. Father Abraham . good thing quinineand onions are to have handy,—^best curefor diarrhea, sore feet, homesickness,everything. I never heard anything likeit. Seemed to bother Swett a httle that o FATHER ABRAHAMMr. Lincoln took so much interest in allthem little things, but I said: Dont youworry, Mr. Swett, Mr. Lincolns got theright idee. An army that dont have itsbelly and feet taken care of aint goin todo much fightin, and Mr. Lincolns gotsense enough to know it. He knows diar-rheas a blamed sight more dangerous tothe Army of the Potomac than StonewallJackson. Trouble so far has been, in myju
. Father Abraham . good thing quinineand onions are to have handy,—^best curefor diarrhea, sore feet, homesickness,everything. I never heard anything likeit. Seemed to bother Swett a httle that o FATHER ABRAHAMMr. Lincoln took so much interest in allthem little things, but I said: Dont youworry, Mr. Swett, Mr. Lincolns got theright idee. An army that dont have itsbelly and feet taken care of aint goin todo much fightin, and Mr. Lincolns gotsense enough to know it. He knows diar-rheas a blamed sight more dangerous tothe Army of the Potomac than StonewallJackson. Trouble so far has been, in myjudgment, that the people that ought tohave been seein to what the soldiers waseatin and drinkin and whether their bedswas dry and their bowels movin, wasspendin their time polishin their buttonsand shinin their boots for parade. What I dont see, says Swett, ishow he learned all the things he aint the kind of tilings youd natu-rally think a president of the UnitedStates would be interestin himself in. 6. w A < U y. u )A ^ K J U pq ^ C/2 o H Q l-H > o < ^ X 1—1 o H r *^ O Z O _r-i Q A H < H s K < y. FATHER ABRAHAMThere twas,—same old fool notion thata president ought to sit inside somewhereand think about the Constitution. I usedto be that way—always saw a presidentlookin like that old picture of ThomasJefferson up there settin beside a parlortable holdin a roll of parchment in hishand, and Leonard Swett was hke me alittle in spite of his bein educated. Learned it! Think of Leonard Swettaskin that with all his chances of beinwith Mr. Lincoln! Learned it just as hehad everything by bein so dead learned it if he hadnt been presidentat all, if hed just been loafin aroundWashington doin nuthin. Greatest handto take notice of things. I tell you hedmade a great war correspondent. Thingshed a seen! And the way hed a toldem! I can just see him now pumpineverybody that had been to the front. 7 FATH
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