The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-17

he says Well, it made me huffy to
hear him talk.
Isaac says, I don't wonder Mr..
Lincoln don't see you. But it's differ
ent with me. Him and me is friends
"'Well,' he says, you've got to have
cards anyway
cards 1 says. what for? What
kind?'
why he says, 'visitin' cards
with your name on
Well says, it's come TO pretty
pass if an old friend like me can't
see Mr. Lincoln without sendin' him
a piece of pasteboard. I'd be ashamed
to do such thing, Isaac Brown. Do
YOU suppose he's forgotten me? Needs
to see my name printed out to know
who T am? You can't make me believe
anv such thing and I walked right
out of the room, and that night foot
| ed 1t I'D to The Soldiers Home, where
Mr. Lincoln was Twin then, RICH
among the sick soldiers in their tents.
There was lots OF people settin
around in a little room, waitin' fer
him. but there wasn't anybody there I
knowed, and I was feelin' a little fun
ny when a door opened and out came
little John Nicolay. He came from
down this way, SO just went up and
says:
"'How'd you do, John; where's Mr..
Lincoln?' Well, John didn't seem over
glad to see me.
s'Have you an appointment with Mr..
Lincoln?' he says.
I emo, SIR I says; I amt, and it amt
necessary. Mebbe it's all right and
fittin' for them as wants post offices
to have appointments, but I reckon Mr..
Lincoln's old friends don't need 'em
so you just, trot along, Johnnie, and
tell him Billy Browns here and see
what he says
swell, he kind o'f1ushed up and set
his lips together, but he knowed me,
and so he went off. In about two min
came Mr.. Lincoln, his face all lit up.
He saw me first thing, and he laid holt
of me and just shook my hands fit to
kill.
Billy he says, NOW I am glad to
see you. Come right in. You're goin'
to stay to supper with Mary and me-
Didn't know it? Think bein' presi-
dent would change him ?-not a mite. |
well, we had supper and then talked |
some more, and about 10 o'clock I |
started down town. Wanted me to |
stay all night, but 1 says to myself, |
Billy, don't you overdo it,. You've |
cheered him up, and you better light
out and let him remember 1t when he's |
tired So said:
Nope, Mr. Lincoln, can't. Coin
back to Springfield tomorrow. Ma
don't like to have me away and my
boy amt no great shakes keepin' store
BILLY, he says, what did you come
down here for?'
t''I come to see you, Mr.. Lincoln
"'But you amt asked me for any
thing, Billy. What is it? Out with it.
Want u post officer he said, 'gigglin',
for he knowed I didn't.
No, Mr.. Lincoln, jest wanted to see
you-felt kinder 1onesome-been so
long since I'd seen you, and / was
afraid I'd forgit some of them yarns if
r didn't unload som
"Well, sir. you ought to seen his face
as he looked at me.
Billy Brown he says, slow like,
do you mean to tell me you came all
the way from Springfield, ILL.,, just to
have visit with me, that you don't
want an office for anybody, nor
pardon for anybody, that you amt got
no complaint in your pockets, or any
advice up your sleeve?'
Yes, sir says I, that's about it,
and I'll be burned if / wouldn't go to
Europe to see you, if I couldn't do it
no other way, Mr.. Lincoln
well, sir, I never was SO astonished
in my life. He just grabbed my hand
and shook it nearly off, and the tears
just poured down his face