Show Why kh Lincoln T old Stories I au AS W IV HunT In no COLONEL C In the February Century relates Ute the concerning reputation ns as II a He flo and Colonel Yen Van Duren hR lied visited the tho president to con convey IL a Seymour or of New YOlk Yoth when the tho following Incident occUrred Deeply moved by the presidents evi evident dent fatigue and 11 by hit his cord cordial In I treat treatment mont ment or of us In spite o of our call Iatt an 1111 anti 1 I tere er rising to make our adieux when to 10 our tilt th major the tho president on his knee kIlN lint and Aal said Mr toll lell us one q your good stories l If the tho floor lied hat opened anti dropped me out ot of sight I 1 should have hac been heen happy Tue president drew himself up and turning his back us as for far all as po U the tho major with great dignity a addressed th re rest t or of us saying I believe bellee I 1 ha have havethe 0 the popular reputation or of n a etory teller I do not flot deserve tile the name lit In Its general sense senal for tor It is IH not thiP story bul bitt Its purpose or 01 that In me 1 often orten avoid a long and aud dl hy by Others or II a labo Ilous IloU on nl n own part 11 by 1 a short story thil illustrates lay poInt or of view So too the tho ot of il refusal or the tho edge or of II a rebuke mR may b be hy by nn an aPpropriate stor stary so as asto to wounded feeling and yet serve the tho No I 1 am not sImply t storyteller lIer but Its As AU emollient 1111 saves me much friction anti distress These are almost hIs exact words ot of which I 1 a 11 r record that el night the tho president wo we arose and our salutations nfl and with withdrew Ire drew our last view ot of our Krent leather leador being of n a countenance gracious but sl sad slI sadI I have told lold this to friends sonic or of whom have asked why I did not ant pUblish It For many yours I Iwas was leth to 10 make IL public statement or of oven even presence nt at such treatment of ono one tho nation recognizes as ranking as 1111 hIgh ns 19 Wash Inton In our history and veite rates OK as a martyr Dut J I have that thIs b by our beloved or of the tho great ho from rain hIs should no be l known |