. Young folks' history of the civil war . He had alreadybeen at City Point for several days, when the end Monday he and Admiral Porter went up to Richmondtogether. He was very grave, although very glad ; for hethought of the years of sorrow that had had to be enduredfor this great day. General Weitzel escorted Mr. Lincolnabout the city in an open carriage, coming at last to theConfederate Capitol. They walked through its rooms untilthey reached the cabinet-chamber. Pointing to a seat, Gen-eral Weitzel said, Mr. President, this is the chair occu-pied by President Davis. Another might ha
. Young folks' history of the civil war . He had alreadybeen at City Point for several days, when the end Monday he and Admiral Porter went up to Richmondtogether. He was very grave, although very glad ; for hethought of the years of sorrow that had had to be enduredfor this great day. General Weitzel escorted Mr. Lincolnabout the city in an open carriage, coming at last to theConfederate Capitol. They walked through its rooms untilthey reached the cabinet-chamber. Pointing to a seat, Gen-eral Weitzel said, Mr. President, this is the chair occu-pied by President Davis. Another might have rejoiced inan enemys downfall; but Mr. Lincoln stepped wearily tothe vacant seat, and without a word sat down, letting hishead fall into his open hands. For a moment not a soundbroke the silence, -and all present felt that the great states-man and beloved ruler was reviewing the events of the pastsad year. He drew a deep sigh at last, and no one wit^nessed the scene with dry eyes. The President returned to Washington on the 9th. Two. LINCOLN ADDRESSING THE PEOPLE. i865 TJic End. 533 days later, in honor of the recent National victories, the WhiteHouse was illuminated, and a throng gathered in the grounds,cheering and calling loudly for Mr. Lincoln. As Mr. Lin-coln and a few friends mounted the stairs to the upper partof the house, there was a tremendous din outside, as if roarsof laughter were mingling with the music and the of the house, at one of the windows on the right ofthe staircase, was old Edward, the conservative and dignifiedbutler of the White House, struggling with Tad, and tryingto drag him back from the window, from which he was wav-ing a Confederate flag, captured in some fight, and given tothe boy. The crowd recognized Tad, who frantically wavedthe flag as he fought with Edward, while the people roaredwith delight. The likes of it, Mister Tad, said the scandal-ized butler, — the likes of a rebel flag out of the windows ofthe White House ! Oh,
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