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Timaru Herald, Volume IV, Issue 101, 20 April 1866, Page 5

President Johnson.— A review m the Times of a life of President Johnson, contains the following amusiug extract : — '*lfc is almost needless to say that, like Mr. Lincoln, he was aud is proud of i|is,origin, and fond of reverting to it. An auecdote is often toldof him which humorously illustrates his peculiarly American -'.pride of origin. While governor of Tennessa,- Alr Johnson, betaking himself for a season to the exercise of his old craft, turned out a splendid suit, of clotbiug m the latest fashion, which was sent as a present to his friend -Gpyeriior •M't/'olliii, of Keutiv'ky. The Kentucky 'Governor, who? hail once been a blacksmith of no ineau skill, at once returned the i cbiniihuient by forging with l li is own hands, anil seuding/to Mr. Johnson, a /very servijeabie shovel and, pair' of b»ngs^ ; which he" honed would serve tokeep alive the flame of their • okt friendship.^ Mr. Johnson has always paid lnarked attention, to men; of iiis own, trade, and can hardly p;iss a fciilor's shop without going m aud exchanging coißpliinduts with the kniguta of the goose aud needleAvith whom he once yrrought. In the heat of a hard-fo\ight "political caiupaigii a f rieud; asked him ;whalf -he shojikl^dp^iir ; byj chance he. were defeialeiv' , '"Open a teilor'ajshopj ?nd i gd^\yprk,^^ras thejpromjit ijg^y^lnSliiar-; son Air.^^ J^hi^ii*is;a;Jittl|'above -;the' .iyferage >h^^^^m|^^fTaj|^^iand^cia^W^^gi^ .; tf eW; ali^mions inj£i^jyiOT£^d'li^^^^dSiu^ imi)rfeMionihis;prMeia& gTv^