The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-07-08
The Garields.

The new home of the bereaved
family-chosen by Mrs. Garfield, ole
may well suppose, because of desire
to be near the tomb of the President
is modest little house, which looks
all the more unpretentious because OF
the proximity of many big mansions
which the rich Clevelander delights
in. 1t stands on Euclid Avenue, well
out toward the suburbs, and about
midway between the business end OF
this famous street and its country
terminus at Lake View Cemetery.
With its broad lawn and its cosy
rooms, it is a cheerful. home-like
place. Probably the Garfelds will
live there for many years, until the
education of the younger children is
well advanced. The Mentor farm
will he kept, however, as the home-
stead, and much of the Summer seas
on will be spent there. So many
sacred memories cluster around it
that they will never let it go into the
hands ofstrangers. The Washington
house where they lived for ten years
during the sessions of Congress, will
be sold in accordance with the pur-
pose General Garfield formed when
he was elected. Mrs. Garfield has no
desire ever to live in Washington
again. The house ought to find a
purchaser who will value it above it's
cost as so much real estate. Most of
the best work of Garfeld's life was
done in the study on the second floor
that looks out on l street. His Ohio
home was place of rest but in the
Washington house he worked in
cessantly. The years he spent there
were the most fruitful of his career
in intellectual growth and political
success.
The two older Garfield boys are in
their first year at Williams College.
Harry means to be lawyer, and be-
fore the father died had with his in
structions gone long way in Black
stone. James has liking for an
active business career. Their avoca-
tions will not be determined, how
ever, until they are graduated. In
whatever occupations they may en-
gage their mother desires that they
shall live in Ohio and become identi-
fed with their fathers State. The
two younger boys and the daughter
Mollie attend school in Cleveland,
and with their mother and grand
mother form the family circle.
Mrs. Garfield is taking an active
part in the preparation of a work con-
tanning a selection from the speeches,
lectures and other public addresses of
the late President. The plan is to
print in one or two volumes such of
his Oratorical efforts as have a per-
manent interest and show best his
power and range as statesman and
scholar. The labor of complication
is being performed by President Hins-
dale. Of Hiram College. with Mrs.
Garfield's counsel and assistance. A
good deal of original matter will go
into the book in the form of notes
and of introductory articles explain.
ing the circumstances under which !
the speeches were delivered, and the
history and attitude of the public
questions to which they relate. Moth
ing has yet been decided about the
authorized biography. Mrs. Garfield
wisely thinks there should be no haste
to publish this book, and that it can
well wait until the hurrIedly- y-written
lives manufactured for campaign pur-
poses and re-published after his death
have had their run and the public is
ready to view his career IN true.
historical light. No selection of
biograper has been made. No doubt
the task will be contided to some one
whose place in literature is already
won, and who will not seek for the
reputation it will bring.-N. Y. Tri-
6o'ae, Cleveland Letter.