distinguish himself. There is a smile on the
face of "Honest Abe," which shows conclusively that he does not regard
his political opponent as likely to prove formidable in any way.
President Lincoln "sized up" McClellan in 1861-2, and knew, to a
fraction, how much of a man he was, what he could do, and how he went
about doing it. McClellan was no politician, while the President was the
shrewdest of political diplomats.

HIS DIGNITY SAVED HIM.

When Washington had become an armed camp, and full of soldiers,
President Lincoln and his Cabinet officers drove daily to one or another
of these camps. Very often his outing for the day was attending some
ceremony incident to camp life: a military funeral, a camp wedding, a
review, a flag-raising. He did not often make speeches. "I have made a
great many poor speeches," he said one day, in excusing himself, "and
I now feel relieved that my dignity does not permit me to be a public
speaker."

THE MAN HE WAS LOOKING FOR

Judge Kelly, of Pennsylvania, who was one of the committee to advise
Lincoln of his nomination, and who was himself a great many feet high,
had been eyeing Lincoln's lofty form with a mixture of admiration and
possibly jealousy.

This had not escaped Lincoln, and as he shook hands with the judge he
inquired, "What is your height?"

"Six feet three. What is yours, Mr. Lincoln?"

"Six feet four."

"Then," said the judge, "Pennsylvania bows to Illinois. My dear man, for
years my heart has been aching for a President that I could look up to,
and I've at last found him."

HIS CABINET CHANCES POOR.

Mr. Jeriah Bonham, in describing a visit he paid Lincoln at his room in
the State House at Springfield, where he found him quite alone, except
that two of his children, one of whom was "Tad," were with him.

"The door was open.

"We walked in and were at once recognized and seated--the two boys still
continuing their play about the room. "Tad" was spinning his top; and
Lincoln, as we entered, had just finished adjusting the string for him
so as to give the top the greatest degree of force. He remarked that he
was having a little fun with the boys."

At another time, at Lincoln's residence, "Tad" came into the room, and,
putting his hand to his mouth, and his mouth to his father's ear, said,
in a boy's whisper: "Ma says come to supper."

All heard the announcement; and Lincoln, perceiving this, said: "You
have heard, gentlemen, the announce