s popular majority over McClellan,
who never did much toward making the War a success, was more than four
hundred thousand. Underneath the cartoon reproduced here, from "Harper's
Weekly" of November 26th, 1864, were the words, "Long Abraham Lincoln a
Little Longer."

But the beloved President's time upon earth was not to be much longer,
as he was assassinated just one month and ten days after his second
inauguration. Indeed, the words, "a little longer," printed below the
cartoon, were strangely prophetic, although not intended to be such.

The people of the United States had learned to love "Long Abe," their
affection being of a purely personal nature, in the main. No other Chief
Executive was regarded as so sincerely the friend of the great mass of
the inhabitants of the Republic as Lincoln. He was, in truth, one of
"the common people," having been born among them, and lived as one of
them.

Lincoln's great height made him an easy subject for the cartoonist, and
they used it in his favor as well as against him.

"ALL SICKER'N YOUR MAN."

A Commissioner to the Hawaiian Islands was to be appointed, and eight
applicants had filed their papers, when a delegation from the South
appeared at the White House on behalf of a ninth. Not only was their
man fit--so the delegation urged--but was also in bad health, and a
residence in that balmy climate would be of great benefit to him.

The President was rather impatient that day, and before the members of
the delegation had fairly started in, suddenly closed the interview with
this remark:

"Gentlemen, I am sorry to say that there are eight other applicants for
that place, and they are all 'sicker'n' your man."

EASIER TO EMPTY THE POTOMAC.

An officer of low volunteer rank persisted in telling and re-telling his
troubles to the President on a summer afternoon when Lincoln was tired
and careworn.

After listening patiently, he finally turned upon the man, and, looking
wearily out upon the broad Potomac in the distance, said in a peremptory
tone that ended the interview:

"Now, my man, go away, go away. I cannot meddle in your case. I could as
easily bail out the Potomac River with a teaspoon as attend to all the
details of the army."

HE WANTED A STEADY HAND.

When the Emancipation Proclamation was taken to Mr. Lincoln by Secretary
Seward, for the President's signature, Mr. Lincoln took a pen, dipped
it in the ink, moved his hand to the place for