Daily Republican., 1881-07-11
OUR PRESIDENT.
HIS PERSISTENT FIGHT WITH
DEArH WITH A PROSPEUT OF
VICTORY.
The symptoms Still Continue IA
yVrable-The President's Inter.
View with his Children.

the tenth day after his attempted as
sassination, with the symptoms OF ms
recovery growing brighter all the time.
The scenes about the White House have
lost that element of excitement and
restlessness which have been the chief
characteristics during the past few days
The soldiers are still grouped pictures
uuely under the tress and policeman
guards the gate, but there are compara-
lively few persons that seek admission.
A newspaper correspondent now and
then saunters in instead OF rushing
along with excitement in his face as he
did two or three days ago. But there is
little to reward the news gatherer. The
visitors room is deserted, and the lines
of colOred messengers that formerly
waited outside the door at the command
of the Cabinet officers have now disap-
peared. A doctor comes out from the
sick room occasionally to take little
exercise in walking about and to smoke
cigar with General Swain and Colo
nell Rockwell, who have been con-
stautly in attendance upon the 2 esi-
dent It is noticeable that all those
about the Presidents bedside are great
smokers, except, OF course, Mrs. Dr..
Edison. General Swain, the stout,
chunky Judge Advocate General, wear
ing u short linen coat, came out this
morning and at once made for the
match box. He does not have the ap-
pearance of man who has gone through
much hardship, hut he has had a pretty
hard time during the past week. Stew
ard Crump, who did all the lifting and
moving that the comfort of the Presi.
dent required, has been partially dis
abled by the swelling of his feet, so the
duty has fallen upon General Swain
and Colonel Rockwell.
A great many presents sent to the
President and Mrs. Garfield consisting
of wines, liquors. medicines, flowers and
various other things came all day long.
A dish of woolcoGk, prepared by Mr..
II. E. Dodge ct the Ad.jutant General S
office, and fine basket oftragrant jess
amines We're among the articles reeeiv-
ed. The buSine IS of the White Hou Ie
is being conducted as well as possible
under the circumstances. The Presi-
dent, of course, can do nothing. On the
day before the assassination, the Prtsi-
dent signed number of blanks for ap-
pointmentS fu- puStmaSterS and left them
with Mr.. Brown. These are now being
made use of and that is about tue only y
business transacted.
The in junction not to talk is very irk-
some to the President. He tries hard to
carry out the mandate of the physicians,
but trv as hard as he nay he can hard
ly help speaking sometimes. He can
very well refrain from talking to some
of the doctors, but when an old friend
enters his room he involuntarily says
something. If any encouragement
whatever is given he will continue to
talk about his condition and reference
to his household. 1t particularly
aInoys him to have to remain qul-t
when his wife is in the room. Indeed
he has never yet been able to overcoine
his inclination to say a few pleasant
words of encouragement to her. He
seems to want her to be always at his
side, and is never so happy as when she
is neal him. Mrs. Garfield is so conf
dent of the Presidents recovery that she
inspires everybody else with hope. She
has been so fatigued and worried over
his condition that at the peremptory or-
der of her doctor she goes out riding o.
caslonally. To-day she rode out with
Mrs. Blaine and Mrs. Hunt. When she
leaves the White House, however, she
is constantly worrying and is anXio't5
to return. She looks CareWOrn, and,
as she has only just recovered from u
very severe attack of sickness, the doc
tors are somewhat afraid Of u relapse.
SEELNG HIS CHILDREN.
There was, it seems, some hesitation
about allowing the President to have an
interview with his children on Sa,rr-
day, but as the sick man was becoming
more imrortunate it was decided to a.
low the children in one by one. SO the
three children were called together
Harry, Jimmie and Mollie-and each
was told that a visit was to be paid to
their father. They were delighted. Be-
fore being admitted to the room they
were cautioned to talk us little as pOssi-
be and moi to allow their father to
converse with theM. AS Miss MOllie
entered the sick roolL she stood on the
threshold moment and brushing away
few tears that would show themselves,
she advanced firmly jup to the bed on
which her father lay. The President
was turned the other way when his
daughter entered, but he heard her
light step ami at once guessed it was
she.
"My dearest GIRL" tie said, moving
near where his daughter was standing
He clasped her hands in his and was
about to speak further when she olsen
gagged one of her haudt and placed a
finger across his lips. He playfully at
to bite the tirger and then
smiled.
"You are brave, good o'lill, Mol.ie,'
he said; "and you must E,pe that your
papa will get we'll"
"You will get BETTER pa1a; l know
you will" Miss Mollie rer lied, trying
to keep back the tears; "but you must
rot talk"
The father held ais daughters hand
III his until the latter quietly slipped
ost of the room, knowing that her bro
shers would be impatient for the favor
she had already enjoyed.
The meeting between father end sons
was affecting. He grasped the right
hand OF Harry, the elder, and was evil
IDENTIFY greatly agitated. The youth
bore himself well and showed Nc signs
of the storm that must have beer rag
ing within him. He said a few ,eheery
words to his father and the latter re-
sponded tritle sadly that lie hoped he
would get better to he with his wife and
children once more. Seeing his pre-
sence seemed to affect his father HAIRY
and Jimmie was admitted.
He was detained by his father for a
long time, but the President did not
talk much, as his son would not allow
him to do -. The President asked him
W hat he had been doing al morning,
and Jimmie answered that he had been |
TO see his papL "That's good
boy, my son." said the father.
After the visit of his children he felt
much better than before. IT seemed to
be tonic to him, and he was in a
splendid humOr throughout the rest of
the day. He took considerable nourish-