Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-07-01
GRANT AND GARFIELD.
How they met and were received at
Long Branch.

For three DAYS Mr. Garfield had lived
and Mr.. Gran; had lived Just across the
drive from Mr. Garfield 1t was exact
lv the same distance from the cottage
where Grant vas to the hotel where
Garfield was as from Garfield hotel to
the Grant cottage. But the distance eI-
ther way was tcogreat for either to ira
vel. 1t was, however, just about the
right distance for man to see without
glasses, and it is well known to every
man, woman and child in this place that
ex-President Grant spent the greater
part of his daylight time behind the
window shutters Of the hou ct wing to
see what President Gaafield was up to
across tie way. At this identical tine
President Garfield occupied the eli-,i-
bic position behind the window shut
tiers of the Elberon Hotel. where he
closely watched every suspicious move
ment OF the ex-sllent man across the
avenue The STRAIN Of all this upon
imaginative people here was simply aw-
full 1t would have been great relief
If one great man had dared the other
great man halt way: it would have
been still more gratifying if Garfield
had gone out into the middle Of the
road and strutted around with IA chip
on his shoulder, or if Grant had dared
Garfield to come inside the fence. or if
anything IN the world could have hap
pened it would have been very pleas
ant to the expeatant crowds who daily
hung around to see fair play.
But the meeting finallyo CT red. The
great President and the great ex-Presi-
dent got tired glaring at each other
through TIE window shutters. The
President went out to ride and the en-
President went out tc walk. and they
mcst unaccountablv encountered each
other 1t was one o. those mornings
when Grant had forgotten to 'ake his
pistol from under his pillow and put II.
into his pocket. and as he felt around
under his coat tails for it be turned
white aud began to wonder If he had
left his will and his Mexican Railroad
and the third term in good order. He
telt certain that Garfield would get the
dropon him. and he regarded compla-
Gently, as a brave man can. the closing
mements of an eventful life. He did
not know that Garfield had mislaid his
and he was not near enough
to the President to see that he turned
pale at the discovery. This was d situa-
ton for two men whom the newspapers
and the goSsips had got into u temper TO
chew each other IN pieces They had
finally met and neither had weapon
There was not even club or stone
within reach. \ score or more Specta-
.Ors. who bad assembled TO gather. up
,he fragments OF greatness after the
light should end. We're hrnathless witl,
ear. President Garfield looked at ex-
resident Grant and raised his hat ex-
President Grant looked at President
fairfield and raised his hat; the one
lrovt away: the other walked on. and
he wan was over.
You must have noticed the way in
which all this was done. much as
ouple would flrt and finally meet ona
pleasant afternoon in the park. \ Ia
y who entirely understood these things
pronounced tie affair Just TOO sweet.
nd lovely for anything
A revised edition of the late Mrs. II.
:. Conant's popular History of En-
lish Bible Translation will shortly be
sued by l. X. Funk & Co.
At Sedalia, Tuesday evening, Jim
inley, cripple and one Bard quar-
eled: Bard slapped Finley's face:
lnley said he would shoot him If he
i'd 1t again; Bard repeated the insult
nd Finley shot and nearly kill him.