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os For him her old world molds aside she threw, And, choosing sweet clay from the breast Of the unexhausted west, With stuff untainted shaped a hero new, Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. * * * a His was no lonely mountain peak of mind, Thrusting to thin air o’er our cloudy bars, A sea mark now, now lost in vapors blind; Broad prairie rather, genial, level lined. The renowned writer, Hawthorne, once penned the following memora- ble sketch of Abraham Lincoln’s char- acter: “Mr. Lincoln’s whole physiognomy is a coarse one, but withal it is re- deemed, illuminated, softened and brightened by a kindly though serious look out of his eyes, and an expres- sion of only sagacity that seemed weighted with rich results of village experience. A great deal of native sense, no bookish cultivation, no re- finement, honest at heart, and yet in some sort sly—at least endowed with a sort of tact and wisdom that are akin to craft and would impel him, I think, to take an antagonist in flank rather than to make a bull run at him right in front. But on the whole, I liked this sallow, queer, sagacious vis- age, with the homely human sym- pathies that warmed him; and for. my small share in the matter would as lief have Uncle Abe for a ruler as any man who would have been likely to be put in his place.” Lincoln was a human being. He was not a god, although Mr. Pratt approv- ingly quoted from Mr. John Hay this absurd paragraph: “I consider Lin- coln Republicanism incarnate, with all its faults and virtues, and in spite of some movements Republicanism is the sole hope of a sick world, so Lin- coln, with all his foibles, is the great- est character since Christ.” He may not have been that, but he was too great a man to be emascu- lated, toned:down and falsified into a conventionalized puppet. His faults were a part of his rugged manhood and individuality. Paint him with his warts on; that is how he would have wished to be painted. It must have been a pleasure to Mir. Pratt to have recorded the _ state- ments of an artist, a clergyman and of William H. Seward, that they never heard the President tell any anecdotes which could not have been repeated with propriety in the presence of ladies. “Nevertheless,” said he, “the clergyman and the artist must have been comparative strangers to Lin- coln, and Mr. Seward, if correctiy quoted, was doubtless lying in the interest of what he conceived to be propriety. Hawthorne did not deem it necessary to dab a fig leaf over Lincoln’s nudity of speech. He re- grets that he himself had not lingered longer in the Presidential presence and see him cross his legs (which, 1 am told, is a very extraordinary per- formance), and hear him tell one of his electrical stories, for which he was so famous. A good many of these are afloat in the common talk of Washington and are certainly the apt- est, prettiest and funniest little things imaginable; though, to be sure, they smack of the frontier freedom and would not always bear repetition in the drawing room.” Gov. Andrew G. Curtin was one of Pennsylvania’s greatest men. He was twice elected governor during war times. Col. Alec. McClure was the power behind the throne of Gov. Cur- tin. McClure was asked why he didn’t run for governor of Pennsyl- vania himself, but replied: “It is bet- ter to own a governor than to be a governor.” He turned Curtin against the administration,,and three days be- fore the battle of Gettysburg the gov- ernor, in a speech to the soldiers in the public square said: “Soldiers, re- member, I promise you I will not play the administration at Washington on you.” This angered Edwin M. Stan- ton, Secretary of War, very much. He complained to Lincoln of the manner in which the Governor of Pennsylva- nia performed the orders of the War Department, complaining bitterly over the order and yet performing them. In other words, he, kept the word of promise to the hope, but broke it to the ear. Mr. Lincoln was a good judge of men, and quickly learned the peculiar traits of character of those with whom he had to deal. He pointed out a marked trait in Gov. Andrew G. Cur- tin, of Pennsylvania, who was earnest, able and untiring in keeping up the war spirit of his state, but was at times overbearing and exacting in his intercourse with the general govern- ment. 3 Upon one occasion he complained and protested more bitter]; than usual and warned those in authority that the execution of the War Department orders in this state would be beset with difficulties and dangers. ABRAHAM LINCOLN [From “Commemoration Ode,"’ by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL } * * * Hawthorne's Pen Pictures of Abraham Lincoln. _The tone of the dispatches gave rise to an apprehension that he might not co-operate fully in the enterprise at hand. The Secretary of War, in anger, laid the dispatches before the President for advisory instructions. They did not disturb Mr. Lincoln in the least. In fact, they rather amused him. After reading all the papers he said, in a cheerful and reassuring tone, “Mr. Secretary, never mind these dispatches; they don’t mean anything; just go right ahead. Gov. Curtin is like a boy I once saw at the launching of a ship. When every- thing was ready they picked out this boy and set him on the ship to knock away the trigger and let her go. At the critical moment everything de- pended on that boy. He had to do the job well, by a direct, vigorous blow, and then lie flat and keep still while the ship moved over him. The boy did everything right; but he yelled as if he were being murdered from the time he got under the keel until he got out. I thought the skin was all scraped off his back, but his hide was not touched.” “The master of the yard told me that this boy was always chosen for that job; that he did his work well; that he had never been hurt, but that he always squealed in that way. That’s just the way,” continued Mr. Lincoln, “that Gov. Andy Curtin does. Make up your mind that he is not hurt, that he is doing the work right and pay no attention to his squealing. He only wants to make you under- stand how haré his task is.” Sometimes the President yielded to Secretary Stanton’s judgment. Rev. Charles W. ‘Heisler, a Methodist min- ister, who still survives, had rather a “soft snap” as chaplain of a hospital in Philadelphia. His wife was very ill, and the Secretary of War had just ordered him to his post of duty at the Dry Tortugas, or some place equally unsatisfactory. Heisler wanted the order rescinded. He saw Mr. Lin- coln, explained the whole matter te the President, who said: “I think this preacher ought to be allowed to re- main where he is,” Lincoln reached to a pigeon hole in his desk and took out a card, on which he wrote: “Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War: If the exigencies of the service will permit, let up on Mr. Heisler and leave him where he is. A. Lincoln,” Rey. Heisler went over to the War Office in high spirits. Stanton was in one of his uproarious humors. For the modern Carnot, in spite of his many virtues and his solid Presbyter- ianism, could, when angered, swear like a moss trooper. He read Mr. Lincoln’s card and ‘said to the minis- ter, “Go back and tell Mr. Lincoln I will be d—d if I will do what he re- quests.” After the President had lis- tened patiently to Stanton’s message he said with a twinkle in his eye, “Well, I never did have much influ- ence with this administration.” Rev. Mr. Heisler resigned next day as chaplain in the United States serv- ice." The next time the writer saw the President the first thing he said was: “I did something this morning which has aroused the ire of Secretary Stan- ton. Congressman Dennison, of Penn- sylvania, came to me with the mother of John Russell, 4 soldier who was to be shot within forty-eight hours for insubordination, and I gave a peremp- tory order pardoning the soldier and restoring him to his regiment. At a recent battle in the face of the enemy John Russell’s captain ran away. When the battle was over, in which half of the company was lost, this soldier met his captain, and walking up to him, rifle in hand, he said: ‘Captain ———, you are a d—d cow- ard, and ought to be shot for coward- ice.’ “The captain pulled out his revolver and attempted to kill Russell. They were separated. The captain pre- ferred charges of insubordination against the soldier, and a subservient court-martial sentenced Russell to be shot, and did not even censure the cowardly officer. Congressman Den- nison has just given me all the facts of this case, and I have just made the poor mother happy by saving the boy, and-I did more. I dismissed the cow. ardly captain from the army.” John Russell still lives to tell this story how the great head of the army and navy had saved his life. He re- enlisted at the end of his term of ervice and fought to the end of thi war and still wears “his wounds and honors” a’front. Two boys, named Snyder and Rat- cliffe, ran away from their parents, while under age, and enlisted in the navy. The parents got an interview with Mr. Lincoln. They told him the only faults the boys had was this one of disobedience to their parents. “Well,” he said, reaching for a blank card, “I think I can help you.” He wrote to Secretary Welles: “The United States don’t need the services of boys who disobey their parents, Let both Snyder and Rat- cliffe be discharged. “A. LINCOLN.” This card is still retained by the parents of the runaway boys, and they ofter tell the tale as one of Mr. In the congressional delegation from a western state were two mem- bers who were intensely jealous of each other. He listened to the hot contest between these two congress- men about the appointment of a big postmaster. He heard them patiently, and said: “I will take your papers and decide your case the last of the week. Your rivalries recall to my mind the intense feeling between two class leaders in Sangamon County Metho- dist Church. Farmer Jones was ex- ceptionally gifted in prayer. Farmer Simpkins, Jones’ neighbor, was @ large land owner, who could not boast of a similar gift, but was known all over the country for his skill as a fiddler, which made him a welcome guest at every country ‘hoe down.’ Simpkins never concealed his jeal- ousy of Jones’ power when he appeal- ed to the throne of grace. After a remarkably effective display of Jones’ vigor and eloquence as a praying man at Wednesday evening service Jones seated himself. Simpkins walked up the aisle of the little frame church and began: ‘Brethering and Sistring —I know very well that I can’t begin to make half as good a brayer as old man Jones can, but, by the grace of God, i can fiddle the shirt off of him.’” Gen. Campbell, of Schuylkill coun- ty, Pennsylvania, was one of the ablest members of the Union side in Congress. He was a close friend of Jay Cooke, and vastly useful to him in his great enterprise, the Northern Pacific railroad. Gen. Campbell was much beloved by both Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Stevens, the grand old com- moner of Pennsylvania. Gen, Camp- bell said: “The last time I was in Washington I had a lovely interview with Abraham Lincoln.” Mr. Camp- bell had just been Minister to Norway and Sweden. The President was in one of his brightest humors. He said to the general: “I am as happy to-day as if our army had won a victory over the rebels. Thaddeus Stevens brought me one of his constituents, a lady of sixty-five years old, with white hair. Her son, only 19 years of age, was sentenced to be shot to-morrow at noon for sleeping at his post. I took half the night to examine into the case. I cannot consent that a farmer lad, brought up to keep early hours in going to bed and in rising, shall be shot to death for being found asleep when he ought to have been awake. I pardoned the boy and I sent a mes senger early this morning with the welcome news to the boy’s regiment. The mother, like Niobe, all tears, has just left me, and as she went out, my heart came up in my throat, when, between her tears, she got up to old Thad Stevens, who had helped her to save her son’s life, and, sobbing, said: ‘You told me Mr. Lincoln was ugly. How could you say that, Mr. Stevens? for I think he has one of the most beautiful faces that I ever saw.’” Then the President laughed his sweet, soft laugh, as merry as a boy, but there were tears in his eyes.” Mr. Lincoln’s Philadelphia speech, on his way to his first inauguration, was the key to the unselfish and pa- thetic self-abnegation of a pure and lofiy life, and he died as did the com- mon soldier in battle, slain by a das- tard in defense of the rights of man, imperishable and imperscriptible.— James Matlock Scovill to Cincinnati Enquirer. Great Because Stncere. Paul speaks of the Christians at} Corinth as “epistles, known and read of all men.” becomes a chapter in that larger Bi- ble which is made up of ‘the acts of the apostles of all time. Men who could not read an epistle in Greek or Aramaic could understand every jot and title of Christianity that found ex- pression in men and women. Thousands, nay, millions, doubtless have thus come to a clearer appre hension of reak Christianity through the life of Abraham Lincoln than through Holy Scripture’ itself. He be- | © came to many minds a concrete illu- minative beauty, purity and nobility of his‘ character and conduct. Lincoln was a great man because he was animated by a great principle. That principle gave him the fortitude to stand fast for right when he stood almost alone; it is imparted to him that noble and unselfish character which so easily forgave and cherished no resentment; that principle aroused within him an intense hatred of in- justice; it fired his heart with that unquenchable ardor for liberty; that principle .made him a great states man, because it made him God’s statesman, for he took his statesman- ship not from the axioms of worldly policy, but from the teachings of the Word of God. Here is the secret of that in him which shall compel the admiration of ages yet to come; he was saturated in mind and in spirit with the teach- ings of Jesus Christ.—Rev. Frank D. Burhans. A man takes a game the first time ‘he goes quail. Each noble human life! 24909944: «The world of medicine recognizes Grip as epidemic catarrh,”’— Medical Talk. A GRIPPE is epidemic catarrh. It spares no class or nationality. The cultured and the ignorant, the aristocrat and the pauper, the masses and the classes are alike subject to la grippe. None are exempt—all are liable. Have you the grip? Or, rather, has the grip got Fou rip is well named. The original French term, la grippe, has been shortened by the busy American to read “grip.” Without intending to do so anew word has been coined that exactly describes the case. As if some hideous ‘iant with awful Grip had clutched us its fatal clasp. Men, women, children, CAUGHT BY THE CRIP. RELEASED BY PE-RU-NA. 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