. The Civil War . ^TT. With Carbine He Hit l^o<iBulls Eye Repeatedly, A GENTLEMAN in thiscity, says an oldissue of the Indianapolis Sentinel, hasin his possessioa a curious relic of thelate President Lincoln. In August,IhtxJ, Mr. S. was a cleTk la the navydepartment at Washington. The accumula-tion of business at that time frequently com-pelled him to work after office hours. About6 oclock on the evening- of the 31st, bhtclerks having all left the department, andthe watchman not yet on duty, Mr. S. sat athis desk alone, as he thought, inthe he heard some one walking up and
. The Civil War . ^TT. With Carbine He Hit l^o<iBulls Eye Repeatedly, A GENTLEMAN in thiscity, says an oldissue of the Indianapolis Sentinel, hasin his possessioa a curious relic of thelate President Lincoln. In August,IhtxJ, Mr. S. was a cleTk la the navydepartment at Washington. The accumula-tion of business at that time frequently com-pelled him to work after office hours. About6 oclock on the evening- of the 31st, bhtclerks having all left the department, andthe watchman not yet on duty, Mr. S. sat athis desk alone, as he thought, inthe he heard some one walking up anddown the hall with long strides, muttering tohimself. I do wonder if they have gone off and leftthe building all alone, he heard the voicesay as he came to the door. Looking downthe hall, h« saw President , who pres-ently turned, and seeing Mr. S. approachingsaid: Good eveming, sir,, 1 was justlooking for that man. who goes shootingwith me sometimes, said Mr. S. happened to know tliat President Lincivilwarlinc_20
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