Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-01-03
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The prominence of Mr.. Horace Gree
lcy's name before the public at this
time, rs the editor or the Tribune, the
b0ndsnnsn Of jeff Davis, the Minister
To Austria, and generally as a philan-
thropist and philosopher, awakens, In
the mind of an old citizen Of Peters
burg, a "Reminiscences which, but for SO
much talk aoo,it that individual, might
forever have reposed in oblivion. This
incident identities the philosopher with
very interesting period Ito ,hiniJ in
the history of the Cockade City. Who
would have supposed for an instant
that Horace Greeley, In his earlier days,
ever found sufficient interest in this
section of country to come any where
neari it? But Horace Greeley. tire edl-
tor of the Tribune, bondsman of Davis.
de-, when quite a seedy youth, did
have some interest here, and Interest of
n aideiightful Citaructer. @uA 8Hts 25H'
AT that glorious period when such
men as Maclntloe, Rambaut, aud other
wealthy merchants made Petersburg u
great trading and commercial point,
\" "Ya.kee school marinsn were not by
any means unknown. A pretty little
creature, u Miss Cheney, whose beauty,
strangely enough, was compromised
when she laugiled--for her upper lip
sc0utd double against her teeth like n
dout,le yun--left ber home in Massa
chusetts To, seek home In Virginia.
She arrived at Norfolk under the pro-
lection, of Northern traveller, who
coidly bade her adieu at that place.
leaving her to find her way as best she
might. into tile Interior. She took the
Norfolk b0at f,r Richmond. upuH
which Mr.. Charles Macln,oe. being on
board hound for Petersburg. observed
her weeping. and big hearted ard per-
fectly disingenuuus a, lac always was,
he approached her and Inquired the
ciiIse OF her distress.
She informed him of her unprotected
situation, and of the desertion OF her
protector at Norfolk, stated her design
IN cunning to Virginia, and i'm word
made a confident OF the good hearted
old gentleniitn, at least To the extent OF
her immediate sorrows. MIR. MacIn,oe
assured her at once Of his protection,
Induced her to leave the boat at City
Point, and come with him TO Peters
burg. Here he entertained her nc his
own house-the same premises as now
occupied by COL John Rowlett, on
Market street--and In tile course of a
few days. being unable to secure for her
q situation as teacher in u family or as
governess, found her a Temporary situ-
alton as assistant teacher i'm the -four
ishing school OF Jonathan smith,
During her residence here In the FAM
Hy of Mr.. Macindoe, Miss Cheney was
called on by her sweetheart, an attachc
OF IA New York. newspapers reporter
a.
lie was a tail, lank youth, with brown
hair, coined very straight, an exceed.
ingly Scotch air about his face, and. To
use our informaht's expression, one OF
the ugliest young fellows about. The
costume of the ScUtchy beau was i'm
keeping with the style of his profession,
being heat, but rather worn, and the
extremesof his pantaloons were at least
three inches shorter than they should
have been. This mice young man"
was Horace Greeley. His visit WAS
brief; and he returned to New York I'm
due time for his next weeks journalis-
tic requirements. 4asI
Soon after this, Miss Cheney found a
situation as teacher in the family of
Mr.. L,ald. In Grsenville county, some
thirty or forty miles from Petersburg,
aud scarcely two months had elapsed
ere the iove.smitten Horace "hied Ia
her bower,n and at Hicksford tile two
were made one.
The happy couple proceeded north
ward forthwith, Uia Petersburg, the
bride wearing in travelling her bridal
costume. Here they put up ut the ho-
tel, but what was rather queer, and
what no doubt piqued the young 'phi.
losopher, y was the refusal OF the bride
to retire. Her Petersburg lady friends
for she made many when here--who
were rallying her upon her change of
name, put her In pouting hnmor, and
what" said she. ''go TO bed with
such u looking man as that!p Horace
tried his hest to make himself over
wheimingly loving, but he only aggra-
waited his ugliness, anu I'm the height OF
her pet, the bride went home with Mrs.
Mae fid0e. Horace followed. Both
were welcomed ut the Macln man
sion, both staid there that night, and
We presume they made up the little
difficulty before morning.
Next day the bridegroom repaired to
the hotel, paid his bill, got his baggage,
and calling for his bride at Mr.. Mac
lndoe's,left the city.
Our Informant adds, from that day
TO this | have never heard from the
couple, except what i have read about
Mr.. Greeley In the papers"