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Show Lincoln's Humorous Comment. On one occasion an ofllclul letter was received from the operator at Wilmington, Wil-mington, Del., on the route of the lino from Washington to Fortress Monroo Tho operator's name was Jack Wlnt-nip, Wlnt-nip, who Is still living In Philadelphia. Wlntrup's name was written In a bold hand, with tho final letter qulto lurgc, almost lllio a capital, and ending In a series of nourishes which partly obscured ob-scured tho name. Mr. Lincoln seeing tho letter nd noticing tho pccullai slguaturo raid thnt it reminded him of n short-legged man wearing u loug-tailed loug-tailed overcoat, which, as tho man walked through tho snow, wiped out tho tracks made by his feet. |