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finished, Mr. Lincoln said to him, "Have you a blank card?" The man searched his pockets, but finding none, a gentleman standing near, who had overheard the question, came forward and said, "Here is one, Mr. President." Several persons had in the mean time gathered around. Taking the card and a pencil, Mr. Lincoln sat down upon the low stone coping, presenting almost the appearance of sitting upon the pavement itself, and wrote an order upon the card to the proper official to "examine this man's case." While writing this, I observed several persons passing down the promenade smiling, at what I presume they thought the undignified appearance of the head of the nation, who, however, seemed utterly unconscious, either of any impropriety in the action, or of attracting any attention. To me it was not only another picture of the native goodness of the man, but of true nobility of character, exemplified not so much by a disregard of conventionalities, as in unconsciousness that there could be any breach of etiquette or dignity in the manner of an honest attempt to serve or secure justice to a citizen of the Republic, however humble he might be. Rising to his feet he handed the man the card, with a word of direction, and then turning to me said: "Well C, I must go in and take one more look at the picture before you leave us.' So saying, he accompanied me to the East Room, and sitting down in front of it, remained for some time in silence. I said that

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I nad at length worked out my idea, as he expressed it at our first interview, and would now be glad to hear his final suggestions and criticism.

"There is little to find fault with," he replied; "the portraiture is the main thing, and that seems to me absolutely perfect."

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I then called his attention afresh to the accessories of the picture, stating that these had been selected from the objects in the Cabinet chamber with reference solely to their bearing upon the subject. "Yes," said he, "there are the war-maps, the portfolios, the slave-map, and all; but the book in the corner, leaning against the chair-leg, you have changed the title of that, I see." "Yes," I replied; "at the last moment I learned that you frequently consulted, during the period you were preparing the Proclamation, Solicitor Whiting's work on the War Powers of the President,' and as Emancipation was the result in fact of a military necessity, the book seemed to me just the thing to go in there; so I simply changed the title, leaving the old sheepskin cover as it was.' "Now," said he, "Whiting's book is not a regular law-book. It is all very well that it should be there; but I would suggest that as you have changed the title, you change also the character of the binding. It now looks like an old volume of United States Statutes." I thanked him for this criticism, and then said: "Is there anything else that you would like changed or added?" "No,"

he replied, and then repeated very emphatically the expression he used when the design was first sketched upon the canvas: "It is as good as it can be made."

I then referred at some length, to the enthusiasm in which the picture was conceived and had been executed, concluding with an expression of my profound appreciation of the very unusual opportunities afforded me in the prosecution of the work, and his unvarying kindness and consideration through the many weeks of our intercourse.

He listened pensively, - almost passively, to me, -his eyes fastened upon the picture. As I finished he turned, and in his simple-hearted, earnest way, said: "C, I believe I am about as glad over the success of this work as you are." And with these words in my ear, and a cordial "goodbye" grasp of the hand, President and painter separated the one to gather into and around himself more and more the affections of a mighty people, till in the culmination and attainment of all his heart's desires he should be called from "glory to glory;" the other, in his humble sphere, to garner as a precious legacy to him and his these fragments of leaves from the daily life of one whose name and fame — inseparably bound up with devotion to freedom and reverence for law, fragrant with the tender memories and sweet humanities of life are to grow brighter and stronger with God's eternal years, as men learn to appreciate and emulate a true Christian manhood.

INDEX.

A.

Adams, J. Q., 211.
Alley, Hon. J. B., 119.
All-noise Story, 212.

Amnesty Proclamation, 98.
Andersonville, 177.
Apparition, 164.

Arnold, Hon. I. N., 150, 237, 302.
Ashley, Hon. Mr., 151.

Ashmun, Hon. George, 284-286.
Assassination, 63.

B.

Baker, G. E., 127.

Baldwin, Judge, (Cal.,) 245.
Baltimore Convention, 162.
Barrett, Hon. J. H., 86, 254.
Bateman, Newton, 192.
Bates, Attorney-General, 55.
Battle, Fair Oaks, 139.

Beecher, Henry Ward, 135, 230.
Bellows, Rev. Dr., 81, 274.
Bible Presentation, 199.
Bingham, Hon. John A., 234.
Blair, Hon. M., 21, 46, 88.
Booth, Edwin, 49.

Bowen, H. C., 221.

Brady, M. B., 46.

Braine, Lieutenant, 94.

Brooks, Noah, 63, 165, 188, 235.

66 Bulletin," (San Francisco,) 223.
Burnside, 81.

C.

Cabinet Meeting, 55.

Cameron, Secretary, 136-138, 253.
Cannon, Colonel L. B., 115.
Cass, General, 271.

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Hanks, Dennis, 299.

Harris, Hon. Ira, 175.
Hay, John, 45, 149.
Henderson, Rev. Mr., 320.
Henry, Dr., (Oregon,) 302.
Herndon, Hon. Wm. H.; analysis
of Mr. Lincoln's character, 323.
Higby, Hon. William, 148.
Holland, Dr., 79, 191.
Holmes, O. W., 58.
Holt, Judge, 32, 33.
Hooker, General, 233.
Hospitals, 107.

Hubbard, Hon. Mr., (Ct.,) 253.

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Johnson, Hon. Andrew, 102.
Johnson, Oliver, 77.

Jones, (Sculptor,) 34.

K.

Kelly, Hon. Wm., 92, 165, 294.
King, Starr, 228.

Knox, William, (Poet,) 60.

L.

Lincoln, Hon. G. B., of Brooklyn,
110, 113, 234.

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Lincoln, Mrs., 165, 293, 301.
Lincoln, President, account of
Emancipation Proclamation, 20,
76, 83, 85, 90, 269, 307; his sad-
ness, 30; love of Shakspeare, 49;
memory, 52; appreciation of poe-
try, 59; "Oh, why should the
spirit of mortal be proud?" 60;
opinion concerning Assassina-
tion, 62; "Latin" quotation, 78;
exceptionable stories, 80;
Wall Street gold speculators,
84; closing sentence, 89; "prom-
ised his God," &c., 90; his ma-
tured judgment upon the act of
Emancipation, 90; simplicity
and humility, 95; his first dol-
lar, 96; Amnesty Proclamation,
interview with Hon. Robert Dale
Owen, 98; account of capture
of Norfolk, 104, 210; exhausted
patience illustrated, 106, 108;
wounded Marylander, 109; as
surveyor, 111; new clothes,"
113; axes, 113, 289; never read
a novel, 114; interview with
Rev. Dr. Vinton, 117; telegram
to friends at Chicago Conven-
tion, 120; reception of nomi-
nation, (1860,) 121; temperance
principles, 125; "sugar-coated,"
126; the signing of public doc-
uments, 128; speech to foreign
minister, 128; on office-seekers,
129, 145, 276; borrowing the
army, 130; Sunday-school cele-
bration, 130; regard for chil-
dren, 132; "the baby did it,"
133; pardon cases, 40, 43, 133,

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