The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-02-16
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. ''ons a1tsrnoon not long before Ar.
thurs death. which occurred in Ne.
vembsr. 1885. I had occasion to take
. surface cart was before the days
OF he Enthusiastically in. front Of. tie
Grand oentSal station. New York. A.
Dasssd down the ajsls / heard ~
panas called. I looked. around ana !,
eew e~x-Prestdent Arthur occupying
corner seat in the rear end Of the
car. It was he who had called to mo
20 I passed by him. I am sure that NO
nsrsoh In tho car but myself realised
that one Of its passsnssrs was the
who had been the twenty.nrss
president Of the nation. Certainly
the man who sat next to Arthur did
not recognize him; for when the ex-
president politely asked him to move
up a little SO as to make room for
me the man granted the request 70
~luctantly. But I observed that his man.
ner changed instantly when he heard
me address the ex.president az Cen
eral Arthur.
"'Have you ever regretted quitting
public life!' Arthur asked me. apropos
OF nothing. apparently. after We haA
talked a little on general lines.
81 suppose, Mr.. President" / said
in reply, that no man has ever held
high public ONCE. at least In Wash-
angton, without occasionally. when -
private life. finding himself yearnin0
again for the excitement and sense a
power that high public once gives. I
confess that occasionally I have felt
that way tti 25 t93-
Don't you ind that you are some
times lonely. Aow that you are In prf
vate life?' the general next asked Ms.
mo- I said, :not In the ssnse that
you mean. I would be lonely. though,
were I not engaged in active bust.
ness it .tr,
THAT 10 the very reason why I
have decided to resume seriously the
practice of law was Arthur's reply.
'Of course. ! have had many expert
ences. / have discovered what the
inner life of a president is, and l have
had my share Of the sense Of power
which is associated with that Office.
! have learned. however, since l left
the White House, that almost all Of
.7the4-friends "a president makes are
merely superficial friends. l have
been very lonely since I returned to
New York. Nobody comes to sec
me-. ! IN . mere atom in the life Of
this city. Therefore, I am going back
to the practice Of the law seriously.
When ! left Washington I associated
myself. with my old law firm. but I
cannot say that ! have worked seri.
ously; I have been q lawyer in name
only. I presume that I may be 4 little
rusty. But 1t Il not 80 much for the
purpose Of earning . good income that
4 am going to rehsws pdriaetice Is Il H.
to occupy my mind. J.shall certainly
rust 1out completely if i an not active.
~ engaged in some kind Of employ
ment from now lon!' ff4IEfff E}Iff:
"And then" continued General
James. he looked at me with a smile
which I remembered from tho days Of
our early association when he was COX
lector Of the port Of New York and I
was deputy under him-a smiie Of
rare sweetness and kindliness-and
said:
"'You, don't suppose 1T viii be .
handicap ~ z1e5ln getttnfsa y prae6cSSas
that |. var SatssonS tiaee pfsSidenta sE
the Unitsdstates? 1sss4 ~
"a few 30 minutes y! Y t a. ater. AZ my car
reached the street at which was to
leave It.. ! babe my fcgmer chief IN the
cabinet room at Washington good aft
ernoon and wished HIM every success
at the bar: aid his parting words to
me were thes{: q A = 4.
Perhaps ypu Vii 166eass oesE mniiIsIssmak.
ing an argument Mf0fe1hSASapfeme1
court at Warrington. should b
very glad II + ~hade a. ctixuus- to- d0
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