Daily Republican., 1881-09-09
GARFIELD's GOOD HUxOR.
He wants to play . game of caS ds
Tired OF too many Doctors.
LONG BRANCH, September 8.

LONG BRANCH, September 8.
During the morning the President
was in splendid humor. 1t was learned
at second hand, but from good author
ity, that the President said "Now that
derfully better" Dr. Bliss was telling
him of his decreased pulse, when he
said: eyes, less pulse and less doctors
is a very good sign, and then he made
The remark just quoted. A few min
utes afterwards he said:
"Biss, it's going to be tiresome down
here. Don't you think you could get up
some amusement? Have Rockwell and
some of them come up. What would
you say to game of cards?"
"No, no." said DR.. Bliss; " it would
never do. After you get stronger we
may think about something OF that sort,
but not just now. couldn't think OF
it."
"Well, don't know why" said the
President. 81 don't see what harm a
little game would do nt, and looked
rather disappointed at not getting his
wish.
Since he has had his way in getting
to Long Branch he is beginning to assert
his will. Indeed. Of late there is great
deal going to show that he has to some
extent taken his own case in hand him
self From the first he was opposed to
so many doctors and often expressed
his displeasure. Once he made the re-
mark, bliss, I'm getting tired of this
mob" He has also grown sick of being
tumbed about and examined, and hav-
Il Il 3.t,r
put thermometers under his arms and
feel his pulse. Stree he came here he
has rebelled against so much examina-
ton, and consequently the number of
bulletins has been shortened.
Then he has thought Mrs. Edison
ought to 90 home-not that he was tir-
ed of her, but because he felt she was
greatly worn and needed rest. Mrs.
Edison demurred, but the President
had to have his way. He also had the
satisfaction of seeing his idea about
lessening the number of physicians car
ried out Drs. Barnes and Woodward
have returned to Washington and DIR.
Reyburn has gone to visit friends at
Ocean Grove.
They felt very bad about it, but the
President was ineXorable. The fact
that all three of them voted in council
against his removal to Long Branch did
not raise them in his favor. No one
told him, but sick men learn these
things, and Garfield is sort of anna
! teur psychologist Anyhow, he has
several times astonshed the doctors by
showing that he knew things going on
outside. Before leaving Washington
| l. i,ui nI np tlin ral ,1tt,S, N tho
gical force to DR.. Bliss, with Doctors
Agnew and Hamilton intervening az
consultants. But DR.. Bliss, in cour-
tesy, thought he would ask all his col
! leagues to make the trip to Long
Branch. When one of the interdicted
ones came into the car during the trip
Garfield said: Hasn't he gone away
yet 2" This is the plain truth, and the
complimentary illusions of the evening
bulletin are simply surgical salvs for
irritated feelings. After all this it is
scarcely necessary to say that Presi-
dent Gartield's condition has very much
improved. 1t is not true that he said
"Richard's $ himself again" yesterday,
but lie might have said it to-day. The
weather was in strange contrast to yes
terday.
A fine breze began to blow in the
morning and kept up continuously,
until at night there were clouds scud-
ding across the sky. The sea was un;
July agitated, making masses of angry
looking surf, and the wind blew stitfiy,
almost as if presaging storm. The
slat shutters on the sea windows had to
be closed and more covering put on the
bed. He enjoyed the change to the
fullest and said he wished 1t would
blow gale. DR.. Agnew is in Phiic-
delphia, DR.. Bliss and his wife have
gone down to the West End, to spend
the evening with a friend, and Mrs.
Garfield and the rest of the household
and few friends are gathered in the
parlor of the cottage, talking cheerfully
and looking as if they had now left the
dark valley of shadow for good and
were out on the mountain top.
Attorney General MacN eagh had the
car in which the party came sent back
to-day. They We're standing on the
track as grim remin,ters Of possible
contingency, now seemingly altogether
removed. In all probability, if the
President continues to improve, the
track itself will be taken up tomorrow
by order of the Attorney General.
The number of guards was also reduced
and they no longer appear with their
mus'iets, which is in much better taste.
A sentry simply sits at the door and
another walks by the door with his
hands behind him. 1t seems to be in
the air that President Garfield is now
on the road to recovery.
~
A speech by General Grant.
BLooMINGToN, H., Sept. S.-Gen.