. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . very plainly furnished. There was a long table andsome chairs, but scarcely anything else. Lincoln met us at the door,greeted us warmly, and told us how much he had been interested in hear-ing of our adventures, and how glad he was that we had at last escapedfrom the hands of the enemy. We answered as well as we could. I re-member telling him that we were very glad to see him, though we had beenhearing a great many things not complimentary about him for the pastyear. He smiled, saying, Indeed, there are a
. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . very plainly furnished. There was a long table andsome chairs, but scarcely anything else. Lincoln met us at the door,greeted us warmly, and told us how much he had been interested in hear-ing of our adventures, and how glad he was that we had at last escapedfrom the hands of the enemy. We answered as well as we could. I re-member telling him that we were very glad to see him, though we had beenhearing a great many things not complimentary about him for the pastyear. He smiled, saying, Indeed, there are a good many people uphere that say about as bad things of me. I also mentioned the reasonthat the other members of the party would not believe that he was the manwe had met in the Smithsonian, which caused him to laugh heartily and askif we really imagined he went every where with a great guard parading after 414 Daring and Suffering. him, and if the people of the South believed all the stories printed in theirpapers ? While talking he did not keep one position, but shifted from place. Interview with President Lincoln. A little hick with the battles now ! to place, going from one to another of us, as he addressed each one with greatcourtesy. I specially remember part of one remark and his position while Reporting to Secretary Stanton and President Lincoln. 415 making it. Something had been said about political matters, and ourjoy that the Union party was now gaining in the country after the greatdefeats of the fall before. Yes/ Lincoln said, as he stood in a stoopingposition by the fire-place with his elbow resting on the end of the mantle-piece, if we could only have a little luck with the battles now, all wouldsoon be right and the war be over. The quaint phrase, a little luckwith the battles made an indelible impression on my memory, for wehad been having very ill-luck in that direction for some time. We didnot wish to be tiresome, and ourselves made the first motion to leave;
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