The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-12

service and fought to the end Of The
war and still wears his wounds and
honors" a'front.
Two boys. named Snyder and Rat
clihe. ran away from their parents,
while under age, and enlisted in the
navy. The parents got An interview
with Mr.. Lincoln. They told him the
only faults the boys had was this one
Of disobedience to their parents.
We'll" he said, reaching for
blank card, II think I a help you."
He wrote to Secretary Welles:
"The United States don't need the
services OF boys who disobey their
parents. Let both Snyder and Rat
clife be discharged.
"A. LINCOLN"
This card is still retained by the
parents OF the runaway boys. and
they often tell the tale IS one Of Mr..
In the congressional delegation
from \ western state were two mem
bers who were intensely jealous of
each other. He listened to the hot
contest between these two congress-
men about the appointment Of a big
and said: Il will take your papers and
decide your case the last Of the week.
Your rivalries recall to my mind the
intense feeling between two class
leaders in Sangamon County Metho-
dist Church. Farmer Jones was ex-
c%eptionally gifted in prayer. Farmer
SimEkins, Jones' neighbor, was 4
large land owner, who could not boast
OF a similar gift, but was known all
over the country for his skill as .
fiddler, which made him a welcome
guest at every country hoe down.
Simpkins never concealed his jeal-
ousy of Jones' power when he appeal
ed to the throne OF grace. After .
remarkably effective display OF Jones'
igor and eloQuence as q praying man
at Wednesday evening service Jones
seated himself. Simpkins walked up
the aisle of the little frame church
and began: Brethering and Sistring
Il know very we'll that l can't begin
to make half as good a brayer as old
man Jones can, but, by the grace OF
God, | can fiddle the shirt off OF
him."
Gen. Campbell, Of Schuylkill
ty. Pennsylvania, was n OF the
ablest members Of the Union side in
Congress-. He was a close friend OF
Jay Cooke, and vastly useful to him
in his great enterprise, the Northern
Pacific railroad. Gen. Campbell was
much beloved by both Mr.. Lincoln
and Mr.. Stevens, the grand old com.
moner of Pennsylvania. Gen. Camp
bell said; THE last time l was in
Washington I had a lovely interview
with Abraham Lincoln" Mr.. Camp
bell had just been Minister to Norway
and Sweden. The President vas In
one of his brightest humors. He said
to the general: 81 An as happy to-day
as If our army had won \ victory over
the rebels. Thaddeus Stevens brought
me one of his constituents, a lady Of
sixty-five years old, with white hair.
Her son. only 10 years Of age, was
sentenced to be shot tomorrow ut
noo for sleeping at his post. took
half the night to examine into the
case. I cannot consent that a farmer
lad, brought up to keep early hours in
going to bed and in rising. shall be
shot to death for being found asleep
when he ought to have been awake.
l pardoned the boy and I sent a mes
senger early this morning with the
welcome news to the boys regiment.
The mother, like Niobe, all tears, has
lust left me, and as she went out, my
heart came up in my throat, when,
between her tears, she got UP to old
Thad Stevens, who had helped her to
save her sons life, and, sobbing. said:
You told me Mr.. Lincoln was ugly.
How could you say that, Mr.. Stevens?
for l think he has one OF the most
beautiful faces that | ever saw"
Then the President laughed his sweet,
soft laugh, as merry as a boy, but
there were tears In his eyes"
Mr.. Lincoln's Philadelphia speech,
on his way to his first Inauguration,
was the key to the unselhsh and pa.
thetic self-abnegation Of a pure and
lofty life, and he died as did the COM
mon soldier in battle, slain by a das-
tard in defense Of the rights of man,
imperishable and imperscriptible.-
James Matlock Scovill to Cincinnati
Enquirer.