New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-16
GARFIELD And HIS WIFE.
From The Whitehall Reriew.

From The whitehall Reriew.
The sweetheart of his boyhood-the girl-pupil
whom her tutor lOved-was for Garfield the star of
his hearts horizon till the last moment of his life.
In passage leading from the parlor to the dining
room III his house at Mentor, hangs picture Of nun
about to enter the confessional in a cathedral he
resemblance of this sweet face TO that of Mrs. Ger
hed Is very striking one of those accidental like
nes.es one sometimes observes in picture, and
which seems all the more strange and iuterestmg
without any knowledge of the dear model it 80
greatly resembles 50 marked was the
face of the heayen-communing nun and that ot Mrs,
Garfield, that stopped before IT as General Garfield
was taking me in TO dinner. How like Mrs Gar
ned! exclaimed. She was directly behind rue.
walking with General Swain. The married lovers
e t,tI fond glance and Mrs Garfield said,
pretty Pirw This was his pet name for herself by
which he always spoke of the accidental portrait /
never saw two people talk so much with their eyes
as these two did. 1t was evident that they CON
suited each other upon every circumstance of life
as II arose. and that the action he took thereon
best.
saw him in the Senate Chamber 60 through the
imposing ceremonial by which he was transformed
from private cltlzen one OF the mass, TO ruler
whose powers while they last are more auto,ratic
tAal any kings. The agitation Of the solemn mo-
merit had blanched the glowing cheek, stilled the
smile on the now pale lips hut and anon he
lifted his eyes to her She sat in the gallery
ana III 'front.' OF HIM, and her calm, unruiicd face
seemed to give him the response he neededthe ~ V
one he could listen to, or sought. Any observer
Versed Ill phvsognomV could that her eyes spoke
| saying, g All is well. You are doing nobly ! am
proud OF You" Behind the uhimpaSsoned mask Of
her delicate features held in bondage by the power
OF her Will and fortltude there glOwed the fire of an
enthusiastic love of him, JOY IL him. support from
her Tor HIM. TO which 10 cold description IN written
words do Justice.
No one who saw President Garfield after his in
staiatlon III the White House tail to nave OBJ
serVed the great change which his accession 10
power had occasIoned in him. only at intervals did
niS o1ght )oYousness SHINE ont again, as M tho
pleasant home az Mentor. The very day after ne
became President, the struggle for the spells of
Office began with crceneSS hitherto unparal lecd
IN ali the strife of that kind which has been seen at
washington. He was half-maddened by his desire
20 dc justice to all the concndlnE factions Ii was
this feeling which made him slow to give irreyoca-
Ole decisions at the White
House one morning and he referred to his
anxiety not to take step in haste which he might
repent at leisure The huEOr OF his own cautious
slowness brought back the twinkle in his eve the
smile on the rosy lip, 4" cont know when / shall
get around to that he said lau know there \
no telling when the Mississippi River will reach a
given point" The sluggish movement of the great
Father Of Waters was hit ott To the life bv this i'm
Promptu epigran., The day called at tie White
House to say good-by--l did not think it would Ice
lorever-I was shown into the family drawng-room
uPstalrS-an apartment to which the public is not
Mrs Garfield came in with her daughter MoIlo. n
splendid, large imbed maiden of fourteen her
fathers self IN feature and IN torn. noble Girl
Beside this heiress of her fathers grand proportions
Mrs Garfield looks almost snallerthan her daughter:
Yet she cannot he called a little woman. Sweet,
voiced, ladyhke; her apparel again most ftiing
most simple, most becoming.
Ihc President enters, clad in gray morning suit,
ms hands In the packets side pockets Only a mo
ment! such rush of people clamogng to see HIM 4,
But during this moment husband and wife contInu-
any glance Accommodation old glancc-thrir
glance of Mentor, OF the senate Hail. az each other
Eyes constantly look love to eyes that speak ognin
He complains of the loss of sleep which the ~.
of Presidential duties entails oIlv ,, ' ~
hours last night he says. But he hopes eycrvthnr
Is dong we'll now. Life is to be joyous in the iuturr
lhcre Is always some trouble getting to rights whon
we move house. is there not So good-bve and
God bless you! And he is gone "''N