, 1881-09-07
Closing Of the Cottage at 1880
P. H., with the Sick Man
Asleep.
Striking Evidences Of Popular Love-rha
Day Of Prayer-0omple:e Rec
orda Of the Case.

stricken President 10 tile anxious surgeons. !
still llnltEng between two opinions. TN tho
QUO l.and the unknown tlRllsers Vi a long md
pertfous journey nf nh invalid via fur
weeks llas hee1l struggling stl,plyto breathe
IN tile very valley Of tic shadow uf dentli;
OIL tic other the torrld heat Ut Washington,
It's ,nalar!nl MIR, and the depressing Influences
Of the habit and tocutc Of suffering. t
Wastel Utmost to q skeleton, ptostratcA by
lisease md pain, enconlpasse1 by a poisoned,
fcver-brcetltnE atmosphere. the President
las for weeks pleaded to be removed. These
prayers were pathetic wien, under the dis
tracing influence Of biood-potsutl, tho pa
ttent's mind wandered. when Ills reason a'-
most sltccumbett, wien he appeared 10 be
sinking into the arms Of death under
cloud Of dclIriu.n. but there was
touch Of nujcsty III tic impatient.
pcremptory tono Of tho Presidents CHI.
p1latc "No, mol T do not wnnt any
more delny!" 1t WIS tho last word, and It
was ull order which could not be disobcyctl.
Tile Presltlcnt summed ZIP Ills own case.
Wit, clear Intellect und accurate Judgment
he decI.lcd TINT to remain WIS tn tlie, 'atM
tliat to travel, to lcayo THO quiet and Ecposc Of
the stck-clinNIhcr u,la eht0untcr tho noiso
ard jar of III expYcss-train flying "vcr te
| iron roadway might be ~ speed toward H.,
coyers, life. and health. with lnc tho TIN
expected always happcns slow this tcdttc-
tton Of hope. this soiAce Of the Outrageous III
II desmlrlng situation must l!nra tlltted
through the Presidents Mind us he WIS burllo
out Of the Executive Mansion, unit ulons tic
path ,natle s1l,ootIt md swift by srtonce antt
| ,yt, to the oceans, brink, Wlusc salt waves
and brccxcs should bring buck to Ills w'.stcl
fralnu the ilooa!.tiio or Iifc. What MI ,liieX-
a,npled journey! Thousands If men, women,
alul children, out On the streets Ut tho CaUital
City. silent. with lirasls rvvcrc1ltly barred.
guzl&lg wistfIllly for otlc gl1npsc of thu M.
tsUn's krcat Invalid, and prnyil.g fcrvcnt!y fnr
tic preservation VI his ltu. Other thousands
gathered Mt tho stations on thu roatl 10 cutefl
IL VIEW of tho flying tt3.tn md eagerly scznS
tho surgeons bulletins of thB i'lustrions
travellers condition scattered along the WAY.
Ot!lor thousands, ,,uy, mlllluns-t[ty-twO
million lMcll, women, uMl chfaArgn-tflgIr
hearts tltrobbillE Will, nllxIety. their wlIoto
bcIlly absorbed in thought OF tile musllctors
journey, their ours strained to catch tue
click. click OF tic telegraph tliat sliall tell
them. Gotl helping, tint the President hs
nrrlscd sately, n1,u tllat tho breczes Of tho
,ccan p!ay about his fcvcrctl brow, w0uing
l,nt back 10 lltu.
Whut II weird journey; begun III Tho
gl0Dm Of the uncertain n'0rnlnE light; ilc-
gun utmost In despair. ailst continued lt,t1ur
tho weight Of unxiesy ard hcavy responsi-
bl.ity; tho SURGEONS bend over tho sIiastly
fucc uttl yl,Sted forll Ut tic traveller will,
thu deepest soiicltuttr, counting Ills pulse
beat, watching every tjreut1,t And the
lpDte wilo guards l.or husband, l'er palo
facp flushed with tho liectir glow Uf excite
.nunt, lser heart heNtfnS quick. but her sou!
| lI1nypd with the gnuTNEu 0f Il luNrtyr lA'