The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-11

"nE WOULDN'T BE as II man had
LOOSE, WOULD HEP" been hoped W
tight In a hogshead
and should contrive in some way to knock
the hung out and then issue proclaim
ton through the bunshole that he was
free. lie wouldn't be loose, would heg
When Mir Lincoln became prominent
in Republican politics In Illinois one
Of his old Wing friends upbraided him
for having gone In with 'them abolI-
tionists' This friend said he had
come all the way to Springfield to fnd
why he had done IT, Mr.. Lincoln
evnded an argument and satisfied the
old Wing by an inevitable aud charac-
terIstic story:
You and are like the boy and the
tanner. country boy ran on to the city.
fto walked all day and came to the out
skirts Of small town. The hrst build
Ing he encountered was a tannery, and
through the hole OF the door protrudsd
the tail OF q cat which was used as a
latchstring. The boy stopped to eye II with
great curiosity. ana just then the tanner
came out OF another door. what IL Il,
boyf What do you wapt1'' he asked.
''Nuthin'," said the boy. "0nly / was won
derin' how that Eoldarned cat got through
that hole and what It went in for"
The president often joked about the
number OF brIgadIer generals he was
making. To gentleman who was one
day urging the appointment Of another
Lincoln objected that there were al
ready more generals than they knew
what to do with. The visitor still In
sisted, whereat Lincoln said.
Now. look here, you are a farmer, l
believe. Suppose you had large cattle
yard full OF all sorts OF cattle-cowa, oxen,
bulls-and you kept killing and disposing
OF your cows and oxen, but took good
care Of your bulls. BY and by you would
and that you had nothing but a yard full
OF old bulls, good for nothing under heav-
en-. Now, Il viii be just 10 with the
army II I don't stop making briSadier
generals.
Another time 1t was reported that
a detachment OF cavalry and q youth
ful brigadler fronytSe York had been
captured. Mr.. AincoIn said be wds
sorry to lose the horses.
What do you neanT' he was asked.
why" he rejoined, II can make a
brigadIer any day, but those horses
cost money"
Despite the brliliancy OF Senator
Charles Sumner, be was cordially dis
liked by President Lincoln. In the
early part OF the war Summer, Wade
and Thad Stevens psstared the pa
tient Lincoln much on tia subject OF
emancipation. for which be was not
ready at that time. One day, CHANGING
out OF the window, he saw the trio ap-
and remarked 20 a visitor
that 1t reminded him Of an incident OF
his school days. His class had been
trying to pronounce the names OF
Shadraeh, Meshach and Abednego and
bad finally succeeded. The teacher
was not satisfied, but insisted on a
repetition, beginning with Lincoln,
who was at the head of the class
rhereupon the small boy at the foot
began TO cry. When asked what was
he matter he biubbered, Don't you
Zee them three cusses are coming this
way againT'
In the darkest and nfost troublesome
lays of the war sympathetic friend
to Mr.. Lincoin
This being president isn't all 1t is
racked up to be. is itT {
NO said Lincoln. II feel some
lines like the lrlshman who after be-
ne ridden on rail said, 'Begorry, II II
'asn't for the honor av tn thing I'd
ather walk"
This recalls another story Of the
ark days when one generous soul
ame to the president with sincere
nd heartfelt words or praise. Lin
PIN thanked him cordially and re.
Iarked that he did not receive too
ANY such compliments. Then he
Id one OF the best and most popular ]
all the characteristic Lincoln anec-
)tes:
)ne day In Indiana a long legged
oosier appeared with a great chunk OF
ngerbread which he was industrlously I
lnlns INTO his mouth with both hands I
70 boys came around and laughed loud
nut ne or the gingerbread paid not the
kntest heed. crowd gathered, but he c
ntinued his feast until Il was All gone i
en- he brushed away the crumbs from
mouth apd remarked with a satisfied
4 reckon like gingerbread better than v
man In Indiana and get less OF H." 81
4 Abraham Lincoln loved praise z
rather. appreciation-as what
Althy candid man does nOtf--he e,
u too soon TO get his an OF Il. Yet Il
DE could live now. when the whole "a
RID Is ringing with biz pIsudltf, Ger.
MY sous " the pain would leave 10