West-Jersey pioneer., 1881-07-07
olude the possibility of unnecessary DELAYS.

clude the possibility of unnecessary delays.
/ The Presidents one thought, when it be-
came possible for him to think calmly at all
after being removed to his chamber in the
Executive Mansion, was for his wife and
children. He feared the effect of the terri
BILE news upon Mrs. Garfield, and he was
anxious to have her and their daughter
Mollie with him, that he might reassure
them, if possible, and look upon them for
the last time il it was decreed that he should
die. He was very weak at this time, and
to all appearances sinking fast. He was
told by Mrs. James, wife of the Postmaster.
General, and Mrs. Hunt who were doing
all that sympathetic women could do to
make him comfortable, that Mrs. CARTEL
would be with him by 6 o'clock. Every
moment seemed an age to the fast sinking
father and husband. He turned restlessly
in his bed and asked the time of day contin-
ually. 1t was evident that his anxiety to
meet Mrs. Garfield was aggravating the
effect of the wounds which he had received,
but nothing could be done. Six o'clock
came, and with it, instead of Mrs Garfield,
the news that the engine of her train had
broken down seventeen miles outside of
Washington. This news was carefully kept
from the suffering President, and a fresh
engine started off 70 take the place of the
disabled one. 1t brought Mrs. Garfield,
Mollie Garfield, General Swain, and Mrs.
Rockwell to the city at the rate of go miles
an hour, and at $50 the party drove up to
the private entrance in the rear of the White
House.
Here the almost heart broken wife was
met by her son, James A. Garfield, Jr.,
Mrs. James, and Attorney General Mac
Veagh. She placed her hands in those of
Mrs. James and directing piercing inquiry
into her eyes, exclaimed interrogatively:-
"Well," ''Oh everything is going on beau
tifully," said Mrs. James, in reply, ''only
he must not be excited. You must be very
calm when you meet him." Mrs. Garfield
had nerved herself for the ordeal and she
answered simply, but with great frmness:-
81 can do it, The party then went sadly
his arm about his mothers waist. Arrived
in the library, everybody but Mrs. Garfield
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 husband and wife no record will
; ever be given. The two were alone together
without witnesses. At the end of about
, fifteen minutes the door opened, and Mrs.
Garfield came slowly out. There were no
tears in her eyes, and she walked with firm
step and took her seat in the library. She
J 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 beck
. oned 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 Lucretia, and Crete is the
t pet name by which the President always
t speaks of her. eyes, have met her," sale
i Mrs. James. "And how did she act; how
t does she bear it ?' was the next eager ques
e tion. 'sShe bore it like the true wife of
!, true soldier" answered Mrs. James. "Ah
g the dear little woman," exclaimed the Pres
!. ident, 81 would rather die than that thi
n should cause relapse to her,"
: Soon after Miss Mollie entered the room
!. She, too was very brave, and forced hersel
: to assume calmness which she could no
J, feel. Advancing steadily towards he
: father as he lay on what was supposed to b
: his deathbed, she said doh, papa, I'm 81
u glad to get back to you, but I'm SO sorry t
see you in this way" Then she kisse
IS him, and the President, putting his arm
n around her neck, exclaimed: "Mollie, your
) brave, good little girl" "Well, I'm no
o going to talk with you now,'' said the stout
n hearted little girl, as she tenderly remove
If his arm from her neck, ''wait till you ge
b well," and with these parting words sh
r kissed him again and turned and Wake
r from the room, followed by beaming smil
g from the President.
J. From the moment of Mrs. Garfeld's visi
/ to him the President seemed to gai
g the doctors say that it will be due greatly t
d the presence of his devoted wife. Afte
> Mollie had left him he turned over, an
Z. with one hand clasped firmly in one of Mrs
IS James, and his head resting upon her othe
vt hand, he fell into gentle sleep. In half a
o hour, however he awoke and complained Q
1t a pain in his feet. 1t did not last long, an
he dozed off again, still holding the hand Q
e Mrs. James. This time he slept littl
over half an hour and when he awoke b
Mrs. Garfield is now?'' ''Oh, yes," Mrs
James answered, ''she is close by, watchin,
, and praying for her husband" lie looked
d up to the lady with an anxious face, ant
n id-"I want her to go to bed. Will yo'
). tell her that say if she will undress and g
# to bed will turn right over, and feel sur
r that when know she is in bed can go t,
s sleep and sleep all night. Tell her." he ex
claimed with sudden energy, "that ! soiI
/ sleep all night if she will only do what
|. ask" Mrs. James conveyed the messag
to Mrs. Garfield, who said to her at once
;, "Go back and tell him that am undress
ing" She returned with the answer, ant
q the President turned over on his right sid
and dropped into quiet sleep almost in
q stantly.
f On Sunday morning. statement wa
r mado by DR.. Bliss to the effect that the ex
aminations made on Saturday afternoon and
4 evening, disclose the fact that the bullet en-
' tered the Presidents body between th,
n tenth and eleventh ribs, on the right side o
i. the spinal column, and passing forward ant
. downward into and through the lower enc
n of the right lobe of the liver, finally LODGED
| II, tho antor;or r,ortio,, of the ahdonan nf