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

Representative Bundy of Ohio enjoys,
among other things, two distinctions
he is the fa,Ler-in-law Of Judge Fora
ker. the noted republican from the
Buckeye state. and was n presidential
elector for Abraham Lincoln. The
following "reminiscences about Old
Abe, !" said Mr.. Bundy the other day,
shave never been in print. | heard
them while visiting my town TO see him
in 1862. on which occasion J had come
Of 10 Washington 10 secure the release
OF a union recruiting officer who had
been unjustly charged with having
made false vouchers OF enlistments, and
had beer 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 or a colonel Of an
Illinois regiment who had been captured
and was imprisoned IN the south. She
wanted to secure a special order of ex-
change for her husband.
Il can't do IL, madam" said Mr.. Lin
com in his most polite manner There
have been altogether too many special
exchanges already. Besides JET Davis
won't do anything | want him to do.
lie has so, 900 privates in his kingdom
whom | should prefer to exchange
rather than your husband"
But my husband is n brave man and
n loyal one. ] cannot understand what
you mean" vas the lsdy's reply.
Madam, " responded Lincoln, as he
pulled his old quill pen from behind his
ear, "with this zen [ can make a colonel
IN rya Sononda h.f \ cap,a, .,t,s. hinN q.
regiment" Then he added kindly: $50
aud see Gen. Hatch, who has charge OF
exchanges. If he viii grant your re-
quest i will not interfere"
The next person in line" continued
Mr.. Bdndy, 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 man
caught what had been said, and inter-
rupted the conversation Il 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
iuihd' olAN hCNtA HAphf Si Al - laA
more interesting. ! would rather get a
letter from Il dead man than from a live
man any day.
The third to have a conversation
with the president VAS a Wall street
broker and a%dyenturer, who wanted 10
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 TO borrow for the
government u certain amoun of money
on a pledge Of 800, 600, 900 of United
States bonds, which were TO be issued
as collateral for the payment of the
loan. the plan OF the schemer was
very evidently to break the price Of the
bonds and then get possession of them
at a price less than the market, for his
margin was very narrow.
MI, Lincoln listened patiently until
the man was through, aud then as he
eyed him closely he said solemnly:
My friend, that is a mighty good plan
TO get bonds for less than they are
worth, and very well thought out, but
as he shook mis- head, don't ask me TO
help you in it,"
At last 1t was Mr.. Buady's turn. He
told Mr.. Lincoln. by way OF introduce
ton, that he hsi been a Lincoln elect
or, and that what he wanted 10 ask Of
him vas simply an act Of justice to the
falsely imprisoned recruiting officer.
Mr.. Lincoln heard the story and then
said: My friend. when are you going
to start for home?" 1t 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.
Mr.. Lincoln paused , moment and
then said: well, sir, unless you start
tag Ohio ~ once your friend will beat
you home."- Washington Times.