county
can't ate a bite of mate. Go on wid ye.'

"Lincoln told that story in one of his political speeches, and when the
laugh was over he said: 'Now, gentlemen, I know that story is true, for
Tom Kidd told it to me.' And then the Democrats would make trouble for
me for a week afterward, and I'd have to explain."

HE'D SEE IT AGAIN.

About two years before Lincoln was nominated for the Presidency he
went to Bloomington, Illinois, to try a case of some importance. His
opponent--who afterward reached a high place in his profession--was a
young man of ability, sensible but sensitive, and one to whom the loss
of a case was a great blow. He therefore studied hard and made much
preparation.

This particular case was submitted to the jury late at night, and,
although anticipating a favorable verdict, the young attorney spent a
sleepless night in anxiety. Early next morning he learned, to his great
chagrin, that he had lost the case.

Lincoln met him at the court-house some time after the jury had come in,
and asked him what had become of his case.

With lugubrious countenance and in a melancholy tone the young man
replied, "It's gone to hell."

"Oh, well," replied Lincoln, "then you will see it again."

CALL ANOTHER WITNESS.

When arguing a case in court, Mr. Lincoln never used a word which the
dullest juryman could not understand. Rarely, if ever, did a Latin term
creep into his arguments. A lawyer, quoting a legal maxim one day
in court, turned to Lincoln, and said: "That is so, is it not, Mr.
Lincoln?"

"If that's Latin." Lincoln replied, "you had better call another
witness."

A CONTEST WITH LITTLE "TAD."

Mr. Carpenter, the artist, relates the following incident: "Some
photographers came up to the White House to make some stereoscopic
studies for me of the President's office. They requested a dark closet
in which to develop the pictures, and, without a thought that I was
infringing upon anybody's rights, I took them to an unoccupied room of
which little 'Tad' had taken possession a few days before, and, with
the aid of a couple of servants, had fitted up a miniature theater, with
stage, curtains, orchestra, stalls, parquette and all. Knowing that the
use required would interfere with none of his arrangements, I led the
way to this apartment.

"Everything went on well, and one or two pictures had been taken, when
suddenly there was an uproar. The operator came back to the office and
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