Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-10-05

THERE WAS one plain and quiet mourner in the
company of the nearest and dearest at the great
funeral in Cleveland yesterday whose deep sor-
row must have been strangely mingled with pride
Thomas Garfield, the older brother Of James, now
a simple citizen of Grand Rapids Michigan, as he
witnessed the marvellous demonstrations Of re-
spect and affection for the late president, must
have recalled with satisfaction the days Of his
boyhood, his early and long-continued struggles
to support his mother and younger brother and
sisters. and particularly the not easy sacrifice of
his own desire for education and advancement,
that his more gifted brother might have the OPP
portunties which he, too, craved. The first
small wages which Thomas earned as a boy OF
ten or dozen years, it is related, he carried home
and threw in his mothers lap, saying, Now
James can have a pair OF shoes" Truly the
greatest herosms of this life are oftentimes the
simplest.
A FANcIFUL story has been told of the killing
Of General Garfeds horse at Chickamauga.
The true story as related by General Garfield is
thus told by the Cincinnati Commercial: lie
said he was writing, sitting on the ground where
there was a depression such that the flight Of
shot was overhead. His horse was held by an
orderly, when round cannon ball came close to
the group and striking another horse full in the
breast killed him instantly. General Garfield
said he looked up hearing the thud, and saw
that hi, horse frantic with fright lie had
seen the terrible death Of the other horse and
had abundant sense to be scared. Garfield got
up and stepped beside his horse, speaking to him
kindly and patting him with his hand soothing
and reassuring the animal, which at once becam g
calm and manifested his gratitude. The horse,
Garfield said, as much as said to him, Old fel-
low this doesn't look well to me, but have con-
tidence in you that it Is all right The horse
was not hurt"
AToUCHING story, told by DIR. Potter in Grace
church, New York, illustrates the popular feeling
in an effective way; "A poor woman stopped on
the street on Saturday and inquired the price Of
a picture of Garfield. Ten cents was the
answer. Couldn't you let me have one for five?'
| she asked Yes said the vender She took 1t
| and kissed it again and again with the tears
| streaming down her face. 'Ye was poor boy
| yourself once, she said, and We knew how to
feel for the poor But there was no class feel.
| ing even Of this kind in the universal and spon.
taneous emotion. In no station in life did the
national funeral fail OF Its suitable celebration
| Nor was the commemoraton confined to the
american poop'' "o h'nu'o guns Vi 'ne rrencn
'0''',' y. war 'y'"s :" N'" io'A h"ioor were
"n e0no Vi sen,,'non' ""iu"e 'ne p0op'e anu III,
% '.'" 10 nv e''"' oo'o"u
In all the great capitals and perhaps in all the
| great cities Of Europe the day was fittingly hon
ored
| "nNhhAL o"Ai" says Vi .he arrival OIL tut
u"'"eu nanny az nien'or' we accompanies
mrs' "aihe'u, uranuina "arheia ana the ehii
areh 10 'ne oiu honieste'u NJ Meh'or On tuesday
Mhen we came IN sight oil the ola iamiliar spot
mrs 'arheid was quite overcome Tor moment
ou' soon recovered her composufe ana entered
the desolate nome General Iarhe'ds study re
mains Just as he lett It, and one OF the Borrowing
widows first steps was to go into the room wher'
| she had snent MANY happv honrs She ia pradu
ali, raoo,,ar;,,, fso,,, ~. a,ao,s =, ,ha M,
my ieoo'ei'ns ho'h '"o e"eo's vi 'no p'o"
Mrs. Garfield said 1t was too early to indicate
where she will reside, but she will spend he
| s,mpoo,s al Nan.or I, tho w;,tar amaze, ali,
N',, '''e' ~ a, ~. $500 '"'
VIII spehu part vi tho 'i'ne WIN her reiati'es u
Cleveland where she will be near her husband
remains. and mart of the time in Williamstowp
where she will he near her eldest bovs Harrv an,
Mhoio sne WIZ 10 "ea' "oi o.uoe' ooss' marry ah'
Jimmie, while they are at Williams College, Tn
boys will leave for Williams College on Frida,
night or Saturday morning. Grandma Garfield
a, -. III, n,n,.o ~ on,o let NJ 60,
III lu'ure' VIII nhaho nei honio WIN BITS "arheiu
and wherever the bereaved wife goes, the sorrow
ing mother will CO.
80 little oil complaint or repining was hear
from the sick bed of the late president so heroi
was bis nersistent cheerfulness that tho imnres
~, rra,,, ,anara, Tho, no .n,ya,oa ,,.,,a
sion s''" s'"e'"' '""' "e s'"o''u 'eiS niue mn
that he was not aware OF the gravity OF his con
dltion, This was an error, and Is calculated I
s.,..o, ,ror, Tho ,r,a ,randarr - ,ho o.,,,.,,
ue',a'. Aon .' '."' s'""usu' VI '"' eAs"p'
which TINS great man mas ieit us In DIS death
His sufferngs were terrible and almost constant
In ono Of the last dreadful davs Mt FIberon
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spaSm vi p"'n so'Aoo nun "ne" MS "'e wa
present He tried to conceal his agony from hel
! Int she observed he was suffering and asked
'What hurtsiyou, dear ?" He replied, at hurt
only 10 live" lie was courteous and cheerful /
ali above him. even after all hope of recover
had gone from him Talking on the last day wit
. Colonel Rockwell, knowing his end was near, an
wondering, In his manly humility, whether h
had done enough to be remembered, he sale
, Rockwell, | fully realize nv situation" an