Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-07-06

A SKETCH ERoN. LEE.

,r day. and of course called on the editor of
the Tribune, the noblest Roman Of them all, >
at the Tribnne Office found him as usual,
hard at work among his papers, though in
rather better condition, as to room he having
found, suppose, that pure air is, to say the
least, rather convenient to the lungs, and as
good for editors as other folks. 1t want Brad
burns sanctum. with its carpets, sofa-chairs,
'hogany' table and desks, amateur tool>C hests.
wardrobes, pigeon>holes, patent curtains, clo-
sets, ETC., etc.-It was simply good sized
back room, with AN old chair or two, pine
table, and instead of tool chest, he had only
a boxto put wood in, poor fellow. After con,
versing awhile upon matters and things in
general, Greeley declared wouldn't have any
adequate idea Of New York in its glory, it |
didn't SEE the hopeful heir of all his honors.
the infant Tribune the unsophistic.ted Gree
ley. l accordingly promised to meet him at
his residence, some three miles from his office,
in the 'hubbubs' ofthe city the morning fol-
lowing at an early hour. About eight o'clock
Of the following morning, in company with a
kindred spirit kind and true, who piloted me
thither. went up to the rural retreat Of the
mightiest Of New York editors, and where do
you think found him" Why nowhere else
hut out in the field, busy as bee, with his
badness giistening in the sun, and his shirt
sleeves and collar flying to the breeze-having
turned his editorial quill into that interesting
bosom Of destruction called Caterpillar
BRUSH which he had fastened TO the end Of a
very long cane pole, and which he kept dip
ping into palful of very strong soap-snds,
and then to the best of his abilities, putting
it, to the caterpillars. I told him was not
surprised to see him soap Henry Clay, cause
I knew he loved and worshipped him, but
didn't expect to see him putting it on such as
these. -
I asked him if he didn't think some such
operation as this would he good for govern
ment. He remarked. take away all the cat.
erpIlars, and the government would be terri
bly, bare.' After viewing the beautiful grounds
ricn naboh. we went into the house aud called
for the wonderful baby 1t was soon brought
in. say it, because could not surmise ia
what sex it belonged, as it was dressed in
long shorts gown and petti-excuse me-and
wore its hair full length half way down its
back. Icalled it girl to venture, but the ia
Their resented that, and gave me to understand
that there was nothing short ola boy about it
future Henry Clay a. least-his present name
forget.
He was indeed singular looking child
dres sed as he was, beng over four years old,
and wearing his golden hair of reddish cast
which WIS entirely guitless of curling, lying
flat on his back, kept out OF his eyes by yell
low ribbon round his head. He is Indeed quite
a child, considering his mothers being SO con-
stiluted as to be in torments ii the child is out
Of her sight II being the only remaining
child of four, she has become terribly nervous,
and the poor little fellow has to be deprived OF
good deal Of open air exercise. have seen
a beautiful piclur. VI him, which tells much
of his father. twas taken while sitting asti lde
his fathers shoulders, leaning his head On his
fathers pate the tout ensemble being. as you
may suppose. rather striking. T&is is the Ia
vorits attitude; it delights both father and
child, ard they ''go it" together in this wa!
for hours, when father has ..got nothing bette
to do" After looking over the grounds. ane
examining the stock ON the farm "a COW. q
dog, a cat. and seven puppies-and talking
awhile about association, etc, we took our de.
parlure from the home Of the great American
editor and the wonderful child, the greatest
specimen Of live clay, Greeley thiAks. ever
moulded into human form, except The Clay
Harry Of the West-and returned to the busy
hum If the city again.- Boston Ch'onstype