Show C vl VERY lincoln story Is a political parable pointing always ed to the pathway leading to right reason and righteous judgment writes D fry in the philadelphia ledger senator shelby M cullom of illinois whose young manhood was vas enlightened and elevated by thu the friendship of lincoln and was in lil slater ills inter years un tin enlightening find and elevating influence upon the young manhood of the writer narrated lin an experience which tins has never been in print it seems to have been lost lit in the mass and maze of stories concerning that wonderful nobl nobleman who lived and tile died among mortal men in our own land with malice toward nono anti and with charity for nil all senator trumbull accompanied me ine to tile the white house one afternoon said senator cullon cullom dark clouds were hovering over tile iio horizon disasters and deac developed discouragements discourage ments day after day over tile minds of statesmen at the capital apprehension brooded blooded from tho the rising riding of tile the suit him to tho the going down of tho the same with tho the purpose of encouraging the serious minded careworn care worn ly li V 4 2101 11 why should the spirit of mortal be proud dent who received us its senator trumbull cheerfully greeted president lincoln saying 11 mr president I 1 hope that you aro are looking on the bright side hide of affairs on capitol hill we nil all wonder that you can do so well in these trying times especially as you have no precedent to guide you in anything judicial civil or military source of his precedents heartily grasping tho the hand of senator trumbull and also clasping mine abraham lincoln looked straight into eyes of the he senator and squarely turned toward me and I 1 saw upon tile tho face of ahat grand man a smile of contentment tent ment peace and hope such ns as few men ever say saw und and lincoln thrilled rae me with his manner and ills his words even now the memory of ills his words his wonderful smile his confident manner thrills me ile ho very earnestly said thank you senator trumbull for every overy word of encouragement but please fell tile tho boys on capitol that I 1 have precedents for everything tell them all that I 1 shall commit no dangerous error that I 1 shall riot not blunder because I 1 have precedents and I 1 carefully follow them I 1 got get my precedents ce dents trumbull by my bedside at night I 1 got get them while I 1 am on my knees I 1 seek my precedents then and there and they come to me from th thi source of all wisdom 1 I have always felt and believed that I 1 saw and heard abraham lincoln in one of ills his greatest iho moments mentS when ills spirit was in touch the great spirit that sent him to us |