The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-02-17

. This, remember, was during tn
presidential campaign. The rae
was being made for the highest offic
in the gift of the American people
and the issue was uncertain-Gal
field or Hancock which?
: "What can we do?" was asked b.
the attentive listeners to this vision
ary. "What is necessary to be done
You are certain Garfield wall b
elected president, ard you are jus
as certain .hat he will be murdered, :,
said they; "now what do yon advise
us to do?"
"Give me,' said he, ga letter o.
note to Mr.. Garfield. You, gentle
men, are both acquainted with him
You are his intimate friends. Write
me- letter which l may take with
me, and | will DO, the rest" This
was the substance of his reply.
The note to Garfield was written
almost under protest, and ran some
thing like this: ''The bearer has a
matter of remarkable tenor to com
municate to you. Give him a hear
ing"
The seer departed from the Office
satisfied, and at once made prepara-
tions for his journey to Mentor, to
hold an interview with Garfield.
After he had left the office, one of
these gentlemen, man, by the way.
well known in Cleveland, the holder
of an important government position,
and one whose name, if given here,
would be recognized all over Il
state, was SO impressed with the sing
ular interview, was so convinced
that the man would go to Mentor on
his selflmposed mission, that he be-
came alarmed. He thought to him.
self land he has since given expires.
sion to the thought> that it would be
wrong for him to se.7d this man TO
Mentor, to the home of Garfield, with
the uncertainty TO what were his
himself toward Garfield.
He didn't know but that bis visit,
or was murderous crank, who made
the prediction and then intended to
kill his victim TO make su1e that
such prediction would be verife d. |
The more he thought about it, the |
irmer he became convinced that it |
was his duty to 60 to Mentor himself
md warn Garfield of the proposed
,islt.
That evening he took his team and
lis hired man and started for Mem
or, twenty-four miles away. He
Irrived there safely and found the
louse full of visitors. Garfield was
pprised of his arrival, and, knowing
N old friend had called, he naturally
hought that friend would remain
ii night. For this reason the vis-
tor did not get an audience with him
ntil near midnight.
AT this interview the whole @cir-
anrstance was related to Garfield.
IL was told of the strange predic- F.
ion, the trustw orthiness of the man
1ho made it, his earnestness, his elo-
uence and his determination to come
D Mentor on this business.
Garfield listened attentively, but
howed no sig gns' of fear or treplds-
on. The narrative, however, made
marked impression upon his mind,
nd he told his Cleveland TREND that
e had warnings few days previous
nat his life was in danger.
One OF these warnings came fromt
ma.n who travelled all the way from
tew York city for the express pur-
'ose OF putting him on his guard.
Another one came from Boston. A
lan from that city visited Mentor
nd asked Garfield during the course
f his conversation which ensued
Vhat room in his house be slen. in at
light. |
"Right there" said Garfield. con
he ground floor, next to the portico.''
"For Gods sake, General Garfield"
eplied the man, "do not sleep there
my more. Your life is in danger.
occupy the most obscure room in
his house, for l tell you an attempt
will be made upon your lite."
As matter Of fact, well attested
~ the members of the Garfield
household at that time, General
kRrfeld needed that warning and
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