| Show Mr Uiiroln aua Tle Snparln A good old man Iu Virginia whOU home was near theanu of the Potomac where for so I Dkall jHV iluIetfteun to Wnjliingmrito we Mr Lincoln Secretary btanton met liini at the ofllee door anil tlrongly tired protested VrcaTdent Lut said UIB I kindhearted He It an oilman I will gee him Hat In hand l the old Virginian tooJ licfore Mr Lincoln with the dignity of a chief Justice l i Mr rtvsldint jour loj oer there diluting l to the Potomac Jo swear mo t terrible I Uonli mind the stcalln nor tin cullln things to pieces U they vouldnl lung round tha plate aruVcallou God Almighty so flippant t ti Ilf Well said Sir Lincoln cant you talk to them ountif or speak oi Colonel JJ ahouHuem Let hlru me Bets he shook the old mails hnud and aJJcJ Jni going over there tomorrow well set what can IJe done Next day tluiSecretarywith Mr Lincoln and Tad droe through tho campacrai the river They met Chaplain Grey who was stationed near Fairfax ami whose duties laIn la-In Colouclll1 rrglmcnt Well ilr Urey what success did you Iiae wit the colonel after tny uggesllons to you a moiitli ago More ccmplalntq Lave reacbvd me of the younger tjoj g and their out raeoutfirouiuit taid the 1rc i dcnUVhaf cn a man do Mr Lincoln Lin-coln rtplitd tin chjplalu when colon Is guutrals and brigadier neraU swear w orso than the liuytS called 5nCblolitl H approaching ap-proaching as I felt the suljeet widely 1 mid to him Yoatarvea ecJ A r tine regiment colonel 1 one i > f Uio finest in the u hole army we hear Yes rliaplla he refilled a I flne regiment Kxcuw me chsp lain pray Lc tcatcil I wanton without noticing the extra won Colonel do you pay close attention to the religious condition and Instruction In-struction of your men Well < I think so hut they are a lot and greatly glen to profanity llt stems tel riule coUncI I went onto on-to sec JOUD boys i > o Riven Won W-on tJ Jutt acrots the river from you there hai been a serles of meUiugs heM in Colonel IXivl art a-rt imeut aud twenty joungsoldiers havo been Jsut The sreatest IntcrcirnnvaiLs Ui tl > c entire < > tlon Twenty did jou say asked Oulonel J1 Thad no idea tucli a thing was going on < Sergeant Major havq twenTytfve men detailed ImmedN atejy for liarlUm 11171 excuse meSir Orey Noir Mr Lincoln there Is Jlttle itojw for OUrboyil1 I The Pre uent leaned aealnt thu I old tree ticartlie tenU anJ with hL < eyes flxeti en the blue coats of tho 1 solJIer boys Jnthf camp belaid tenderly and soberly The boys ye ourli0f CliapUiu I liavir one far rtnioveJ frorn temptation ParaJise My other two I would rather < them die todaj llian to have them glow up profane men h Jfio ftU L I I |
