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Title: Lincoln at work : sketches from life
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Stoddard, William Osborn, 1835-1925 Gallagher, Sears, 1869-1955, ill
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: Boston Chicago : United Society of Christian Endeavor
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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gate, puffingat my weed, when I was suddenly brought upby a flash of glittering steel apparently manyinches in width, carrying both point and edge,such as they were. Put out dot cigar-r-r ! What ? I responded, more than a littleastonished at this military invasion of my ac-customed privileges in the neighborhood of myown official workshop. But again the bayonetflashed, and there were words unmistakablyGerman, followed by a sternly uttered repeti-tion of the command. Put out dot cigar-r-r ! I offered explanations, but they were givenall in vain, for the Teutonic sentinel was furi-ously firm. I was compelled, then, to recall to mind theletter, if not the spirit, of the order for thesalvation of the public buildings; and I pitchedaway all that was left of the Cuban peril Iwas bringing upon them. My walk began again, but I was already THE SENTBY AT THE GATE 107 aware that the cavalrymans rigidity had de-parted from him. He had been swaying side-wise in his saddle as if his half-suppressed
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Put out dot cigar-r-r! laughter might dismount him, and I had be-lieved that he was laughing at me. Now, also, 108 LINCOLN AT WORK his bronze horse curveted and wheeled, and ina moment more he was pulling up beside me. Mr. Secretary ! Wait a moment! Thebest joke you ever heard ! I halted readily and faced him; for he hadnot drawn his sabre, and his pistols remainedin their holsters. Whats the matter ? I supposed I had aright to do as I pleased around here. His horse plunged a little, as if he had somefun in him, but the rider succeeded in keepingnear enough to tell me. It was nt an hourago that Germany halted Stanton himself rightthere, just as he did you. What? The secretary of war? Did hemake him throw away his cigar ? Well, he did! Stanton all but ran againsthim in the dark, and Germany shouted at him, You puts out dot cigar! till he gave it up.But that wasnt all. Stanton laughed, but hehad nt more n got out of sight before oldSeward, he came along; and he s almost al-ways smoking.

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