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Worried .by Antietam, but Next Day Found Him Cheerful Again.
The late Robert C. Ogden, fumou.s as an educator and philanthropist, said In a public address tbat on the night after the secoud day's flghtlug at An¬ tletam Schuyler Colfax, then speaker of the bouse of representatives, after a vain effort to obtain news of the re¬ sult of the battle, went to see the pres Ident. It was 3 o'cioek In tbe morn¬ ing, and be found Lincoln lying on a lounge, with bis clothes on, awaiting dispatches. When Colfax said that there was still no news tbe president said:
"Srtiuyier, what does It ull meau? Are we not on God's side? We have thought we were right." Then, with a gesture of despair, Llucoln added, "1 would gladly exchange places tonight with any dead soldier boy on the bat¬ tlefield."
The next morning Colfax went to the capltol and usketl several repre¬ sentatives If they had any new.s of the battle.
"No," was tbe reply. "But we have seen Lincoln, and he seems to he feel¬ ing so good and told us so mauy sto¬ ries that everything must be all risht "
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THE house in which Abraham Lincoln died on the morning of April 15, 1865, stands op¬ posito Ford'a theater, In which tbe president was shot on the preced¬ ing night The house, known some- timca aa tbe PetM'son bouae, from a former occupant is now devoted to tiie ezlilbltlon of a wonderful collection of Lincoln relics owned by Osborn H. Oldtoyd. Mr. Oldroyd has given his llfs atnce boyhood—he is now an elder¬ ly man—to the study of tbe life of Lincoln and tbe collection of objects connected with the life of tbe presi¬ dent He bas raUa apUt by AbtaJluim Llacotn, tbe Lincoln family Bible, etc.
It took his countrymen full four years to find Abraham Lincoln out By the light of the campfires of vic¬ torious armies they learned to see the outline of his gigantic figure, to assess the integrity of his character, to comprehend the majesty of his conscience, and, when at last they looked upon his careworn face as the nation reverently bore his body to the grave, through their teara (hey saw him exalted above all thrones in the affection of the hu¬ man race.—Jonathan P. Dolliver.
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FOU a page out of oue of tbe "Sum Books" that Abraham Lincoln u.sed in his studies be¬ tween 1822 and 1824 a collector paid $240 at a re<.'ent sale of Lln- colulana In New York city.
On one side of this defective leaf ap¬ pear some examples ui long division, the date 1824 and the autograph "Abraham IJncoln's Book," while on the other side Is a schoolboy's jingle that reads: i
Abraham Lincoln is my name. And with my pon I wrote the Bame; I wrote tn both haste and speed And left It here for fools to read. Beneath this l.s another autograph signature that Is rather faded.
The sum of $11,') wns paid for auoth¬ er leaf contalnhiu some examples In compound Interest -n orkcd out byi Lln- oolii and $00 for a cheik druwn by J. Wilkes Booth on Jay Cooke & Co., be¬ ing one of tbe so called "blood money'" checks drawn by Booth before the as¬ sassination while he was living In Mrs. Surratt's house In Washington. Three of the legal documeuts showiug that Lincoln was associated with lawyers not known to his biographers were bought for J. Plerpout .Morgan's pri¬ vate library. A rare Lincoln "broad¬ side" Issued In Alton In 1840 brought $210.
The Two Addresses at Gettysburg. At Gettysburg on Nov. 10. IStiS, Lin¬ coln gave an extraordinary Illustration of the strength that lies In tbut sim¬ plicity of speech of which he was the master. Edward Everett, the most scholarly and polished orator of his day, made tbe formal oration at Get¬ tysburg tbat day. He spoke at great length and with studied preparation. Lincoln's speech was but " a few re¬ marks," hastily comiK>sed on a mov¬ ing train. Next day Everett wrote to Lincoln in praise of tbe latter's brief address. Lincoln wrote to Everett a note in which he said Everett was ex¬ pected to make a long address aud he, Lbicoln. a short one. He udded: "1 am pleased to know that. In your Judg¬ ment, tbe Ilttle I did say was not en¬ tirely a failure."
Why Uneoln Told Stories.
Chauncey M. Depew of New York, a famous story teller, told thus why Lin¬ coln was fond of "yarning:"
"I can remember a conversation with Abraham Lincoln, who was the orlg- Lnai story teller of this country, in which he said to me: 'Depew, they say I talk too much and tell too many stories. They say It does not comiwrt with the dignity of tbe presidential of¬ flce and that it detracts from my per¬ sonal dignity; but. Depew, tbe com¬ mon' people—the common people—like plaha talk, and they understand what I mean when I tell them a story, and I don't beUeve I aball qnlt It Just be cause It laat ccMldered dtgnlfled."
A Visit to Lincoln In Wartime
MAJOR G E -V ERAL GREN ^^LLE M. DODGE, famed both as a commander lu the civil war and a.s the chief eu gineer during the construction of the Cnion I'ucitlc railroad, wrote for pri¬ vate circulation a book of |)crsonal reminiscences of Lincoln. Grant aud Sherman, eacb of whom be knew, the last twu Intimately, lu tbe book Geu¬ eral Dodge recounts a number of anec¬ dotes of Lincoln not generally kuown.
He tells of a visit be paid to Presi¬ dent Lbicolu at the White House ut a time when the chief executive was greatly worried over the command of the Union forces because he was re¬ ceiving so mauy demands that Grant be relieved of the command. General Dodge writes:
"When 1 arrived at Washington and went to the White House to cal! on President Lincoln I met Senator Har¬ lan of my state In the, auteroom, aud he took me In to see tbe president. It happened to be at tbe hour when the presideut was receiving the crowd In the antecbember next to his room. Senator Harlan took me up to blm lm mediately and presented me to him. President Llucoln received me cordial¬ ly and said he was very glad to see me. He asked me to sit down wblle he disposed of the crowd. 1 sat down and waited. I saw blm take each person by tbe band and In bis kindly way dispose of tbem. To an outsider It would seem that tbey all got what tbey wanted, for they seemed to go away happy.
"1 sat there for some time und felt that I was overstaying my time with him, so stepped up and said that 1 had merely called to pay my respect.s and tbat 1 had no bushiess and .so would say goodby. President Lincoln turned to me and said: 'If you have the time 1 wish you would wait. I want to talk with you.'
"1 sat down again and waited quiet¬ ly until ho had disposed of tho crowd. When he was through he took mc Into the next room. He saw that 1 was III at ease, so he took down from his desk a Ilttle book called "The Gospel of Peace.' I think tt was written by Ar- temus Ward and was very humorous. He opened the book, crossed his legs and began to read a jiortlon of a chap ter which was so humorous that I be gau to laugh, and It brought me to my self.
"When he saw that he had got mo in bis iwwer h(j laid tho book down auil began to talk to inc about my visit tn the -Vruiy of the Potomac and ^^ilat I saw. Ue did not say a single wofil about my own cominaiKl or alwut thr west, showing his wiiole Interest was in the Army of the Potoni.ic. While we were sitting theic talking we wen- 'tailed to lunch.
"During the meal bo talked about the Army of tho Potom.-ic ami about Grant and fiually led up to the place where he asked me the (jncstion of what I thought about Grant ami what I thought ultoiit his next cami)aij,'ii.
"Just as he asked tho (juestion wo got ur> trom the table. 1 answcrod: 'Mr. I'resident, you know wo wostorn
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men bave the greatest confldence In General Grant. 1 bave no doubt what ever that In this next campaign ho will defeat Lee. How or wben be is to do it I cannot tell, bot 1 am sure of It.'
"He shook my hand lu both of his and very solemnly said. "You don't know bow glad 1 am to hear you say that.'
"I did not appreciate then what a great strain he was under—not until reading Welles* celebrated diary, showing that Lincoln had no person around blm to advise blm; that everything be did was from his own thoughts and decision. It Is a wonder to me that he ever got tlirough the war so successfuHy. I did not know then tbat Lincoln's table was piled witb letters demanding the cbang«- of Grant. declHring tbat bh< campaign was a failure and wanting to bavo a different commander sent, etc.
"Wben I waa ready tu leave I thank¬ ed President Lincoln for what he bad done for me and asked if tbere wax anything I could do for bim. He said, 'If you don't care I wonld like to bave you take my respects to yoiur army.'"
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