Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1880 — Lincoln and Lord Hartington. [ARTICLE]

Lincoln and Lord Hartington.

The Marquis of Hartington was traveling in this country during the war, ami while here made a semi-official call on President Lincoln. He was introduced to honest old. Ane in the white house, with some ceremony, tat Mr. Lincoln grasped the hand of the marquis with his broad hand, closed a grip on it that Drought the team to the Englishman’s eyes, and said in a cheery voice: “Glad to see you, Marquis of Hartington. Shall never forget you. because your name rhymes with one of our great characters— Mrs Partington. How are you marquis?’ and he gave Hartington another squeeze; per, declaring to a friend that “Your American president is a boor!” The secret of the president's action was that the niranhi nan annaared at a wmo vuwv vkw uwu row •• ball in New Yorkafow nitato before his visit to 'Washington, and ostentatiously ’wore the rebel colors in his button-hole. Th* incident WM published, and the Sn°.«hi toTiv“