Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-02

bringing an abundance of such eat !,
ables as fresh buffalo meat, terked
buffalo meat and dried veni-
son. fresh vension, wild turkey, ante
lore meat, and roots, and leaves from
which to make tea. The Indians hung
around till after dark when father in
formed them that 1t was time to va
cate the premises for their tepees.
which they immediately did. The
evening passed pleasantly, most all the
conversation being on the free state
question. When bed time came Lincoln
and Hollaway retired together. Father
saying to Linc/4n. you will have to
sleep in the \ 4 where Sherman slept.
and Lincoln replied what was good
enough for Sherman was good enough
for Lincoln
Lincoln an Early Riser.
| retired. In company with Allen,
father and Lane remained up until
late hour discussing their Mexican war
trials and the Kansas troubles. Theu
going into the ware room making
shakedown of buffalo robe and dear
skins We're soon wrapped in peaceful
slumber.
l was up with the dawn next morn
ing and so was mother and every
thing was hustle. hustle to prepare a
big breakfast. 1t was cold December
morning and Notwithstanding thu
early hour Lincoln had risen As
was putting some fresh wood In the
huge place / heard O noise and looking
around l saw Lincoln standing erect
watching me. l was over joyed and
was soon in a boyish talk with the
great man.
None of the other men We're up yet
except the hired men who were at
tending to their duties. Lincoln asked
mother to let me show him around
and mother gladly consented. So we
Cfa.- t.I x,,N a. No.. p
ed him the cows and the oxen and
showed him Buck and Bright and told
him how l had started with them to
Atchison to see him. Father had
some fine Indian ponies and two six
months old buffalo calves, which he
intended to ship to Cincinnati that
winter. Everything / showed Lincoln
almost felt as If it was father asking
me questions instead of Lincoln, ana
as though had known him all my life.
FAe was very much taken up with the
buffalo calves and everything In fact
appeared to be of interest to him. He
asked me many questions of all kinds.
He told me he had sent the present I
made him home and that he would
show them to me when / came to see
him.
He talked with Mr. Fox, fathers
head man, and seemed to be much
| pleased with him. AT breakfast I sat
HeAl W Aileli anu ulTecIly OppOSlEes
Lincoln. l believe / paid more atten-i
ton to Lincoln than to my breakfasr.
The Indian will; sc was visited that
day after which Holiday and father
| transacted some business pertaining
| to branch of the North and South
stage route. The noon day meal be-
ing over the fine blacks were harness
ed and hitched to the vehicle. Captain
! Allen assumed his seat beside the
driver, father making the fifth occu-
pant of the stage coach, and with a
saddle horse for father hitched along
side the blacks, and after hand
shakings and good byes, and "get UP
there" from the driver to his team the
stage coach rolled away over tho
prairie of Kansas, bound for Hender-
sons where they made another nights
stop and from there father returned
home. Father and Lincoln had been
life long friends and many letter
carried eighteen miles to the postoffice
from father to Lincoln and from Lin
coin to father. During the campaign
of 1860 often think of the death OF
4 three of those noted characters. Lin
| coin died by an assassns bullet, Lane
died by his own hand. Captain Allen
fell mortally wounded on the cory
field Of Prairie Grove during the Civil
\ war;