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Show Lincoln's "Way To Do It." A new story on Lincoln emanates Trom the navy department; 'jut. the great emancipator's "way to do It" in this case would be rathor di'ngorous for general adoption. Early In the war a naval captain decided to enter the Confederate service. His wire pleaded with him to remain with the Uuion, not only because of loyalty but because It meant the support or his family. Hut the resignation was dispatched to the department at Washington, and the wife, left alone with her little family, decided that she would go to the cap-Itol cap-Itol and would herself see If something some-thing could not be done. At the navy department she told her story, but the officials said that site was quite too late, because the resignation had been accepted, finally final-ly the secretary, touched by her appeal, ap-peal, suggested that there was one1 person In the country who might do something for her that was President Presi-dent Lincoln. With her luncheon basket on her arm and with her little tots tugging at her skirts, she made her way to the White House. She found the president, pres-ident, and he, having heard her story, at once sent over for the secretary of the navy, that ho might see the papers In tho case. The secretary, who was himself won to the cause, presented tho facts. As Lincoln looked "I the nnxlouB llttlo wile, ho asked: "Mr. Secretary, Is there no way that this ran be arranged?" "I know of no possible way, Mr. President." "Let me sec the resignation." k. It was handed to him. He examined exam-ined the document carefully and then-deliberately then-deliberately tore it across and into shreds. "This," he said, turning to the secretary and to the little mothc , "this is one way to do It." Thus the officer remained with thi Union because ol' his wife and the president, and the service-record ol this southern captain is among the brightest in the annals of our naval history. "Affairs at Washington." by .loo Mitchell Chappie, in National Magazine. v. |
