The National tribune., 1899-05-11

cannon which they had with them, and
made a fearful uproar. We followed the
| crowd, which seemed to be in nLoxicated
with Joy, up through Pennsylvania Ave
nue. to the White House.
The throng Surged throug' The gate
and we climbed over tho fence. Presi
dent Lincoln at first paid no attention tc
the calls. He finally came out, accom-.
panied by little Tad Lincoln. Deafening
cheers were given, and the President
advanced to the balustrade. Placing both
hands on it, he looked down into the sea
OF upturned faces. Tad stood few feet
from him, gazing down with q mingled
look of wonder and curiosity. Lincoln
said:
~ was to speak this eve; If you dribble
il all out of me now / will have nothing Il
say" With this he bowed and went
away. The crowd finding he would say
no more, dispersed.
ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN.
On the memorable night, April II, 1895
I was at Ford's Theater when President
Lincoln was shot. Miss Laura Keene
was playing "Our American Cousin"
To give to this narrative a fitting finale
| will have to start with visit 10 the
battlefields in the South in July, 1888.
After being present at the dedication oi
the Wisconsin State monuments a,
Gettysburg, and being In so close prox-
unity TO Antietam, Bull Run and several
of the other battlefields, our party, who
by the way, were members Of the old
Iron Brigade, went up to Warrenton, for
was quite anxious to SEQ that place once
more. Arriving there on the evening oi
the 4th, after a good supper at the Warren
Green Hotel, / made the acquaintance OF
the gentlemanly landlord, Mir. j. H.
MADDOX.
He said, "Gentlemen, there are here In
EnIa TO-.
if you would like to meet them no doubt
you could have pleasant time" He
stepped out onto the porch, beckoned to a
gentleman who was smoking. We soon
found ourselves in the presence Of a
"Maiah, sah," of the 5th Va. Cav, C. s. A.
Chatting a while he said, Gentlemen,
would you like 10 take little WALTZ
We went with him to store nearby.
After introduction TO the proprietor he
closed his store, went to another store,
when he also closed up shop, and we
soon found seven ex-Confederate veterans,
mostly from the 1st Va. Ca-. AS that
regiment was raised in and around War
times that tried mems souls and some
times the soles of their shoes. Among
the party was a gentleman named s. p.
Stall, OF Bcryviile, Va, who volunteered
TO us the information that he was Gen.
j. Z. b. Stuart's Chief OF CommisSary. |
hSheu MI. oldii IL no remembered inc
instance of ncwsboy being captured
there in Warrenton.
"Yes, sab. do, and can tell you, sab, =,
why he was held prisoner. He was by
Gen. Stuart's order held, for we were
under the impression that he was sent
in to our lines for a purpose. I'VE kept him
well under guard right over there, snh,
pointing TO the Warren Green Hotel yard, }
at our Headquarters"
Yes, my dear Mr.. Stall, that is just the
place | slept that night"
"Why, sab, can it be possible you are
that boy' You're little bigger now than
you was that night"
We sat up until after midnight, when
after refreshing sleep, ordered a team to
be ready at sunrise to drive down the
Warrenton pike TO the stream near New
Baltimore, where | had 20 years before
been made prisoner.
The end