The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-02
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making big deals until / was 45. Yes
] consider my years between 46 and Is
having been my prime"
How did you happen to come to the
Senate in the first place, Mr.. Sawyer"
Il was rather forced into it," replied
he Senator. Il had been in Congress for
ONE years, but / did not care much to
60 to the Senate. l had, in fact, made all
my arrangements to keep out of politics
and was about going away to Europe
when one Of my opponents boosted that
l did not dare run against him for the
Senate. He said l was afraid to, | sent
my son-in-law off to Paris. in my place
and stayed at home and won the cleo
ton to show him that l could do So"
AT what time did you first come to
Congress-
ut was in 1863"
''Them you must have known President
Lincoln"
A STORY OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Eyes, l did, and / admired him very
much. l had a little experience with him
before / was elected member of the
House Of Representatives which showed
me the simplicity of the man. A Wiscon-
sin boy and his father were in the army.
The father was killed and the son was
needed at home to keep the family from
going to the poorhouse. | went to
Washington in order to secure dis
charge. / called upon Secretary Stanton
and laid the matter before him. He an
swered me very gruffy that the thing
was impossible, and that the boy could
MOI no ,.oloocaI I 4bn hon
of the House and the Senators from my
State to sign a paper asking for the re
lease. With this l went to the White
House and laid the paper before Presi-
dent Lincoln. He listened to my story
and finally said: This paper states that
your Congressman consider that this boy
is entitled to a discharge if any one could
be entitled to it. / don't like the word
ing. If you will bring me fixed recon-
mendation from the delegation asking
the boys discharge | will grant it. You
see, Lincoln wanted to make the Wiscon-
sin delegation responsible for his act.
got this paper and about a week later
came back to the White House again.
President Lincoln recognized me at once
as l came in, saying: L told you You
could not have that discharge unless
your Congressman recommended it. In
reply l laid the paper before him. He
looked at it, and then, without a word,
took up his pen and wrote as follows:
You will please discharge this man
from the service. A. LINCOLN.
GETTING AT THE SECRETARY.
"As l took the paper asked Mr.. Lin
coin to send a messenger with me. Said
1: L can't get at Mr.. Stanton without
help. There is always a crowd about his
door, and he is very hard to reach
Yes replied President Lincoln, 4 will
fix that. He thereupon yelled out SO
that you could hear him all over the
White House: Tom, Tom A moment
later a colored man came in. President
Lincoln directed this man, who was his
ton He did so, and l at once got at the
own messenger, to go with me to STAN
Secretary of War. l handed him the
paper with Mr. Lincoln's Endorsement on
it, and he wrote these words below it:
Discharge this man by the orders Of
President Lincoln and then put his sig
nature under that This gave my boy
his discharge and he was soon back in
Wisconsin"
Senator Sawyer's suggestion that there
are fortunes to be made by young men
in numbering recalls a curious story that
lately heard OF G.. p. Huntington. It
was told me by a man who is now in the
Government service, but who at the time
the incident occurred was clerking in
San Francisco. This young man had
saved small amount of money, alto
gether not more than few hundred dol
lars. He was anxious to invest it and to
find field where he could make for
tune. He had schemed and schemed, but
no good chance seemed to offer. One day
he happened to be sitting in the Palace
Hotel restaurant at lunch, when G. z.
Huntington came in. The young man
knew Mr.. Huntington by sight, but had
never been introduced to him. The two
ate for some time in silence, and at last
the young man mustered up courage
enough to address the famous millionaire,
Said he: MIR. Huntington, | hope you
will not think that am intruding, but
would like to ask you a question"
ASK it. said Huntington, in a gruff
voice.
"Well," rejoined the young man, who
was very modest young man indeed.
Il would like to have you tell me what u
young man should do who wants to make
fortune and is willing to work for it."
ADVISED TO GO TO AFRICA.
go to Africa" came the reply, even
more quick and more gruff than the first
one.
The young man blushed. He became
angry He thought Mr.. Huntington had
insulted him, and he took 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 that he was hurt by his
answer and he went on:
II mean what / say. II l were young
man and wanted to make a fortune /
should go to Africa. / should go first to
the river Kongo and buy boat there.
should then go up through the country
buying and selling ivory. l believe there
is greater field for money-making ia
Africa now than in any other part OF the
world, and have no doubt that man
of ordinary ability and little money can
soon make himself a millionaire by de-
voting himself to the African trade"
| Mr.. Huntington then went on to ex'
plain just how he would do the work
| His conversation showed that he haC
thoroughly studied the subject, and hi
laid the scheme before the young man il
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