Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-22

ever, and Mrs Garfield, with feeling!
of quiet cheerfulness, during the day,
had been constantly busying herself
about the house. Mrs. Larabee be-
sought her not to do any work.
|"Mother," she said, 'tyou will only
IVORY yourself" ooh, mo- replied
the old lady. eff [ am active [ shall
be able to sleep better" Her ex-
haution, occasioned by lack of rest
two nights previous, induced a sleep
which members of the family say ex-
'ceeded in length any previous sleep of
the old lady's. At five o'clock Tues
day morning the village bell tolled
and at six o'clock came this telegram:
EEBERoN, n. J., Sept. 19.-Mrs.
Eliza Garfeld-James died this even
lat 1875. He calmly breathed his
life away.
D. G. SWAIN.
Mrs I.arabee first thought it was
best not to tell her mother. The lat
ter was sleeping calmly and they did
mot awaken her. Not until eight
o'clock did the old lady awake, having
slept since eleven p. m. At that hour
Mrs. Larabee passed her door with a.
heavy heart and found her up and
dressed, reading her bible. It was
Thought best not to break the news I'M
It'll Mrs. Garfield had eaten her break
fast. Oddly enough, the old lady did
mot insist on hearing the news until
she had finished eating. Then taking
the telegrame from the shelf she was
about to read, but Miss Ellen took it'll
from her trembling hands.
Grandma" she said, "would you'll
be surprised to get bad news this
morning p
"Why. 1 don't know" said Mrs.
Garfield.
"Well, I shouldn't" said Mrs. Lar
abee 81 have been fearing and ex-
pecting it all the morning.
"Grandma., said Ellen ''there is
bad news"
els he dead ?'' asked the. old lady
TREMENDOUSLY.
"He is"
The quick tears started in the sensi-
tive eyes. There was a violent parox-
ysm of grief, but ne expression of
frenzy told of the anguish within.
els it true" she asked with quiz
|ering lips. "Then the Lord help me, ,
for if he is dead what shall | do?"
She was rendered weak and a little
nervous BY the announcement, and
was obliged once or twice to her room,
where in solitude she might begin to
lcamprehend the awful truth; but she
was not contented to remain there.
and soon returned to the sitting room
At $3.50 o'clock Mrs. Garfield was
found sitting in her rocking chair
waiting for news. The morning paper
she read with eagerness.
1T crnnot be that James is dead. !"
she murmured, 81 cannot understand
lit. | have no further wish to live and
[ cannot live if it is true.
Although her general health is good
at present there are many fears that
her words are prophetic. Mrs. Lara
bee does not hope otherwise herself,
but feeling keenly as she does her
great affection never once has she
limited at a lack of faith in the Su-
preme One or that all is not intended
for the best. cit is providential
[ can firmly believe that God
knows best and [ must not murmur.'
Mrs. Mehitable Trowbrige, the re-
manning sister of Garfield, was alsol
notified of! his death this morning
Having been sick for several weeks. it'll
was feared this blow. might PROSTATE
her, but she bears up better than might
be expected. Both of the sisters ap-I
pear more unnerved than the agedI
mother herself. The fortitude Of the
latter can be better appreciated when|
lit is remembered that Wednesday of
next week is her eightieth birthday
For about a month she was visiting|
Mrs. Phoebe Clapp and Mrs. A. Boyn-
ton in Hiram. About week ago shell
|returnd to Scion, where she expects to]
|remain with Mr.. and Mrs. Larabee I'm
it'll she is notified to make a change
lit will be remembered that the onlyl
brother of the president is living nearl
Grand Rapids, Mich. Since the 14thl
|of November last there have occurred
five deaths in the family as follows:
Mrs. Hattie L. Palmer, fourth oil
November; her son Randolf on thel
10th of Nov; Thomas Garfield on the!
18th of June; Miss G. Arnold on the|
|24th of July Just ten months agoI
Monday Thomas Garfield and the lateI
president celebrated their birthdays att
ia joint festivity in Randall Their
birthdays come on the same day, thel
general being forty-nine years old and
Thomas Garfield seventy nine.-La-
Crosse Chronicle
full ooeount of tho tuo mod diprcI