The National tribune., 1899-08-17

getting a foreign appointment. But no
room was assigned him. However, the
next day, nothing daunted, he was seated
that ali arrangements had been made.
A few days later Gen. Logan asked:
who is that man, and where did he come
from?'
4Why, General, he says he is one Of your
constituents, and wants to know you," was
the answer.
HE ought not to be here. Mark my
word, that man is crazy, and will make a
wager that he is deadbeat," said the
General.
The General had found him one morning
in his private parlor, unbidden: 1t was a
cold, disagreeable morning, with snow on
the ground. He had a sort Of sandal on
his feet, and was without stockings. His
incoherent talk of foreign mission, his
exalted opinion of himself, his wild schemes
and his whole manner indicated to the
General a man of unsound mind.
Many others in the house were OF the
same opinion, and it was sometime before
the head waiter seemed able to devise any
means of keeping him out Of the room.
At last, by posting a man at the door, il
was accomplished, much to the relief of all
| the guests. This was Charles j. Guiteau.
The morning of July 2, 1881, started
with a friend 10 go to Riggs Bank. On
| the corner Of Twelfth and II streets we
| stopped to talk to business acquaintance
for moment, when a messenger from the
State Department came running toward
US, crying out: President Garfield has
| Just been shot in the Potomac Depotw
The first word spoken after the shock
| was from the gentleman. Those Stal-
warts did it emphasizing it with an OATH,
| said he.
| I said: Mr.. H., you have no right tc
make such an assertion, and unless you
| fhnra rynr1c hucinaro Iati
| will end right here and now" | waited a
moment or two, and he answered: Il will
take it back; had no right - say it,"
There are times, my friend" / said, when
all the people of this Republic are expected
/ to show their loyalty by holding st,-sub
| DUNG paSsions,-not add fuel to the flame
and this is one of them"
/ We changed our course, and went to
ward Pennsylvania Avenue. Excitement
had no bounds; thousands Of people were
lining the Avenue. Every Department was
emptied; rumors were rife; solemn silence
ed police coming up the Avenue; an ambu
lance followed, containing the outstretchet
form of the President, surrounded by {
mounted guard, and a policeman at every
available place on the ambulance. Th'
horses were on clean gallop all the way W
the Avenue until they reached the southern
gate Of the White House grounds.
It was said that the President wa!
suffering such agony that he asket
to have the trip made rapidly a.
possible When the crowd saw tn
PROSTATE form of their President excite
ment was at its highest; some said it wa:
a conspiracy; some the work of faction
all sorts Of rumors were afoat; the peopl
seemed dazed by the horror of it. W.
proceeded to Riggs Bank. and had hardl.
entered before an extra was called announc
ing, Charles j. Guiteau, the President
assassin, under arrestp'
Thank God."'. said 1. "that ends tn
! conspiracy talk"
"Who is hep asked several in one voice.
He is disappointed office-seeker, and
: crazy crank" answered.
"If there is anything to be grateful for il
} this awful tragedy" said dignified oil
gentleman at my side, "it is TO know that al
J irresponsible person did it and there is n
conspiracy in it.
J When | reached my home several news
paper men were there before me, and the,
faithfully reported what was told them
that Gen. Logan and many others in tn
!: house held him to be insane, or at leas
there was a total absence of the qualitie
} that go to make up a balanced mind.
Vice-Presideat Arthur was a guest O
: Senator Jones in the Butler House OF
: Capitol Hill. A few evenings after tn
!, attack on the President Gov. George S
Boutwell, was driving with party O
ladies'. He called on the Vice-Presideni
!, who had been ill in bed for several days
He was up that evening, and walked out +
, the carriage to pay his respects TO tn
| President: we are glad to see that you ar
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