. Lincoln and the sleeping sentinel; the true story. willdo so to-day* I shall then know that thereis no mistake in suspending the execution* I remarked that he was undertaking a3J Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel burden which we had no right to impose;that it was asking too much of the Presi-dent in behalf of a private soldier* ** Scotts life is as valuable to him as thatof any person in the land. he said* Youremember the remark of a Scotchman aboutthe head of a nobleman who was decapitated.* It was a small matter of a head, but itwas valuable to him. poor fellow, for it wasthe only one he h
. Lincoln and the sleeping sentinel; the true story. willdo so to-day* I shall then know that thereis no mistake in suspending the execution* I remarked that he was undertaking a3J Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel burden which we had no right to impose;that it was asking too much of the Presi-dent in behalf of a private soldier* ** Scotts life is as valuable to him as thatof any person in the land. he said* Youremember the remark of a Scotchman aboutthe head of a nobleman who was decapitated.* It was a small matter of a head, but itwas valuable to him. poor fellow, for it wasthe only one he had/ I saw that remonstrance was vain. Isuppressed the rising gratitude of the sol-diers, and we took our leave. Two mem-bers of the committee remained towatch events in the city, while the othersreturned to carry the etws of their successto Scott and to the camp. Later in the daythe two members reported that the Presi-dent had started in the direction of thecamp; that their work here was ended, and they proposed to return to their quarters. 32 Ill. ITHIN a day or two the news-papers reported that a soldier,sentenced to be shot for sleepingon his post, had been pardonedby the President and returnedto his regiment. Other duties pressed me,and it was December before I heard any-thing farther from Scott* Then anotherelderly soldier of the same company, whosehealth had failed, and who was arrangingfor his own discharge, called upon me, andI made inquiry about Scott* The soldiergave an enthusiastic account of him. Hewas in splendid health, was very athletic,popular with everybody, and had the rep-utation of being the best all-around soldier 33 Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel in the company, if not in the mate was the elderly soldier who hadvisited me with the party in September,who would be able to tell me all about him I sent a message, asking him to seeme when he was next in the city. His namewas Ellis or Evans. Not long afterward he called at my office,and, a
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