. Abraham Lincoln : his life and public services. nd said, You do me great honor, Mr. President; and Iam only sorry that I cant see you. The President wasvisibly affected, as, with tall frame and earnest gaze, hebent over his wounded subordinate ; but, after a pause,he said, with a quiver in the tone of his voice, You havedone me more honor, sir, than I can ever do to you. Hethen sat down, while Worden gave him an account of thebattle; and, on leaving, he promised, if he could legallydo so, that he would make him a captain. President Lincoln was accustomed to visit the hospit-als, and speak ki
. Abraham Lincoln : his life and public services. nd said, You do me great honor, Mr. President; and Iam only sorry that I cant see you. The President wasvisibly affected, as, with tall frame and earnest gaze, hebent over his wounded subordinate ; but, after a pause,he said, with a quiver in the tone of his voice, You havedone me more honor, sir, than I can ever do to you. Hethen sat down, while Worden gave him an account of thebattle; and, on leaving, he promised, if he could legallydo so, that he would make him a captain. President Lincoln was accustomed to visit the hospit-als, and speak kind words to the sick and wounded sol-diers. True charity is shown not only in almsgiving,but in kind words and pleasant smiles; and many a poor * Advertiser. 178 ABRAHAM LINCOLN. soldier-boy, far away from home and dear ones whom helongs to see, has been cheered by beholding the Presi-dents tall form enter the crowded hospital, and, with amanner showing his fatherly interest, pass around amonghis (( boys, as he called them. They called him Uncle. THE PRESIDENTS VISIT TO A HOSPITAL. Abe; and one such visit from him, in whose countenancethey could read the real interest he felt for them, wasenough to bind their loyal hearts still more firmly to .him,and to the cause which he represented. More than onebereaved family to-day blesses the memory of AbrahamLincoln as they remember how he cheered in his hourof sickness, and even, it might be, beneath the shadow-ing wing of the death-angel, the dear soldier-boy whomthey gave to their country. President Lincoln declares plainly, and in so doingmanifests his own faith in God, that a power beyondhimself led to many of the wisest acts of his administra-tion. In the letter to A. Q. Hodges, where lie speaks CHRISTIAN WORDS AND DEEDS. 179 of his course in regard to slavery, saying, When, earlyin the war, Gen. Fremont attempted military emanci-pation, I forbade it, because I did not then think it anindispensable necessity; when, a little later,
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