The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-01-23
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euNDY's STORIES OF LINCOLN.
The Congressman Tells Of the War rresl.
dents kindness OF Heart.

Representative Bnady of Ohio enjoys,
among other things, two distinctions
he is the tathcT-iu-law OF Judge Fora
ker, the noted republican from the
Buckeye state, ana was a presidential
elector for Abraham Lincoln. The
following "reminiscences about Old
Abe >" 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 to Washington TO secure the release
OF a union recruiting officer who had
been unjustly charged with having
made false vouchers of enlIstments. and
had been sent to Baltimore ard placed
in jail at Fort McHenvy, Before me in
the line Of those waiting to see the pres
ident was the wife Of a colonel u an
Illinois regiment who had been captured
and was imprisoned in the south. She
wanted to secure q special order of ex-
change for her husband.
II can't do Il, madam" said Mr.. Lin
coin in his most polite manner. There
have been altogether top many special
exchanges already, Besides Jef Davis
won't do anything l want him to do.
He has 1000 privates iii his kingdom
whom l should p,eie, to exchange
rather than your husband"
But my husband is IL brave man and
u loyal one. ] cannct understand what
you mean,' was The lady's reply.
MADAM" responded Lincoln, as he
pulled his cid quill pea from behind his
ear, with this pen J can make n colonel
in five seconds, but | cannot give him Is
regiment" Then he added kindly: $50
and see Gen. Hatch, who has charge OF
exchanges. If ne viii grant your re-
quest l will not interfere"
The next person in line continued
MI. Bundy, was a man with some al
legged letters of loyalty from an ex-yoy-
n of Maryland. AS he handed
them to Mr.. Lincoln, another man
caught what had been said. and inter
rupted the conversation to 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: 80, never
mind, sir. never mind, sir; it is far
more interesting. ! would rather get a
letter from ii dead mar than from a live
man any day
The third 10 have Il conversation
witt. The president was IA Wall street
broker and adventurer, who wanted to
be made assistant secretary of The treas
ury, 50 rs to relieve the government. as
he declared, by floating an issue Of
bonds. His plan WAS 10 borrow for the
government a certain amount of money
on a pledge of 500, 900, 600 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 tnou get possession of them
at n price less than the market, for his
margin was very narrow.
MI. Lincoln listened patiently until
the msa was through, and then as he
eyed him closely he said solemnly:
My friend. that is u mighty good plan
10 get bonds for less than they are
worth, and very we'll thonght out, but
as ne shook his head, don't ask me 10
help you in IT,"
At last it was mr.. Bllly's turn. He
told MIR. Lincoln, by way OF introduce
ton, that he b2d been Il Lincoln elect
OF, and that what he wanted to ask OF
him was simply NJ aet 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?n 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.
MIR. Lincoln paused = moment and
then said: well, Sir, unless You start
Tor Ohio at once your friend will beat
you home. = Washington Times.