When Sojourner Truth visited the present occupant of the White House, the President gave him a most hearty welcome. “Lies,” said he, “are pictured as being black as Erebus; but thou, _Truth_, art black also.” The most numerous lies, said the sable skin, are _white lies_. _The National Debt._ “I have come to consult you on the enormous increase of our national debt,” said Chase to his master; “but perhaps you would rather I deferred it for the present?” “By no means,” was the reply; “_its great interest_ claims my most devout attention.” _Falsely Telegraphed._ When it was falsely telegraphed that Charlestown was in flames, the President explained his disbelief by saying that he believed it was a _flaming_ lie! _The Sword and the Law._ The President was lamenting to a lawyer the immense number who fell at the battle of ----. The lawyer, to soothe him, said “That those who live by the sword must expect to die by the sword!” “Yes,” said Abe; “and those who live by the law must expect to die by the law.” _Pepper_ v. _Laurels._ When it was telegraphed that Rosencranz had gone to _Cullpepper_, Abe said “It was a foolish errand, and that the general was sent out to _cull laurels_.” _Abe at the Play._ Abe, who is very fond of theatricals, went, upon a recent occasion, to the theatre to see a new play. The friend, who was with him, remarked upon the thinness of the house, and said he supposed it was owing to the war. “No,” replied the jester; “it is not owing to the war, it is owing to the _piece_.” _Abe and the Officer._ A craven-hearted officer was boasting the other day to Lincoln of the wounds he had received in his face. The President, however, knowing him to be a coward, told him he had better take care the next time he ran away how he looked back. _Anecdote._ At a dinner the President recently gave at the White House, he was much amused by the following anecdote, related by one of the officers who had just returned from a northern victory. During the battle the rain came pouring down to such an extent that he remarked to a companion, who stood by, (an Irishman) that it reminded him of the _general deluge_. “And faith,” says Pat, “who’s that? I never heard of that general before.” _The Scotch Editor._ At this same dinner party there was a Scotchman, an editor of one of the northern newspapers. Opposite to him, at the table, sat a gentleman who had indulged pretty freely in his cups. In the course of conversation he asked the Scotchman “What was the difference between a Scott and a Lot?” To this the Scotchman replied, that “the difference lay in the breadth of the table.” _The Senator._ A certain senator, not the highest ornament to the White House, had a custom of shaking his head when another member spoke. The speaker complained of this as an affront. The President, however, took it good humouredly, and assured his friend that although the gentleman often shook his head, there was nothing in it. _Common Sense._