Part 5 Abraham LincolnI see the President almost every day, as I happen to live where he passes to or from his lodgings out of town.He never sleeps at the White House during the hot season,but has quarters at a healthy location some three miles north of the city, the Soldiers' home, a United States military establishment.I saw him this morning about eight thirty coming in to business, riding on Vermont avenue, near L street.He always has a company of twenty-five or thirty cavalry, with sabres drawn and held upright over their shoulders.They say this guard was against his personal wish, but he let his counselors have their way.The party makes no great show in uniform or horses.Mr. Lincoln on the saddle generally rides a good-sized, easy-going gray horse,is dressed in plain black, somewhat rusty and dusty, wears a black stiff hat, and looks about as ordinary in attire, as the commonest man.A lieutenant, with yellow straps, rides at his left,and following behind, two by two, come the cavalry men, in their yellow-striped jackets.They are generally going at a slow trot, as that is the pace set them by the one they wait upon.The sabres and accoutrements clank, and the entirely unornamental cortege as it trots towards Lafayette square arouses no sensation,only some curious stranger stops and gazes.
第五部分 亚伯拉罕・林肯August 12th, 18791879年8月12日我几乎每天都能看到总统，因为我恰好住在他往返于城外寓所的必经路上。在炎热的夏季，他晚上从不在白宫歇息，而是住在城北约3英里处的一个充满朝气的处所美国军事基地"士兵之家"。今天早晨大约8点半我看见他进城办事，骑马走在L大街附近的佛蒙特路上。和他随行的总有一支25到30人的身佩军刀的骑兵队伍， 军刀笔直地挂在他们的肩上。据说总统本人并不愿意有这支护卫队，但最终还是顺从了顾问们的意志。他们一行人的着装和马匹都不事张扬。马鞍上的林肯先生通常骑一匹体格高大、性情温和的灰色骏马，他穿着一身褪色的灰乎乎的黑色服装，头戴一顶硬挺挺的黑色帽子。从这身打扮来看，他和最普通的人一样平平常常。一位佩戴黄色绶带的中尉骑马走在他的左侧，跟随身后的是两两一排的身着黄条上衣的骑兵。他们常常慢步前进，因为他们守候的总统先生就是这么缓缓而行。当这群军刀配件叮当作响、完全不加修饰的队伍队伍徐徐走向拉菲特广场时，丝毫没有引起任何骚动，只有某个好奇的陌生人驻足而视。
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