. "Abe" Lincoln's yarns and stories : a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller [excerpts]. YARNS AND STORIES. 211 THE CABINET WAS A-SETTIN. Being- in Washington one day, the Rev. Robert Collyer thought hedtake a look around. In passing through the grounds surrounding the White House, he cast aglance toward the Presiden-tial residence, and was aston-ished to see three pairs of feetresting on the ledge of anopen window in one of theapartments of the secondstory. The divine paused fora moment, calmly surveyedthe unique spec
. "Abe" Lincoln's yarns and stories : a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller [excerpts]. YARNS AND STORIES. 211 THE CABINET WAS A-SETTIN. Being- in Washington one day, the Rev. Robert Collyer thought hedtake a look around. In passing through the grounds surrounding the White House, he cast aglance toward the Presiden-tial residence, and was aston-ished to see three pairs of feetresting on the ledge of anopen window in one of theapartments of the secondstory. The divine paused fora moment, calmly surveyedthe unique spectacle, andthen resumed his walk to-ward the War a la-borer atwork not farfrom the Ex-ecutive Man-s i o n, himw h a t i t a 11mean t. Towhom didthe feet be-long, and, particularly, the mammoth ones? You old fool answered theworkman, thats the Cabinet, which is a-settin, an them thar big feetbelongs to Old A BULLET THROUGH HIS HAT. A soldier tells the following story of an attempt upon the life of : One night I was doing sentinel duty at the entrance to the Soldiers YARNS AND STORIES. 217 consciousness that something unusual had happened, perceived who stoodbefore him, and, seizing his friends hand, shook it again heartily, saying: How do you do? How do you do? Excuse me for not noticing was thinking of a man down South. The man down South was General W. T. Sherman, then on his marchto the sea. COULDNT LET GO THE HOG. /»-*v^ When Governor Custer of Pennsylvania described the terrible butcheryat the battle of Fredericksburg, Mr. Lincoln was almost broken-hearted. The Governor regretted that his description had so sadly affected th»President. He remarked: I would give all I possess to know how to res-cue you from this terrible war. Then wonderful recuperative powersasserted themselves and this marvelousman was himself. Lincolns whole aspect suddenlychanged, a
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