its school-rooms and furnishings, at least two hundred thousand dollars; while on the outskirts of the crowd were scores of women and children dragging away chairs, bedsteads, carpets, and whatever else could be saved from the flames. One colored child, it is said, was trampled to death in trying to escape from the ruffians, and during the four days of their rule in the city, they destroyed property to the value of two million dollars."

"Cæsar!" exclaimed Roger, "if I'd been the Mayor, I should have turned some of the army's 'peace-makers' upon the crowd."

"You couldn't have had a hearing without them, that's a fact, for whoever was unarmed and not of the rioters, was liable to be badly handled. A gentleman who witnessed the spoiling of several jewelry stores, indignantly exclaimed: "This is an outrage; as an American citizen, I am ashamed of it; whereupon a ruffian instantly clove his skull in twain. Nor did our soldiers escape similar attacks till the

arrival of a regiment from the front rendered further lawlessness dangerous. Several were bruised and beaten by the rabble in the outset; one was cudgelled to death, another, while trying to escape, was seized near some rocks in Forty Second street, and after suffering shocking abuse, was thrown from a height of twenty feet, upon a pile of stones below."

Oh, dreadful!" exclaimed Maedy. "But you said the rioters were foreigners, didn't you? I don't believe that Americans would do such a thing."

"No, our native born men had little or no share in the disturbances, either in New York or elsewhere. They are for the most part busy in defending or helping the Republic; moreover, even the lowest of our own people generally respect the laws too much to rise in tumult against them."

"What an example the President has given for the times," added Mrs. Warren. "Though Commander-in-Chief of all our armies, they say he has engaged a young

man to serve as his representative recruit in the ranks. He doesn't pretend to be great he seems like one of the peopleyet how wise and just and good he is showing himself. I like what a Frenchman in Washington said, when asked if he had seen Mr. Lincoln ? Oui, monsieur,' he answered, 'this is a man extraordinare; he seem to me like one grand jentleman in disguise.""

"If I went to the White House," said Roger, "I'd like to slip behind a door, and stay there for a day, just to hear him talk; they say he's so kind, and jolly toohe isn't afraid to make jokes, nor to take them. It wasn't just the thing though, to call him an 'old hoss'-was it ?'"

"What, the President?

You don't mean that a man said that in speaking to him;" said Frank in surprise.

"Why, they say an old Western farmer, who had known him as 'Honest Abe,' called at the White House, and did really greet him with these words. But Lincoln,

instead of being offended, replied jocosely, 'So I'm an old hoss, am I? What kind of a one pray?' Why, a draft hoss to be sure,' was the reply; and the twinkle in the old man's eye made the President's face brighten-though they say it is very careworn now-a-days-as he shook hands with his old friend."

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"His words, both of lip and pen, have the genuine ring, of a kindly, noble nature," said Mr. Warren. I read lately one of his letters published in the papers; here is a part of it that I saved for you children. Read it to us, Maedy," he added giving her the extract, and she read as follows:

Father of Waters It is hard to say

"The signs look better, the again goes unvexed to the sea. that anything has been more bravely and well done than at Antietem, Murfreesboro, Gettysburg, and on many fields of less note. Nor must Uncle Sam's web feet be forgotten."

"What are they; the gunboats ?" interrupted Roger.

"I guess so; we can tell in a moment.”

"At all the watery margins they have been present, not only on the deep sea, the broad bay, and the rapid river, but also on the narrow, muddy, bayou, and wherever the ground was a little damp they have made their tracks."

"The other passage is upon the coming time of peace," added Mr. Warren; "let us have that too."

"There will be some black men who can remember, that with silent tongue, and clenched teeth and steady eye, and well poised bayonet, they have helped mankind on to this great consummation; while I fear there will be some white men unable to forget, that with malignant heart and deceitful speech they have striven to hinder it!"