Teacher of Ancient Languages and Literature - Only Eight Years from Tow-path- His Ambition - Heart at Hiram - At Head of Institution - Principal — "Capturing Boys"- Garfield's Account of two What President Hinsdale says The Soiled Place on the Wall-The Task and Les- son from it-Studying under Compulsion - Punctuality and Promptness Preaching and Practice - Amusing scene-The Turning-point of Life His Numerous Lect- ures- - Debate with Denton - Testimony of Rev. J. L. Darsie -Lectures on Teaching - The Drama - An Imper- sonator-Speeches - Studied Law - A Preacher - Mar- Impressed into Public Life - Speeches for Fremont - Student for Companion - Reply to Democratic Orator - Discussion with Hart - Offer to send him to the Legislature — Deliv- ers Oration at Williams College - His Trip - Offer of the State Senatorship — Conference with Faculty and Trustees -Nomination, Speech, and Election - Taking his Seat- Cox and Monroe - Ranked High at once- Hinsdale's Esti- mate Rise of Ten Years - Incipient Rebellion in '61 - His Courage, Ability, and Eloquence — Abjured "Peace Measures". Advocated Fighting — War Inevitable — His Trumpet-call Mission to Missouri — Organizing Regi- ments Accepts Colonelcy Made Brigadier-General- Made Major-General-Elected Representative to Congress - Elected United States Senator His Speech - Hins- dale's Remarks on Highest Round of Ladder but One XXIV. IN THE WHITE HOUSE. - His Inauguration March 4, 1881 - Snow Storm Crowd of XXV. Shot of the Assassin, July 2 - Scene at the Dépôt — His Tele- -- 383 -Sunday, August 28, for Fasting and Prayer - "A Nation on its Knees". - Still there is Hope - A National Thanks- giving A Tribute from the South - From a Democratic Congressman - What the President is Teaching — Mrs. Sudden Change - Death - Closing Scene - Mrs. Garfield and the Burden-Bearer - The Cabinet - Telegram to Arthur-To the President's Mother- To the Sons - Sad Tidings Spread — Bells Tolling — Died on Anniversary of Appointment as Major-General — A Prophecy – Funeral Appointed at Washington and Cleveland - Funeral Train to Washington - Lying in State - Floral Tributes - Mrs. Garfield's Last Look - Obsequies in the Capital - Sable 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,. 421 Boyhood in Manhood - The Bible and the War - Letter to a Friend Tact and Thoroughness in Drilling Men-Char- tering the Engine- His First Scout - Canal-boat Com- panion turns up- Second Scout - The Hundred Hiram Students - The Turn of Battle-President Lincoln's Ver- dict-Famous Sail up the Big Sandy - Overcomes the Rebel Captain-What Became of Brown - His Famous Ride Through a Shower of Bullets - The Fugitive Slave Safe with Him - His Battle in Congress for a Draft - His Reply to Alexander Long- His Fearless Self-Defence in a Convention - Another Example of his Courage - How he met Rotten Eggs - Controlling the 50,000 Men after Death 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 school together, that his good mother could scarcely suppress 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, |