Show anecdotes of lincoln I 1 men TK n berley mr lincoln was hardly installed iu in th the white eWhite house before the wild hunt for office commenced among other good stories told of him was 0 one ne of a man inan who came day after afler day asking for a foreign mission at last the president weary of his face aid do you know spanish no said the eager aspirant but I 1 could soon learn it do so said air mr lincoln and I 1 will wil give you a good thing the needy politician hurried home and s spent aut six months studying Ollen Ol lendon dort a grammar he then reappeared lit at the white house with a hopeful heart and a fine 0 artilian accent and the president presented him with witha a copy of don quixote in spanish TI the te lobby that great decil elsh whose tentacles clutch clammily at the national treasury could never get gel on the blind side of mr lincoln he lie treated them with courtesy courtesty but would never encourage their scheme schemes his favorite among the washington Wasing tou correspond corre spon dents was mr ur simon B hanscom a shrewd bostonian Bost onlan who had bad been with the earlier auti anti slavery movements and who used to keep mr lincoln informed as to what was going on in ili washington carrying him what be beard heard and 8 seldom eldom asking a favor 1 I see you state ead sald the president to hanscom one day that my ad ministration will be bo the reign of steel why net not add that buchan ans was the reign of stealing mr lincoln as I 1 remarked spoke in parables and a story often ended an interview which otherwise wise might have been prolonged for hours ours on one occasion a distinguished ingui call shed visitor was endeavoring to r recall e to his mind a young man whom he had seen but forgotten who was an applicant for office mr lincoln evidently did not think that the young man was qualified for the position and he final finally y said oh yes I 1 know who you mean it is that turkey egg faced fellow that you would think know as much as a last years birds nest |