Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-07-14
White House Gossip.

\ correspondent Of the Boston Journal
on SUNDAY, sent the following Interesting gos
sip from the sicA room at Washington:
Lat sunday, VIII n The journal CORE
>pondcnt entered the waiting room. he >Av
~ o g Of anXiou> inquirers ainnng them Post
mister General james. WHOSE usual ro.s
>Yn'ts bad utterly fled. But TO-DAY he wa
chrliHs cheeT.ullN with MIR. Brown. he
ir"~ident secretary. Then he sat down a
one oi the decks and sie a cherrin. letter IL
friend IN Ncw l,rk. S.crrtar, Lincoli
came IN moment later. lust a, >ecrttar,
hlhdbm p2->"d Out nf the door from the & III
net room. "MtN. Mr.. WINDOW" said >e,r,-
tAry Llnro!n. II can see b. your face tina
you've heart good news"
Nv h. of course he hd.. Bob put in Gen
cral James. looking ~ from hi writing. "rb,
President passed the best uighi he had >iuc,
he was shot"
And he's gained strength. too. aided Mr.
Window ~ hc passed. out.
Gen. swain oil the sick room for a few mo
meut' at about Don. Wide the General Wa,
cJnN, rising with friend IN the ante room,
Secretary b aine hAppeuei 10 come in B-foie
entering the Cabinet room he stopped Ia tall
with General Swain. How T. the +, e,dcu'
this morning" was Nj. n aine'> liz quc>ti
He seems more comfortable than at an,
/ me ,inee the shooting" replied Gcuera
swain.
Did he pas good night -
He slept at one time. three hour, on
stretch. which T.. | L. IeNc. the longest nap hs
has hsd. When he WOKE up h. crii'd iur some
water. ! gaze Tim zip aud almost mmctI
a'cly ai.,rM ard hc Ma mapping again"
"HuW = H. coniinuc, Mr.. Blaine. "thai
YOU manage TO Keep him quirt,'
w ell, We try our d, i, but sometimes hs
get ahead Of u. lie cuudcn,es h. sentence,
wonderfully, occasionally into two or three
word>, 80 that he gct> through before We can
even caution him against talking"
Il suppose said Mr. Blaine. that's what
you mean VIXEN YOU sAy he gets ahead OF You
ALL
Yes. and he knows Il. too. once when be
had condensed some sentence into a couple Of
words. and We began 10 tell him he must not
talk. he SAID banteTinZiy. Why. | got through
long ago
Aner secretary Blaine had entered the Cabi-
net room, General swain laid to your repre-.
sentative that the Pres ideul ofteu spoke OF
himself 10 the third person. lie seems to
feel continued the General. THAT James A
Garfield aud the President Of the [ uiicd State ,
are Two different men"
Does II >eem To You that the responsibility
Of hi. public position nerve, him for the strug-
glcr'
- think IL does. or course he has trench
dous force Of " 80 aud wonderful physique
vet hi public position and The feeling thzt a
(.
a. children watch and prsy for a father. must
strengthen hi, physical and mrn'sl power"
Here General SWAIN looked al his watch.
and seeing that he had been away from the
lick chamber itw minutc>. buried back TO
M, duties. he aud colonel Rockwell have di,-
charged 80 delic4lely and con~cicni- Ou,ly ever
sInce the President Wa, stricken down.
Col. Rockwell took advantage Of Gen.
~ aims return TO leave the ,icl room for
short time. when your representative qUe.-
toned him in regard To he President. cundi-
ton, he replied. Well. hc's the most wonder
iII patient / ever saw or heard Of You can
imagine how frciiul strong man lyiug pro--
lrslo on III, back for over a week might become.
bat the President preserve, hi, temper and 20
far have not heard a comPla nng word from
HIM. Mhatcvcr he say- l. cheerful. aud he
Of)yn sl,cAk, IN q haui'ring tone"
DO YOU think be ita.Izc, The gravity OF hi.
injaTic,, the dangers De- IA, passed through
and those H. must meet ~
He certainly doe, He l. sure 10 a.A the
physician, som. time during the DAY. how ;hcS
think be }, getting along. and ! sl,Y, b.. D.
always fully informed by them"
"Ha> he said Iatthin. thi, morning Ia indi-
cate that be tr,ls himself Improved
"Nc>. hi fr,t Remark on Awaking from one
Of hi maps WI. 4 am feeling bcgler Jhi.
morning"
Doc. he talk much shout public sfur>r'
He does not, bat be- would il ~ would let
him"
Tia, he ever ioid You his mind va, busy
with them
'Ilc b,sau uHr, 10 tAlA Of SOM. lI,al adait>,
aud. when told hiu that be tnu>; Keep q4ici,
be replied. 'Ep kwcll. / can't help t.IAing
NJ mind seem, TO me iiAe a kalt is 1s-opc. -
many thing are passing through 1t. n he
h,ry- ! cant keen thcm ia there. II would
ct - crow DEED and Junhltd.
'po lou iAIuk Ay bA- gained strength
Il should iu'Er - from h. remark that be
VA feeling better. aud from the fArt that h..
uas moved his arm, ArOunIa good deal more"
Il, be ,h,.ti.l-'
-kemarA..b 80; ono" thi, morning he
turned 10 mc and asked with -iuilc, "NcU.
Rockwell. = thr grra; public eye on me thi-
morning
A; this point Harry Garfield. who looked
happier than during The lat i,w ,!a,, cuirrrd
The tabinc; room, and Col. Rockwell followed
him
When Steward Crump approached the t-,l-
.ide ihi- morning The Prr,nlen, A.kci: well.
BIb, how / NouT able assistant this morning.
W bonn DO you mean, Mr.. Pr,sideniE'
asked Billy.
why, mean the cow. Bill," he laid
pleasantly. When he had sipped the milk he
said: Billy she ought - have diploma OF
a media
Mr.. President" laid Billy. she already
has a national reputation" During the after
noon messenger came staggering into the
ante-ruOIn with big loaf OF DlacA German
bread. Nth Il was letter. which said Il
hope Mr.. Garfield VII Ike. ID; ! baked ID
minesglL"