Category: Daily Story

Escape of Confederate Leaders General Grant asked for special instructions of Mr. Lincoln,–whether he should try to capture Jefferson Davis, or let him escape from the country if he wanted to so. Mr. Lincoln replied by relating the story of an Irishman who had taken the… Read the full story

Hogs Mr. Hunter, you ought to know a great deal more about this matter than I do, for you have always lived under the slave system. But the way you state the case reminds me of an Illinois farmer who was not over-fond of work, but was an adept in… Read the full story

Chase and The Presidnecy Old Abe replied that “it is not so easy a thing to let Chase go.” I am situated very much as the boy was who held the bear by the hind legs. I will tell you how it was. There was a very vicious bear which, after being some time chase… Continue reading Chase and The Presidnecy

Chase and the Chin Fly “My brother and I were once ploughing corn n a Kentucky farm, I driving the horse, and he holding the plough. The horse was lazy; abut on one occasion he rushed across the field so that I, with long legs, could scarcely keep pace with him. On… Read the full… Continue reading Chase and the Chin Fly

General Mcclellan and Peninsula Campaign Well, Bap [McNabb] had a very splendid Red Rooster and he with others was entered. Well, the eventful day arrived, and Bap with his little beauty was there in all his splendor. The [crowd] arrives and into the ring they toss their chickens,… Read the full story

Death Once the President alluded to this terrible dream with some show of playful humor. ‘Hill,’ said he, ‘your apprehension of harm to me from some hidden enemy is downright foolishness. For a long time you have been trying to keep somebody–the Lord… Read the full story

Spinach “Now that reminds me of a circumstance that took place in a neighborhood where I lived when I was a boy. In the spring of the year the farmers were very fond of the dish which they called greens, though the fashionable name for it nowadays… Read the full story

A Little Light “A benighted wayfarer having lost his way somewhere amidst the wilds of our Northwestern frontiers, the embarrassments of his position were increased by a furious tempest which suddenly burst upon him. To add to the discomforts of… Read the full story

A Dog and Coon Hunting There is one anecdote that I must tell you, that took place when he was a boy, he told me himself. He said that he used to be very fond of coon hunting and his father used to oppose this hunting, but he would slip out of a night after… Continue reading A Dog and Coon Hunting

A Horse’s Splints Egbert Viele, military governor of Norfolk during 1862-1863, recollecting a conversation with Mr. Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton after the latter received a wire asking for urgent instruction and, though he did not understand… Read the full story