Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-10

the army. The father was xii ed aud
the son vas needed at home to keep the
family from going to the p or ho Sc |
went to Washington in order TO secure
a discharge. | cal ed upon Secretary
Stanton aud laid the matter h' fore h M.
He answered me very giuilly that the
hing was impossible, and that the hoy
could not be he pased. | then got the
members OF the HOu,e and the senators
from my state to sign paper asking for
the release. With this ! went to the
White House and ii the paper before
President Lincoln. He listened 10 my
story and finally said: This paper
states that your con- ssmen consluer
that this boy is entitled to discharge II
any one could be entitled to it, | don't
like the wording. II you will bring me
fixed recommendation from the dele
CATION asking the boys discharge will
grant it You see, Lincoln wanted to
make the Wisconsin delegation respon-
sible iof his act. | got this paper, and
about week later came back TO the
White House again. President Lincoln
recognized ne at once as | came in,
saying: Il tod you that you could not
have that dis -harge unless your con
gre'sm IN recommended IT, In reply !
aid the paper before him He loo ed
at 1t, and tnen without word, took up
his pen and wrote as follows:
"'Hon. L. NJ. Stanton:
You will please discharge this man
from the service. A. LINCOLN
"As took the paper asked Mr. Lin
coin to send a messenger with me. said
|: I can't get at Mr.. Stanton without
help. There is always crowd about
| hi door and ha ic had 30, ,.,gl, :
Yes, replied Preside Lincoln, Il will
fix that He thereupon yelled out so
that you could hear him all over the
| White House, Tom, Tom A moment
| later colored man came in. Presid mt
| Lincoln directed this man, who was his
own messenger to go with me to Stan
ton. He did so, and at once got at the
| Secretary OF War. | handed him the
paper with Mr.. Lincoln's Endorsement
on 1t, and he wrote these words below
| it:
Discharge this man by the orders
OF President Lincoln, aud then put his
| signature under that. This gave nv
boy his discharge and he was soon back
in Wisconsin,
C p. HUNrINGToN's ADVICE TO a YOUNG
l
Senator Sawyer's suggestion that
| there are are fortunes to be made by
| young men, in numbering, recalls a
curious story that lately heard OF {. p.
| Huntington. 1t was told me by a man
who is now in the government service,
but who at the time the incident oc-
Cured was cleiking in San Francisco.
| This young man had saved a small
amount of money altogether not more
than few hunured dollars. He was
anxious to invest it aud 10 find field
where he could make a fortune. He
had schemed and s.h-med, but no good
| chance seemed to offer One day he
happaned 10 be sitting in the Palace
Hotel restaurant at lunch. wnen c. p
| Huntington came in. The young man
knew Mr.. Huntington by sight, but had
never been introduced to him The two
ate Tor some Time IN silence, and at last
the y,urg man mustered up courage
enough to address the famous million
aire. Said he; 'Mr. Huntington, |
hope you will not think that aui in
truding, but would like to ask you a
| question
"Ask it," said Huntington, in grufi
voice.
well, rejoined the young man, who
was very modest young man indeed,
i 81 would like to have you tell me what
young man should do who wants to
make fortune aud is willing 10 work
| for it"
Go - Africa" came the reply, even
more quick and more grutf than the first
| one.
The young man blushed. He became
angry. He thought MIR. Huntington
had insulted him, and he look the words
GO to Africa" as almost synonymous
with the sentiments usually expressed in
GO to h."
He said nothing, A moment later Mr..
Huntington saw mat he was hurt by his
answer and he went on;
81 mean what | say. II were a
young man and wanted to make a for
tune | should go 10 Africa, should go
first to the river Congo and buy boat
there. should then go up through the
country buying and selling ivory be-
lieve there Is a greater field for money
making in Africa now than in any othe r
part oil the world, and have no doubt
that man OF ordinary ability and a
little money can soon make himself a
millionaire by devoting himself to the
| African trade"
| Nii' i'uii'liigtOh tllCi WtHk On 10 tN-
plain just how he would do the work
His conversation showed that he had
thorough studied the subject, and he
laid the scheme before the young man
in such way that before he lett he TO I'd
Mr., Huntington that he would follow his
advice and go. He made all his ar.
engagements 10 this effect, taking his
passage on tramp steamer for havre.
From France he expected to go to the
Congo. 1t was week or SO. however,
before the steamer sailed and in the
meantime his family in the East had re.
ceived his letter announcing his inten-
ton. They telegraphed him not to go,
and finally persuaded him out OF 1t. The
result was that he came back to Wash
ington and is now in the employ Of one
OF the great departments here In the
meantime Africa remains where it is,
and the chance is open to any Other
young man who wants 10 take it.
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