Lincoln's Sons

[LincolnToddFan]

(07-23-2014 04:56 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Wow, a photo of Ward's - I hope I'll receive my copy soon! Can't wait!! "Lincoln's Animal Friends" has no photos, but lovely, wonderful sketches instead!

Does Lincoln's Animal Friends have the story about when the President was out for a carriage ride one afternoon and saw a friend walking and offered him a ride...then just as the distinguished gentleman was entering he saw that AL had a couple of his goats with him in the carriage? The man freaked out and said there was no way he was going to share a carriage with billy goats. Lincoln assured him that there was "plenty of room" but the friend refused to enter. Lincoln was genuinely baffled at this attitude, but finally drove off.

I remember reading this many years ago in a book about WH pets and for the life of me I cannot remember where I read it. I thought it was a very funny story...vintage AL! And I am pretty sure the offended friend was Edwin Stanton.

Has anyone else heard that one?