Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-16
Husband and Wife.
AN AFFECTING MEETING.

lie w dSnlngIOu correspondent or the
New York Times thus describes Mrs.
Garfield's arrival at the sick room: The
almost heart-brOken wife was met by her
son, James A. Garfield, Jr., Mrs. James,
and Attorney General MacVeagh. She
placed her hands in those of Mrs. James,
and directing a piercing inquiry into
her eyes, exclaimed interrogatively:
"Well?"
"Oh, everything is going on beauti-
fully" said Mrs. James in reply, "Only
he must not be excited. You must be
very calm when you meet him."
Mrs. Garfield had neryed herself for
the ordeal, and she answered simply, but
with great firmness.
81 can do it,
The party then went sadly up the
stairs, young James A. Garfield with his
arm about his mothers waist. Arrived
in the library, everybody but Mrs. Gar
field paused, and the doctors withdrew
with bowed heads from the Presidents
chamber. Mrs. Garfield passed quickly
in, and the door was closed.
OF that solemn meeting between the
husband and wife no record will ever be
given. The two were alone, together
without witnesses. At the end of about
fifteen minutes, the doors opened, and
Mrs. Garfield came slowly out. There
were
NO TEARS IN HER EYES,
and she walked with a firm step and took
her seat in the library. She was very
brave and bore up nObly under the great
blow which had fallen upon her. As she
left the room Mrs. James passed in. The
President was smiling, and he beckoned
with his finger to the lady to approach.
She leaned over the President and he
said:
"Have you met Crete?"
Mrs. Garfield's Christian name is Luz
cretia, and Crete is the pet name by
which the President always speaks of
her.
"Yes; l have met her." said Mrs.
James.
"And how does she act; how did she
bear it?" was the next eager question.
"She bore it like the true wife of true
soldiers" answered Mrs. James.
"Ah, the dear little woman~ exclaim-
ed the President. II would rather die
than that this should cause relapse to
her."
Soon after Miss MOllie entered the
room. She, too, was very brave, and
| forced herself to assume calmness
which she could not feel. Advancing
steadily toward her father, as he lay on
what was supposed to be his deathbed,
| she said:
"Oh, papa, Ina so glad to get back to
you, but I'm so sorry to see you in this
way"
Then she kissed him, and the Presi-
dent, putting his arm around her neck,
exclaimed:
"Mollie, you're a brave, good little
girl"
"WelI, I'm not going to talk with you
now" said the stout hearted little CIR
as she tenderly removed his arm from
her neck: wait till you get WELL"
| And with these parting words she
kissed him again, and turned and walk.
ed from the room followed by beaming
smile from the President.
THE PRESIDENT SLEEPS.
From the moment of Mrs. Garteld's
visit to him the President seemed to gain
in strength and spirits, and if he re
covers the doctors say that it will be due
greatly to the presence of his devoted
wife. After MOllie had left him he turn
ed over and with one hand clasped firmly
in one of Mrs. James, and his head rest
ing upon her other hand, he fell into O
gentle sleep. In half an hour, however
he awOke and complained of pain in
his feet. 1t did not last long, and he
dOzed off again, still holding the hand OF
Mrs. James. This time he slept over hall
an hour, and when he awOke he said t(
Mrs. James:
"DO you know where Mrs. Garfield is
now?"
"Oh, yes" Mrs. James answered, "sht
is close by, watching and praying for hel
husband"
He looked up to the lady with an anx
iOus face and said
II want her to 60 to bed. Will yOu
tell her that say if she will undress an(
90 to bed will turn right over, and
feel sure that when know she is in bee
can 60 to sleep and sleep all night
Tell her." he exclaimed with sudden
energy, "that l auiU sleep all night i
she will only do what ask"
Mrs. James conveyed the message t,
Mrs. Garfield, who said to her at once
go back and tell him that am un
DRESSING"
She returned with the answer: and tn
President turned over on his right sid,
and dropped into a quiet sleep almOs
instantly.
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