New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-12
GARFIELD AND YHE POLITICIAN
N-rtor Zct,er N surrensc Jo,wna,

Nrrio- letter IN Syracuse JpuThG,.
hmong the recent arrivals was Western pollo-
clan. AZ hrst the writer WIS somewhat puzzled
with the manner of ihe host toward ids gentle
man he seemed to be skipping h-Irauyeiy!
around MIN; 20 be- avoiding he snlRllc-t chance OF
private conversation, oroi girinS the western man
one single idea OF H. real seutnn'rts on any given
subject. When uuder,' ood, the game MAS iuhhY
enough. and played equally well between lh'n'
At . o'clock "A bell was un2 ~ the ball and
We al went out to the adjoining room I" Hlnner
The dinlng-room Is ~ pretty as ib' phfW WIN 10
window draperes OF GTab and crimson. rs cani-
nets OF chnp and silver. and open CHEEKY iIr. II"
Dime. once under favorable progress the western
gentleman made leading remark Oh b' state OF
ailairs IA Sal FIanCsco. ibe Oen.i"l Shs"'feu
politely. and Jnmediatey sand: M FLANK arc
YOU aware what interesting ground Iou AZ" on
he first Mormon temple that was bu rs anou'
four mile from Lere, 81 Kirtiand, and ihs farm
formerly belonged to Mormon: indeed, the Inst
Mormon settlement was mere al 5lcntor ~.
a lnok of al sappointIucut. but CLEAN shOt through
ms eyes q, he quickly added; lon visited salt
Lake civ, believe, General :! .
"le-." said the General, u visited brgiim
Young and be told ne a queer story. asked MN
how he came to choose that particular spot ior
town. Well said Brigham, We were tra'e cling
along one hot summers day. | was lying IN my
canvas-cOyrrcd wagon nall asleep WI, II Al oi
sudden raised no and said: Halt Here j. inc
chosen spot for Our settlement" Ana as saii
that ! looked MP to that hill yonder, aud an angsl
stood there pointing ii ght down to this yaheyh 20
! knew the inwarI voice was rghl. wis
Ri.hai1 was telling =. tis, we were on ne piAt-
form Of Tie railway station, ana the iralu IN
tondei 10 take my departure OIL hal commenced TO
move oil. Brigham shouted Wait" AMI with a
wave Of his hand. he said: Don't move that Tram
uut,l tell you TO- III,
but the writer was conscious that the Paiiiic'an
was ssriDL something of san Francisco, t-f gi'as
snow storm that bad followed hiln al h. way
East until he reached the town OF ftci on. mo
home of PRESIDENT Hayes. lie war eNhth1f very
inc tovarf some tOpic Mr.. Garfield did not deslrs
discussed aad he.canght mp She word " Fremont.
Yon know MT. Blank. that place wa named IN
nj .er a
reply, General Garfield ran on; Fr'mohs hiaHe .
survey of Utah once aud DE reported ihe ''si@Vely
of "A wonderful lskc which ~ one end was salt. and
the other fresh The truth WAS there were TWO
lakes with "a small stream connecting th"in. II IS
pity he did not make more careful lhN',t igau9an
Of that country. in which case the Morn"n' mlgho
not have made their discoveries there" .
"We were acquainted with lieHon,' sa'd MIS-.
Garfield, "one the leader, perhaps m inventor
and he tau ght my father Greek and Latin. higd"n
was preacher after he lcft Joe smith ana fepa-
rated from the Mormons, and he was very eloquent
indeed"
The politician was getting restless.
How 30 you like the Deafr = SAM the Dcnere, 70
him sThe man who presented them "a me," no
Continued A" SAID he had never fonnd name LOT
them until after the election and now he calls
them the speaker stopped.
aCalled them Garfield pears said one Of the
elderly ladies E" and they came from Philadeipha"
ION. intended u toll you how they served JOG
Smith, resumed the General. whom be suggested
polygaIny IN this neighborhood for the iirs time
Some men went to his house In the night pulled him
ont OF bed, tarred and fcathered him AM, r"de pun
on II rsl A child that was in bed with hun WAS
also pulled out. Ii caught cold was III. ana dieo
This circumstance created sympathy Tor SMITH,
and they let him alone for av hiie.'
After tea and coffee we've served, we rei,iTne9 ~
the paror The politician made spasinodi; eIiote
TO buttonaoIe Oeueril Garfield, SAVING mus,
90 on 10 gainesville TO catch the evening tram !
had hoped" - =, -,
ing 70 see me on busncsss | will soon return
lie only came in time 10 utter some commonplace
ciyilties US the politician was bidding hrh. Oar-
field good-Inonmg.