soled him partially for the beloved
pony left at home. It is said that those reviews and the part Tad
played in them will never be forgotten by the men who saw or took part
in them, and this is the way they have been described.

"Over hill and dale dashed the general-in-chief with his company of
officers in gay uniforms, sparkling with gold lace, and escorted by the
Philadelphia Lancers, a showy troop of soldiers. At their head, seen
afar, rose the tall form of Lincoln, conspicuous always by his great
height and lean awkward figure, and as they passed, ever on the flanks
of the hurrying column flew, like a flag or a small banner, Tad's
little grey riding coat. His short legs stuck out straight from his
saddle, and sometimes there was danger that he would be shot out of his
seat at some sharp turn in the road, but much to the astonishment of
everybody, the hard-riding reckless youngster turned up at headquarters
safe and sound every night, exhausted but flushed with the excitement
of the day. Everywhere they went on horse-back he divided the honours
with his father, and whenever the soldiers saw the tall figure of their
much loved President, and fresh-faced merry Tad, they cheered
themselves hoarse, but in response to the cheers Tad firmly refused to
salute as he was told to do, saying:

"That's the way General Hooker and father do, but I am only a boy," and
paid no attention to the notice he attracted.

Even with the excitement of the reviews, so restless was Tad during
those days with the army of the Potomac, and so steadily did he plead
with his father to go home, that finally to quiet him, the President
said:

"Tad, I'll make a bargain with you. If you will agree not to say
anything more about going home until we are ready to go, I will give
you that dollar you want so badly."

The teller of that story who was on the spot at the time, says, that
although having a great desire for the dollar, Tad did murmur a few
times after this, and when they were ready to go back to Washington,
Lincoln held up a dollar bill before Tad, asking:

"Now, Taddie, my son, do you think you have earned this?"

Tad hung his head and said nothing, but the President handed it to him,
saying:

"Well, my son, although I don't think you have kept your part of the
bargain, I will keep mine, and you cannot reproach _me_ with breaking
faith, anyway!" Tad's face showed that he understood the value of that
greenback, as well as his father's