linois, one of the most gallantly behaved and heavy losing regiments at the Fort Donaldson battle, and a part of which was aboard, I began to interrogate him upon the subject:

"Were you in the fight?"

"Had a little taste of it, sa.” "Stood your ground, did you?" "No sa; I runs."

"Run at the first fire, did you?"

"Yes sa, and would hab run soona had I knowd it war coming."

Why, that wasn't very creditable to your courage.' "Dat isn't my line, sa; cooking's my perfeshun." "Well, but have you no regard for your reputation?"

"Reputation's nuffin to me by de side of life."

"Do you consider your life worth more than other people's?"

"It is worth more to me, sa.'

"Then you must value it very highly?"

"Yes, sa, I does; more dan all dis wuld, more dan a million ob dollars, sa; for what wud dat be wuf to a man wid de bref out of him? Self-preserbation am de fust law wid me."

"But why should you act upon a different rule from other men?"

“Because different men set different values upon their lives; mine is not in de market."

"But if you lost it, you would have the satisfaction of knowing that you died for your country."

"What satisfaction would dat be to me when de power ob feelin' was gone?"

“Then patriotism and honor are nothing to you?” "Nuffin whatever, sa; I regard them as among the vanities."

"If our soldiers were like you, traitors might have broken up the Government without resistance."

"Yes. sa; dar would hab been no help for it. I wouldn't put my life in de scale 'ginst any gobernment dat eber existed, for no gobernment could replace de loss to me.”

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"Do you think any of your company would have missyou if you had been killed?"

Maybe not, sa; a dead man ain't much to dese sogers, let alone a dead nigga; but I'd a missed myself and dat was de pint wid me.”

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How Lincoln Associated His Second Nomination with a Very Singular Circumstance.

It appeared that the dispatch announcing Lincoln's renomination for President had been sent to his office from the War Department while he was at lunch. Afterward, without going back to the official chamber, he proceeded to the War Department. While there, the telegram came in announcing the nomination of Johnson.

"What!" said he to the operator, "do they nominate a Vice Pdesident before they do a President ?"

"Why!" rejoined the astonished official, "have you not heard of your own nomination? It was sent to the White House two hours ago."

"It is all right," was the reply; "I shall probably find it on my return.

Laughing pleasantly over this incident, he said, soon

afterwards: "A very singular occurrence took place the day I was nominated at Chicago, four years ago, of which I am reminded to-night. In the afternoon of the day, returning home from down town, I went up-stairs to Mrs. Lincoln's reading-room. Feeling somewhat tired, I lay down upon a couch in the room, directly opposite a bureau, upon which was a looking-glass. As I reclined, my eye fell upon the glass, and I saw distinctly two images of myself, exactly alike, except that one was a little paler than the other. I arose, and lay down again, with the same result. It made me quite uncomfortable for a few moments, but some friends coming in, the matter passed out of my mind.

"The next day, while walking in the street, I was suddenly reminded of the circumstance, and the disagreeable sensation produced by it returned. I had never seen anything of the kind before, and did not know what to make of it.

"I determined to go home and place myself in the same position, and if the same effect was produced, I would make up my mind that it was the natural result of some principle of refraction of optics which I did not understand, and dismiss it. I tried the experiment, with a like result; and, as I had said to myself, accounting for it on some principle unkown to me, it ceased to trouble me. But," said he, "some time ago, I tried to produce the same effect here. by arranging a glass and couch in the same position, without success."

He did not say, at this time, that either he or Mrs. Lincoln attached any omen to the phenomenon, but it is known that Mrs. Lincoln regarded it as a sign that the President would be re-elected.

A Touching Incident in the Life of Lincoln.

A few days before the President's death, Secretary Stanton tendered his resignation of the War Department. He accompanied the act with a heartfelt tribute to Mr. Lincoln's constant friendship and faithful devotion to the country; saying, also, that he as Secretary had accepted the position to hold it only until the war should end, and that now he felt his work was done, and his duty was to resign.

BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL U. S. GRANT.

Mr. Lincoln was greatly moved by the Secretary's words, and tearing in pieces the paper containing the resignation, and throwing his arms adout the Secretary, he said:

"Stanton, you have been a good friend and a faithful public servant, and it is not for you to say when you will no longer be needed here." Several frieuds of both parties were present on the occasion, and there was not a dry eye that wituessed the scene.

How Lincoln Illustrated What Might Be Done

With Jeff. Davis.

One of the latest of Mr. Lincoln's stories was told to a party of gentlemen, who, among the tumbling ruins of the Confederacy, anxiously asked "what he would do with Jeff. Davis?"

"There was a boy in Springfield," replied Mr. Lincoln, who saved up his money and bought a 'coon,' which, after the novelty wore off, became a great nuisance.

"He was one day leading him through the streets, and had his hands full to keep clear of the little vixen, who had torn his clothes half off of him. At length he sat down on the curb-stone, completely fagged out. A man passing was stopped by the lad's disconsolate appearance, and asked the matter.

"Qh,' was the only reply, this coon is such a trouble to me.'

"Why don't you get rid of him then ?" said the gentle

man.

"Hush!' said the boy: 'don't you see he is gnawing his rope off? off? I am going to let him do it, and then I will go home and tell the folks that he got away from me!'"'

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The Great Thing About Gen. Grant as Lincoln Saw It.

Mr. Carpenter, the artist, made particular inquiry of the President, during the progress of the Battles of the Wilderness, how General Grant personally impressed him as compared to other officers of the army, and especially those who had been in command.