Shot of the Assassin, July 2 - Scene at the Depot - His Tele- gram to his Wife - Sad Tidings Spread - Europe and America Startled - Words of Curtis - Removal to the White House - The President's Salute to Friends - His Conversation - His Cheerfulness-"I am Ready to Go" - His wife at Long Branch - Breaking the News - Her Christian Bearing- Passage to, and Arrival at, Washing- ton - Meeting her Husband — Anxiety for his Wife — "Take that Chance" - The Sabbath a Sad One - The Fourth of July Sadder - Words of Curtis - The Assassin Described - His Letters Profound Public Sympathy — Letters, Telegrams and Resolutions by the Hundred — Cablegram from Victoria - From Indian Moses - The Sufferer's Words in the late War Recalled - Hope Re- vived Relapses Third Relapse, August 12 — - Hope Abandoned Universal Depression - Sunday, August 28, for Fasting and Prayer-"A Nation on its Knees "- Still there is Hope — A National Thanksgiving — A Trib- ute from the South - From a Democratic Congressman - What the President is Teaching Mrs. Garfield's Letter -Worse Again — Removal to Long Branch - First Effect - - - Sudden Change Death Closing Scene - Mrs. Garfield - Cortège from Washington to Cleveland - Scene at Cleve- land - Lying in State - The Vast Throng — The Sunday Scene - Funeral on Monday - Services - Sermon - Gar- field's Favorite Hymn - Draping and Floral Display — Procession Seven Miles Long-At the Tomb- Garfield's words at the close of Lincoln's career fitting for his own. 429 FROM LOG-CABIN TO WHITE HOUSE. H CHAPTER I. FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL RUMOR came to the log-cabin that a school would open soon at the village, one-and-a-half miles distant. It was only a rumor at first, but the rumor grew into fact in the course of a week. "Jimmy must go, mother," said Thomas, who was nearly thirteen years old, a boy of heroic spirit and true filial and fraternal devotion. "Yes, Jimmy must go," responded his mother, with such a smile as lights up the face of those mothers only who think what a treasure and joy there is in the little three-year old; for Jimmy had not yet reached his fourth birthday. "I wish you could go, Tom, also," she added. "I wish I could, too," the thoughtful lad replied; "but the potatoes would hardly be dug, and the corn would hardly be harvested, nor the winter rye be put in, if I should go. The girls and Jimmy can go, and my work will get us food and clothes." The last sentence was spoken with so much interest, as if the son and brother found his highest pleasure in being able to run the little farm alone, while his sisters and precious little brother could attend the school together, that his good mother could scarcely sup press her honest pride over the unselfish and noble boy. Her maternal pride came very near making a demonstration and applying some pet names to Thomas, but her excellent judgment, which usually ruled, guided her into a wiser course, and she let the occasion pass with only a few well-chosen words of approval. "It is a good chance for Jimmy," added Thomas, after a moment had passed, in which remark his mother saw the "heap" of love he had for his little. brother; and every one else would see it now, too, could they understand the circumstances. More than one person had remarked that Thomas thought a "heap" of James. It was a busy time in the cabin, preparing the children for school. The girls and Thomas went to school before the family removed to Orange, so that it was not a new thing to them. Besides, their mother had taught them much. She had made no special effort to teach James, except to tell him Bible stories, and answer his multitudinous questions in her instructive way. Still, James knew nearly all his letters, and was better versed in Bible history than most children of his age at the present day. The stories of the Ark, Cain and Abel, Joseph, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Absalom, Daniel, the Bethlehem Babe, and many others, were familiar to him at that time. The little fellow possessed a remarkable memory, and he was bright and sunny, the light and joy of the log-cabin. It would not suffice to say that his |