The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-23
Horace Greeley'S First Entrance Into
New York

AAOt ANA va NAANJ y GAASO
New York. a
= In his last chapter Mr., Greeley
describes his first entrance into New
York. This part of the chapter we
quote: e5rf zee
at was, if recollect right, the 9TH
of August, 1881. | was twenty years
old the preceding February; tall, slen-
der, pale and plain, with ten dollars
in my pocket, summer clothing worth
perhaps as much more, nearly all on
my back, and a decent knowledge of
so much of the art of printing as boy
will usually learn in the Office of a
country newspaper. But | knew no
human being within two hundred
miles, and my Enthusiastically rustic
manner and address did not favor
that Immediate command of remuner-
alive unemployment which was my most
urgent need. However, the world. was
all before me; my personal estate,
tied up in a pocket.handkerchief, did
not at all cucumber me; and Istep-
ped lightly off the boat and away
from the sound of the detested hiss of
escaping steam, walked into and up
Broad Street in quest of a boarding
house. | found and entered one at
or near the corner of Wall; but the
price of board given me was Sc per
week; so I did not need the giyer's
candidly kind suggestion that / would
probably prefer one where the charge
was more moderate. Wandering
thence, cannot say how, to the
North River side, [ halted next at
1863 West Street, where the sign of
DA1,,-j LIZ
fixed my attention. / entered, and
was offered shelter and subsistence
at 81 80 per week, which seemed more
rational, and l closed the bargain.D
MY host was Mr.. Edward McGol-
rick; his place quite as much grog-
shop as boarding house ;sibut it was
quietly decently kept while i stayed
in it, and he and his family were kind
and friendly. | regret to add that
liquor proved his ruin not many years
afterward My first day in New York
was Friday, and, the family being
Roman Catholic, no meat was. eaten
or provided, which [ understood; but
when Sunday evening was celebrated
by unlimited card playing in that
same house, my traditions were decid-
ly-jarred. [ do not imply that my OBJ
sefvances were better or worse than
my hosts, but that they were differ
ent.
Having breakfasted, l began to
ransack the city for work. and, in my !
total ignorance, traversed many streets
where none could possibly De Found
In the course of that day and the
next, however, l must have visited
fully two thirds of the printing ffices
on Manhattan Island, without a
CLEAN of success. It was midsum7
mer, when business in New York is
habitually dull; and my youth and
unouestionable air of country green
ness must have told against me.
When [ called at the Journal Of C,nt- I
nerce, its editor, Mr.. David Hale,
bluntly told me was afanawHyap.
prentice from some country office,
which was very natural, though
mistaken, presumption. returned
to my lodging on Saturday evening,
thoroughly weary, disheartened and
disguised with New York. and re-
solved to shake its dust from my feet
next morning, while could still
leave with money in my pocket, and
before its aims house could foreclose
upon me. 's- ~
= But that was not TO be. On
Sunday afternoon and evening several n
.goupg lrishmeR called at, Mr.. Me-
solGck's, nKtheir holiday Ssaunter- I
iugs about town sand, beipgIQld shat |
[ was young printer in quest of |
work, Interested themselves In my
effort with the spontaneous kindness |
Of their race. One among them hap
pened to know place where printers
were wanted, and gave the requisite
I:rnntinn 50 that On uiSitinn +hr |