupted the conversation 10 tell Lincoln
that the papers must have been forged
As the Maryland ex-governor had been
dead for several years, The man who
had brought in the letter collapsed, and
Lincoln, with that peculiar pity which
he could show even to those who least
deserved it, replied quickly: 40, never
NV 0A hSNNi hiAbNll Sll a. 10 llt
more interesting. would rather get q
letter from II dead man than from a live
mau any day.
"The third TO have "A conversation
with the president Was n Wall street
broker and advcnturer, who wanted TO
be made assistant secretary Of the treas
ury, so as TO relieve the government, as
he declared, by floating an issue of
bonds. His plan WAS 10 borrow for the
government II certain amount of money
on a pladge Of 800, 900, 600 of United
States bonds, which were TO be issued
as collateral for tho payment Of the
loan. rne plan OF the schemer was
very evidently 70 break the price of the
bonds and tneu get possession of them
at a price less than the market, for his
margin was very narrow.
'Mr, Lincoln listened patiently until
the man WAS through, aud then as he
eyed him closely he said solemnly:
My iriend, that is a 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 1t was Mr.. Bundy's turn. He
told Mr.. Lincoln, by way OF introduce
ton, That he hsi been a Lincoln elect
or, and that what no wanted TO ask OF
him was simply an act Of justice to the
falsely imprisoned recruiting officer.
MI. Lincoln heard the story and then
said: MY friend, when are you going
to start for homer" II was Saturday
night, and Mr.. Bundy told the presi'
dent that, as he did not travel Sunday
he should not start until early Monday
morning.
Mi. Lincoln paused ? moment ant
then said: well, sir, mes you star
for Ohio at once your friend will bea'
you home."- Washington Times.