Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXIX, Number 48, 29 November 1890 — Our English Column. [ARTICLE]

Our English Column.

"In Yeuth Pref>arc for Manhmi "

UNCLK PHI!-*S DESK.

I will tell you a r.oup'c of *tor»es to I dajr ibout ont of thc wor d * rcal men. Yoa hare often heard h»* ram« tnd mtn> of jroo perhjp» c»n teil 90aiethtng aix>ut wh«t he did Weli, his name «ill bc known l*.ng the trorld la»ts, bccause he frced miHion* o{ ilives and made hi« ctHintry tfu!y the 44 home of the free. w 1N TH> HO^NTU. A \ ld»tr wnte>: "1 had becn in the ho«pit«! «veral month«, One d>* in May, 1865, President Ijr.cc;tn and Scrret-ry Chase waUed int > the ward. or r<x>m. where I was )ymg. V<>u don't kn-iw how murh g'K>d »t drd m to we ihem, one gets so tired of lor>king at the nurse and the long row of coi%

u \K'c lx>ys thcrtf rc t >ok v»lid eomfort in lo<;king at I.incoln's facc that ifterncKm, and m him talk. He did nct say mueh to me that d*y. but it W4s go<d to hfar him *ay any tbing. His mords wcrc g. ntlc and kind. And then he was as thoughtfu! is a mothcr. he knew j st what to say. ,4 I htvc t>cen s'ck. Yev. that s etvc s empty. 1 ltft thc arm at Chattan k ga. As l wah s»ymK, only said a fcw wt>rds t<> me, and passed on to numbtr twenty six "A Vermont boy, a mtrc Ud n 1 ovcr sixtcen. was on it. He had bcen mortally woundcd, and near end. Mr. l,inc«>ln ito|>ped at the cot, and thc thin, white har.d said, in a tone as t» ndcr as a me th«rrV 'My poor h"V, what I cjn d<» f«.r you?' 4i With a bcscc<"hing look thc litllc fcllow turncd his eycs up to thc homety. kind!y f.ice, and uskcd, "\\on't you wnte to mothcr f<»r me P

"Tb.»t 1 will", answtred the President an«K e f r t>cn, ink and paper, he seatcd himself by the side < f the cot It was a lon# letter he wrote at leas? thrcc p*Kcs. and when it was finished the President arose, — "I will inail this )ust as soon as I j(ct back to mv trtice. Now is there e'se I<ando f »r y(»u?'' In sorne wjy the h«»y had omu to know it wjs the President. And so, lookmg at him very carnestly, he asked: "Won'l you stay with me 'lill it is all om ? It won't be long, and I do want to hold on to your hand." " l hat was too mueh for the jjreat hcarted Prcsident to resist. Vhe tears eame into his eyes, and he sat down by him and took hMd of his hand. 'l'he httle fellow did not move, or speak i word, This was sometime bef .re four o'eloek, and it was long after six bcf»'re thc end i amc But the Prcsidcnt sat there as if he had been the b(.y's Uther When the end eame, he bent over and foltled tht* ihin hands over the breast, and then lo)ked so S(>rrowful at the pale thin face I'he tears streametl down his t hecks unheeded. We all crttd to. "I>o you wondcr that ihe "b >s in bluc" U>ved At>e l.ineoln?

A«d hcre is anothir st> ry in whieh an oid (Urkcy, who wa» thouiiht to he a wise fellow hy h»s neißhbors, got thingn rather badly mixed up about Moses ind Lineoln. The oW negro wore a hlaek suit of clothes, with a broken down old Deavcr h>t on his head. Some whiie men werr making fun i>f thc o!d man, so as to draw out bi» knowledge. AHer a while, one man a*ked him: •i>o you know what th- Fourth ef Ju!y i< ?" "Who, me? In course I does. Hit s de opening ob de water miHion season, an' dc folks lay oflf a day so as to get a good taste " "\Vhy do the colored folks ce!ebr,»te the d*y r " 'Cause de white folks do^" "Well, why did the whiie l'olks start it r "Well, dit was 'fore my time Vt u gwine back to fur for me, boss. But I'se hear dem tell about it." "How was it ?"

"WeH, ef I'»e up on de Btble, hit was about de time Moses wu/ 'lect<rd de futt Pretident ur dtse Unitcd Statei" •'No, you*re a little wrong there; it w»«n't Moses. H "Well, what wui de gemmans name ?** H Don't you know?" u, Courae I knows it t but I ean'l 'memhe? de name iight now/ "Wu it Ab< LiiKoin T 4, Yas, s<r» he de man. My grandpa wux wtd him when he rid across de Chattahoochie ribber tn de batuau, an* grandpa catched de bigges' cat fith d«t Mtster Unkum eber Ked, in' he Rib him a sil* ber doll»r for it, «n' my old Udy*s got de dollar now Ya», ser, dat't de reason why dey celebrate de Fcfe." Here U another story about Abraham Lineoln, whieh may be true, but perhapa aot At toy rate it will do for

ihe or ofirkeseekets of Hon "lulu to read. An officc #eefcer wcnt toWa*hirgton 1 k king for an oflfke; bqt in a fortn*ght he nme hiek without iL "What wa* the troub!e T askcd one <d fnendi "i)idn't you *ee tbe Pre*ident T ,% Ye*. of eoone," amwered the man. ' Well ihen, why didn't you get the office T 4< VVeU," said tHe d«appoimed man, "we »ent m. and to'd him what wej wintcd The President heard us pat)ent!y, and then said, *<»entieroen t I*m «k,rry I hare no office fbr Mr. but ?f I can't gisre you that. I ean tell you a stcry.' Thcn he nt on— "Or.ce thcre was a ccttain king who kept an aMr<jloger to ttl! him *bcforehand cf consirg cvents, and in tcll him if it was goir>g t > ra»n, «hen he «ishcd to go a-h«inting. One day he had start?d for !he f<*rcst »ith his companv of lords and ladies. when he met a

farmcr. * f ;«K>d mr rning farn.er," said the king "(i'>od-morning king H sard the firmer, "whcre are you f Iks going T "H(jntirg. n said the king. "Hunting! you'll all gtt wet", said t'ne firmcr. Ihe king trusted to his astrokger ard kept on; but at mid*day there rame up a tremendous rain that wct the king »nd ali hts party. <>n £etting back to his pa'aee the king < ut oft the astrolcgcr's h« ad, and scru for the farmer to take his plaee.

"Law'* sa*es ?»aid thc f<irmcr wh». n he eanie, M it ain't me that knowj when ii's to rain, u's n>y d>>nkty. When it's %oinjs to he fair weatl)er, he always rarrie» his ears f *rw.ird, so. When it's to rain, he puts thero backward, 50." "Makt the dunkty the court astrologf.*r" sh .uted the king. It was done. but the always declared that that aj)pointment w.ts the grcattst rnisUke he t vvr »)3de in hh )ife.

"Mr. l.me/ln stopped therc", said t'ne (.t'tke steker. ••Why did the kinf? eall it a mistake?" we askcd him. *'F)idn't the drnkey do his < 1 uty ?' 'Ves', sud the I'rcsd.nt; *but after that cvery tlonkcy in the country wantt d an 1 tfice.'