16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln

Compiled by London swaminathan

Date: 23 November 2015

Post No. 2355

Time uploaded in London :– 18-15

( Thanks for the Pictures  ) 

DON’T REBLOG IT AT LEAST FOR A WEEK!  DON’T USE THE PICTURES; THEY ARE COPYRIGHTED BY SOMEONE.

When Abraham Lincoln was criticized by a deputation sent to call on him he said,

“Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth in gold, and you had put it in the hands of Blondin to carry across Niagara River on a rope. Would you shake the cable and keep shouting – Blondin stoop a little more – go little faster—lean a little more to the north — lean a little more to the south? No, you would hold your breath as well as your tongue, and keep your hands off until he was safe over. The Government is carrying an immense weight. Untold treasures are in our hands. We are doing the very best we can. Don’t badger us. Keep quiet, and we will get you safe across”.

Xxx

Proud Peacock

A newspaper correspondent visited Coolidge at Plymouth, watched the automobiles rolling by, and said:

“It must make you proud to see all these people coming by here, merely to see you sitting on the porch. It shows although you are an ex-President you are not forgotten. Just look at the number of those cars.”

“Not as many as yesterday,” replied Mr Coolidge. “There were 163 then.”

30th President of the United States

XXX

Mrs Coolidge became Mrs Lincoln

When Mrs Calvin Coolidge went abroad after her husband’s death she feared there would be an unnecessary fuss made over the wife of an ex-President. But the friend with whom she was travelling said, “Don’t worry. In the little places where we will be stopping they don’t know one President of the United States from another. People won’t bother you.”

And no one did – until in a small Italian town they received word that reservations had been made for them in the next town. This sounded ominous. When they reached the hotel in question they were pompously by the manager. Bowing profoundly, he said, “We are proud to welcome the wife of the Great President of the United States. Will you register, Mrs Lincoln?”

Xxx

Not for the Senators, but for the country

When Everett Hale was chaplain of the Senate (US), someone asked him, “Do you pray for the Senators, Dr.Hale?”

“No, I look at the Senators and pray for the country”, he replied

–Subham–