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Show MORE HONOR FOR LINCOLN. How Colored Woman Described the Great Emancipator. A few evenings ago Secretary Cor-lelyou Cor-lelyou was enjoying a stroll in Mn coin park, which happens to bo not far from his home on Capitol hill. In front of n bronze stntuo ot Lincoln which adorns this square Mr. Cortol-you Cortol-you noticed two colorod women, ono ot whom, as evidenced by her dress, was from tho country and Inking In tho sights of Washington with a city relative. "And you can't guoss who dat Is 7" tho Washington woman wns ropeattng, pointing to tho staluo ot tho emancipator. "I don't guess I can," was the response of the visitor "Who is It?" "Why, chile," said tho ebony guide proudly, "dat am do instigator in-stigator ob our renown." Saturday Evonlng Poet. |