One of the mischief-makers abounding in Washington, and doing more harm
than all the rebel calumniators, hastened to repeat to the President
that the secretary of war had plainly called him a "d---d fool!"
"You don't say so? This wants looking into. For, if Stanton called me
that, it must be true!--for he is nearly every time right!" He took his
seat, and excused himself, jerking out as he stalked forth, glad to be
quit of the pest:
"I will step over and see him!"