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The Life and Work of James A. Garfield, Twentieth President of the United States: Embracing an Account of the Scenes and Incidents of His Boyhood; the Struggles of His Youth; the Might of His Early Manhood; His Valor As a Soldier; His Career As a Statesman; His Election to the Presidency; and the Tragic Story of His Death. — John Shaqi

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The Life and Work of James A. Garfield, Twentieth President of the United States: Embracing an Account of the Scenes and Incidents of His Boyhood; the Struggles of His Youth; the Might of His Early Manhood; His Valor As a Soldier; His Career As a Statesman; His Election to the Presidency; and the Tragic Story of His Death.

Name: The Life and Work of James A. Garfield, Twentieth President of the United States: Embracing an Account of the Scenes and Incidents of His Boyhood; the Struggles of His Youth; the Might of His Early Manhood; His Valor As a Soldier; His Career As a Statesman; His Election to the Presidency; and the Tragic Story of His Death.
Author: Ridpath, John Clark

Ridpath, John Clark

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

The President is removed to Long Branch.—Scenes and incidents
   of the journey.—Francklyn Cottage.—Revival of hope.—Great
   solicitude of the people.—Foolish confidence of the
   surgeons.—The President somewhat revived.—Great anxiety
   follows.—The last day.—Fatal chill.—Mrs. Garfield’s
   heroism.—The gathering shadows.—Death.                        616–643


                               CHAPTER XV.

                           THE SOLEMN PAGEANT.

 Preparations for the funeral of the
   President.—Embalmment.—Accession of Gen. Arthur.—The
   post-mortem.—Astonishing revelations.—Announcement of the
   President’s death.—The funeral train.—En route for
   Washington.—Lying in state.—Victoria’s tribute.—Address of
   Elder Powers.—Viewing the body.—The train for
   Cleveland.—Reception and preparations.—Imposing
   ceremonies.—The last day.—Closing scenes and addresses.—The
   sepulchre.—Reflections.                                       646–672




                               DEATHLESS.


       _This man hath reared a monument more grand
           Than sculptured bronze, and loftier than the height
       Of regal pyramids in Memphian sand,
           Which not the raging tempest nor the might
           Of the loud North-wind shall assailing blight,
       Nor years unnumbered nor the lapse of time!
           Not all of him shall perish! for the bright
       And deathless part shall spurn with foot sublime
       The darkness of the grave—the dread and sunless clime!_

       _He shall be sung to all posterity
           With freshening praise, where in the morning’s glow
       The farm-boy with his harnessed team shall be,
           And where New England’s swifter rivers flow
           And orange groves of Alabama blow—
       Strong in humility, and great to lead
           A mighty people where the ages go!
       Take then thy station, O illustrious dead!
       And place, Immortal Fame, the garland on his head!_
                                       —HORACE: B. III., ODE XXX.




                             LIFE AND WORK

                                   OF

                           JAMES A. GARFIELD.




                               CHAPTER I.
                          BIRTH AND ANCESTRY.

 Genius delights in hatching her offspring in out-of-the-way
    places.—_Irving._

            When some great work is waiting to be done,
            And Destiny ransacks the city for a man
            To do it; finding none therein, she turns
            To the fecundity of Nature’s woods,
            And there, beside some Western hill or stream,
            She enters a rude cabin unannounced,
            And ere the rough frontiersman from his toil,
            Where all day long he hews the thickets down,
            Returns at evening, she salutes his wife,
            His fair young wife, and says, Behold! thou art
            The Mother of the Future!

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