The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-07-09
That Man in the Gallery.


Free Lance.
1t will be remembered that, 10 his speech
nominating Sherman at the Convention,
General Garfield. after delivering an APP
propriate eulogy upon that candidate, said:
Who do you want? wherenpon voice IN
the gallery shouted .. Garfield r.
That unknown man called upon the Gen.
eral on Tuesday afternoon, just ss the fn-
ture President was washing his hands TO
prepare for . general shake. He was .
one-armed soldier and rather seedy In his
makeup.
Said be: seen. Garfield. como TO Of
fer my congratulations" =.
Thanks, thanks." said the General;
"let me sse, weren't you in the Forty-sec-
opd Ohio"
"No, General. that's not 1t. Didn't yon
hear that voice in the gallery whrn you
said Who do you wantT I'm the man
that said il. was for you frat. last and
all the time"
"You are prophetic soul" said the
General, !. and II come to the White
House, depend upon IT, ! shan't forget
you"
And the one-armed man left bis name on
. card and went away.
In few minutes Garfield was surround
i ed by bis friends. aud his right arm was
going like a pump handle. when burly
| Teuton pressed forward and accosted him
with:
1 "Guten abend. Cbeneral, I drinks have
some claims on you anyhow"
81 am At your service, my good friend, "
said the General let me hear from you."
"Did you hear dot man should oud 10 de
gallery Garfield when you say Was haben
sic ?'n
4 "Ah. yes; remember it we'll. Do you
mean 10 tell me-"
"Yah, Cheneral; vas dot man, identical
same"
"My friend, shall never forget you 81
long as live. Let me hear from You any
time"
And the man went away happy
. Passing through the rotunda on his way
to the carriage. the General felt thunder
ing slap on his back, midway between hi
! shoulders and hips, accompanied with
) familiar
"Hillo, old Gar r.
i Turning around he Jaw before him . YER,
1 little man with very tall hat and yer,
! thick stick In bis fst.
a - Don't remember me, eh? I'm called
: the, boss interviewer Of Chicago. ! 10
! terviswed old Conk and you too, ant
d Pm
a "Ah, yes. Well, good-day."
d Hold on, old fellow" said the littl
i. chap, 81 want to have just word wit
. You on my own hook. Didn't you hea
o that fellow up In the gallery when yo
made your Sherman speech about Gar
D ield?'n
. az did yes. I did. Do you mean
4 say"
4 "Gusss fixed you that time, old mar
. knew IL vas bound to 20 chat way. No'
. consider am the man who saved the RI
4 publican party
j, my dear, good little fellow" said Gar
b fold, "yoa deserve thanks Of the Nation
1 Como down and sss me in Ohio and II
! tell you Ill about the next Cabinet. Pei
2 haps yoa'll b in it."
. And then the little man went away hap
py.
ii Just ~ tho General WAS boarding th
0 train bottls-nosed politician plucked hiu
: By the coat tail and shrieked:
ii sGsneral. General, one word, only on
q word"
q "What Is II, my man ?"
Y "Do you remember whom ycu made you
: speech in the Convention nominating Shet
man that man up In the gallery shouts
]; Garfield r."
; The General II not profane man. q
!, was once minister OF the Gospel, but b
d was 1t ono time Of his life canal boatmar
d Early habits Of thought ana expression ar
: never completely eradicated, and the futuI
occupant Of the White House startled son
OF bis friends in the car q he threw himse
into seat and exclaimed
"D-n that man IN the gallery !"
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