Most ok the Time in Hot Wat™.---The washerwoman.
DriUNti the civil war in the United States Mr Lincoln's patience with the Secretary for War, Mr Stanton, was at tunes rather astonishing thau admirable. A committee, headed by MrLovejoy, brought the Secietary an important order of the .President's, and met with a flat refusal to obey. " But wo have tho President's order," said Lovcjoy. "Did Lincoln give yon an order of that kind?" said Stanton. "He did, sir." "Then he is a dashed fool?" said the irate Secretary. The conversation was immediately reported to the President. " Did lie say I was a dashed fool?" asked Lincoln at the close of the recital. "He did, sir, and repeated it." After a moment's pause, and looking up, the President said, " If Stanton said I was a dashed fool, then I must be one, for he is nearjy always right, and generally says u-hat he"iwins. 1 will step over and sop him."
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2289, 12 March 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)
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158Untitled Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2289, 12 March 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)
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