The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-11
LINCOLN s ORDER,
ey E. A. mitchell.
Copyright 1910. by American Press Asso
ciation.l

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serving In the Army Of the Potomac |
was sent to Washington by my captain
to purchase some supplies for his mess
Walking on Pennsylvania avenue in
uniform. | was stopped by an old lady,
who said TO me:
Il see that you are one of the noble
| boys who are tightin' for your coun-
! try. | have a son down there across
the Potomac. He was wounded in the
fight the other day. I'm tryin' to get
| down there to take care of him.
tried this mornin' TO cross Long bridge.
but man with gun stopped me-"
While | sympathized with the old
lady, was very much amused at her
simplicity was but twenty years
old and more full of Old Nick than
common sense. so concluded to chaff
her bit.
to let you go down to see your boy
you'll have to get pass" | said TO
her
Who gives out passes" she asked
The president"
Where can | find him?" asked the
old lady.
AT the White House. You follow
this avenue along till YOU pass Il 10.
in the street, turn 10 your right. thea
to your left, and you can't miss it,
Tell him sent YOU"
Whats Your Nance"
THEODORE Farnsworth. til Pennsyl,
vania.'
or course gave her an assumed
name.
What kind of lookin' man is the
PRESIDENT" she aSked~ There's SIGH
a crowd o people pushin' their way in
everywhere here that I'd like to know
somepin about the man I'm lookin' for
before go to see ham,"
Mr. Lincoln is little bit of fell
low"
Il though that was Senator Doug
las"
NO; its Mr. Lincoln. He's the
smallest man in the United States"
"Oh, | got it the other way I'm
much obliged 10 you for givin' me
all this information. | 'spect your
mothers worritin' about you. If
knew her address Id write her and
tell her how kind you've been TO me-
This gave me twinge Of conscience.
l certainly didn't propose that she
should write my mother what l had
told her and didn't furnish her with
the address. The old lady went to-
ward the White House. and | went
about my business.
The same afternoon while on the
street | heard voice behind me:
General FarnswOrth"'
l did not suspect that the voice
called me. but it was SO close to ME
that | turned. There was the old lady
who had stepped me in the morning
General" she said. Being Il high
private, wllted at being called gen
eral." Il want to thank you over and
over again for the favor you done me
this mornin."
Did you see the PRESIDENT" l
asked
NO; | didn't see Mr.. Lincoln, but
saw some one that done all | wanted"
How was that
VET. | went to the White House,
as you told me 10 do, but the man at the
door said Mr. Lincoln was busy just
then. But lie must "a told me an ur
truth. for a couple o men came dow
stairs just then, and | heard one .,
EN- say to the other. The president
has just gone over to the war depart |
ment' So thinks / I'll just step over |
to the war department and see him |
there. | inquired the way. and as /
went in | met a tall, thin man with a
stOvepipe hat and an umbrella comm |
out. l said to him:
~ heard the president is in here |
| want 10 see him. Kin you tell NE |
where to fiLd him.
what do you want to see him
abouty asked the man, bendin' down
to hear my answer.
II told him that my son had been
down in Virginia and had
started across the bridge to go down
and take care Of him. but the man
with the gun | was tellin' you about
had stopped me. said | wanted Mr.
Lincoln to tell that man with the gun
10 let me 60 by.
"'Come with me-. he said.
$50 trOts along, the tall man TAX
n one step to my three-he has the
ongest legs | ever scotland he asker
ne all about my son and what reg
nent he was in and all about hi,G.
When we got to the White House he
ust walked right by the man at the
loOr and took me with him upstairs.
ust as IL he had as good right there
IS the president himself. He opened
door and said somepin to a young
nan writin' at a desk, but didn't
lear what it was. Then he set me
lown in a room, and that's the last
cen Of him. But pretty soon the
'oung man he spoke to came in and
i've me this"
She handed me an envelope. hur-
iedly took a paper from it and glanced
t the signature. 1t was "A. Lincoln"
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