“He Fell into his Old Habit of Telling Amusing Stories”
Tuesday, June 12, 1860 Fine day.
After breakfast called to see Hon Abm Lincoln, at his room in the State House — He was very glad to see me, and received me with great cordiality. I found Mr.Hicks an artist of New York, painting a portrait to be lithographed in Boston, and at the request of himself and Mr Lincoln, I remained and talked to Lincoln whilst Mr Hicks worked upon the picture. In the afternoon I called and did the same thing, and promised to call again tomorrow, as Mr Hicks says he greatly prefers to have some friend present whilst he is at work. The picture promises to be a very fine one. Lincoln bears his honors meekly, As soon as other company had retired after I went in he fell into his old habit of telling amusing stories, and we had a free and easy talk of an hour or two.
Quoted in Theodore Calvin Pease and James G. Randall, eds., The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, 2 vols
June 3, 2016 at 08:42
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