Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-27

look so much like him. We have but
one other child, a daughter, and she,
too, is married, and we live here
alone"
1t was not difficult task to turn the
attention of MIR. Garfield to the charac-
teristics of his illustrious brother, and
then early life after the death of the
father left Mother Garfield and her
family of small children to face the
world IN poverty and alone.
WHEN FATHER GARFIELD DIED.
II was child between 10 and IL
when father died" said the old gentle
man, land James was the baby of eigh-
teen months. Mother was often urged
to find places for her children among
neighboring friends, but she always re.
fused, and sat in our humble home
spinning end weaving for such people
MS would give her employment, while |
set out working with all my might
among the neighbors to contribute
what child could for the family sup
port. used to earn twenty-five cents
cord for chopping fifteen-foot wood,
and from my slender earnings paid
nine shillings bushel for meal, which
| backed two miles and half from the
mill, and this largely formed your
diet"
Wasn't it a mile and halfp" asked
Mrs. Garfield.
NO" replied her husband, with "A
keen remembrance of his poverty
which had outlasted his brothers prom
inence, sit was two miles ard half.
And that winter mother wove large
piece of cloth for the children, and ]
paid for the dye to color it. James was
seven years younger than the next old.
est child, and was teaching school
when we were married. Iwell remem-
Der carrying him on my back to the
school house when le was a child.
His mind seemed fully occupied with
his studies, and, if | say it myself,
James was a good and smart man"
THE ToW-pATH STORY.
"What truth" asked The Inter
Ocean reporter, sis there in the story
about James hiring out to drive for a
canal boat?'
why" replied Mr.. g., Games never
was regularly employed in the bust
ness. He hired out to his cousin,
Amos Letcher, until something better
turned up, and drove one round trip,
and was preparing to start on the
second, when he fell sick and quit the
business. He was then Is or Is years
DID,"
when did you first hear of the as
sassination of the President"
con the evening Of the day it occur
red, at . o'clock. A neighbor coming
from Grand Rapids brought copy o.
the Eagle with him for me. A dispatch
signed by Mr.. Judd, was brought 10 the
house from the nearest railway station
later in the evening, and every Day af
terward until Harry Garfield returned
to Williams College he sent me dis
patch, which was brought over from
Jacksonville or Grandville by friends
After Harry went back to college
heard nothing direct from the Presiden
until the dispatch came from Elberor
announcing his death and signed 10y
Mr.. j. Stanley Brown"
pas TOO POOR TO GO TO WASHINGTON.
"Why did you not go to Washington
to visit the President during his i'll
ness ~ asked the reporter
The old gentleman hesitated, anc
the reporter kindly suggested that per
haps the great exspense incident to the
trip hindered him.
"Yes,' said Mr.. Garfield, chat was
it, and besides | had been told that no.
body would be admitted to see him"
odd you attend the funeral at Cleve
land ?"
Eyes. sir. | was gone from home
three days and when ! reached Cleve-
land was directed to go to the house OF
Mrs. Colonel Sheldon, where mother
and sister were"
II read" said Mrs. Garfield, "that
Mother Garfield had said that James
was her only son. This must be mis-
take, for Mother Garfield was not the
kind of woman to disown her own
children. She had too good heart for
that"
What do you think will be the ulti-
mate effect of the death of James upon
his mothers health ?"
II think" said Mr. Garfield, "that
she will yet experience relapse, for
she was so much wrapped up in James.
can never forget" added he, ''the
last time / met him. II was
AT MENTOR LAST NEw YEARS,
when we held the family meeting. No
money could buy Of me the remem-
brance of our parting. He took me
kindly by the hand and said: You
are going back to your peaceful home
while | must encounter trouble and
anxiety increasing.
The reporter shook hands with the
presidents brother and his wife, and
Mr.. Garfield said in conclusion: "You
may tell your people that you have
seen the humble farmer" to which
Mrs. Garfield added request that re-
port of the interview mig t be sent to
them cat jamestown, Ottawa county.
We live on section H. she said.
A glance around the place showed
few improvements. An arbor hung
with grape-vines led down to the gate,
and corn crib and one other small
dwelling wel e visible, but there was no
sioy,, 1f harm ar stablo ar shelter for q