Show Lincol ns usual swear word on one occasion lincoln when entering the telegraph office was heard to remark to secretary seward by lings ings governor we are here at last turning to him in a reproving manner mr air seward said mr president where did you learn that inelegant expression without replying to tile the secretary lincola addressed the operators saying young gentlemen excuse me for swearing before you ny my lings is swearing for my good old mother taught me that anything that had a by before it was swearing the only time bo however vever that lincoln was ever heard reilly really to swear was on the occasion of his receiving a telegram from burnside Curn side who had been ordered a week before to go on to tile the relief of rosecrans at chattanooga who was in great danger of an attack from bragg on that day burnside Burnsl de telegraphed from jonesboro Jone further away from rosecrans than he be was when he received the order to hurry burry toward hiro him when burnsides telegram was placed in Lincol ns hands lie he said D n jonesboro Jone lie ile then telegraphed burnside Burnsl de as follows september 21 91 1863 it if you are to do any good to rosecrans it ill not do to waste time at jonesboro Jone A I 1 david homer bates in the century |