The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-04

way that was extremely ludicrous, as
he intended it should be.
The jury returned verdict of 81 600
in ten minutes.
AS Grldley and Lincoln were crossing
the common to supper that night. Lin
coin ran his arm down into Isridley's
and asked, in a patronizing manner:
Grid, how was that for high?" "Oh.
you go to -" said Gridley
There was a charivari over in the
eastern part of our county one time,
and in the mixup the groom shot a
man. He was arrested for assault with
intent to kill. Lincoln defended him.
Twenty witnesses were examined and
they swore to the same condition of
facts. They were all there, participat-
ing in the fracas, having a good time,
making all the fun and noise possible
and using firearms, tin pans and a mis-
cellaneous collection of hardware in the
business. 1t was a clear case. Lincoln
asked a few apparently unimportant
questions and then let it go at that. His
| client could not conceal his cnagrin
and disappointment. The verdict was
! guilty with a fine of $500 and thirty
days sentence in the county Jail. Then
/ Lincoln had the whole twenty witnesses
arrested for disturbing the pace and
! secured fines enough from the half
coming to the complaining witness
his ciient-to pay his fine and set him
up at housekeeping. AS Lincoln con-
graduated him he said: You've got
money to pay your fine and a nice wad
besides and nice wife and only thirty
days in jail--if you don't like ii, I'll take
the job off your hands,
/ In October, 1856, Lincoln made a
| speech of four hours at Lacon. He
| eluded the committee of reception and
! came up town alone in the omnibus
When he reached the business part of
the town company of ladies surround
ed the bus and began to quarrel as to
who should entertain the guest OF
course each one was pleading with Lin
coin to go home with her, and mean
while, he sat in the vehicle waiting his
fate like a martyr. At last they agreed
to leave it to the guest himself. What
do you want, Mr.. Lincoln?'' said one
of the most fetching of the party. MY
dinner said Lincoln. Then he thank
ed them all kindly, shook hands and
| went to a hotel.
1t was a very cool day but there were
5000 people in the crowd and it was
necessary to hold the meeting in the
open air. A platform had been built
against the lee side of the courthouse
and window removed so that the
speakers would have access to red hot
stove inside the building. When Lin
Scoln appeared he was dressed in e suit
II OF alpaca Owen Lovejoy was on the
platform dressed as if 1T were midwin-
ter. He kept his fur cap on his head
and sat with his chin buried in a fur
cape and his hands encased in a pair
of immense yarn mittens.
Lincoln commenced by saying "It is
@ raw day for this time of the year."
Then he looked at Eovejoy and laughed
and the neverybody laughed. Then Lin
coin walked step or two forward and
said: The Democrats have been MAX
ing lot of fun of us for the smallness
of our numbers. They have been SO
ungallant as to say that we We're simply
a passel of fanatical abolitionists In
looking around on this vast audience
| have come to the unanimous conclu-
sion that abolitioniSm has riz." Then
even the Democrats laughed. Then he
said They tell us that it won't do to
elect Fremont to the presidency be-
| cause the Union will be dissolved. This
perennial howl about the instability oil
the Union reminds me of scrape 1ot
of lawyers got into about the Wabash
last spring. 1t had been raining like
] sin for a month and the streams were
| out OF their banks. These men were
| on their way to attend court. They
d came to a great stream that looked
K like it would certainly drown ever,
h mothers son of them. It was ragin,
and making a big noise The water wa
n awful muddy and the situation locke,
: appalling. 1 do not remember whethe
: they made it subject of prayer. Blu
? being lawyers / presume they did 4
any rate they drew lots for the sacri
d flee and the one on whom the fate ha,
;, fallen rolled up his brooches and wade
;. in to test the depth of the raging tor
q rent. When he got to the middle it va
/. just knee deep! So, | think this CIR
:. about the dissolution of the Union vii
L prove to be about knee deep" Then tn
e chin went out and the crowd howled
o Lincoln revised his judgment fou
2 years later.