The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-12-17
Greelcu on Fara,.iMa.

At the Press Dinner at Dclnlonico's, New
York, Nov. %, which was attended by near
ly oil the prominent journalists and journal.
issesses in the city, Horace Greeley in re-,
spOnse to the sentiment "Country Farming
and City Editing, -said: -.".@@""r8 .'' q"
II don't quite understand whether am
expected 10 demonstrate an agreement or q
contrariety between these two things. At
any rate, if the purpose Of the sentiment is
to affirm that one Of these pursuits Is Is de.
lightful and attractive IS the other, re-
spcctfully non.concur. As to city editing,
have had something more Of it than 1havc
desired, and moro than l could enjoy. As
to my farming. there arc gentlemen who
have spoken OF It rather more freely than
'thcir limited knowledge of the subject would
admit. lLaughterI / think I hsvo secn
some elaborate s.stemcnts of the cost of each
turnip-[ laughter and these statements
were made by gentlemen who have not been
generally thought 20 attentive TO the cost OF
things as these calculations would seem to
imply. [Laughter.l have not made any
such calculations rayself--for have been
little shy of doing so. lLaughtcrI s::r
Let me, however, say . few words about
country farming, which is thing i very
much believe in. Having done some share
Of work in the world, l lay down this prop
osition: That all men or women who can
get their work done by 8 o'clock at night,
need not consider their condition hard ono.
When it stretches far into nisht-to II. IL. l.,
2, Sit begins to be irksomc. I find it irk-
some am not 80 fond Of sitting up with
newspaper all night-nor with anybody
else. Prolonged laughter. ]: This, then, I
can say for country farming, that while it
has some rugged aspects, and does not pro-
mise any such brilliant aftl rapid advances
to fortune % some of our friends like to
achieve in Wall street, It Is just shout the
safest and surest thing any one can engage
in; and it is. moreover, . tranquil and Ger
tain delight to any, human being caa1
enjoy his own society. Laughter aud api
plause. Ny little place. whils It Is nothing
to br,g Observation-Disclosures is this to he
said about it: I have the n,cst delightful
barn full of corn, rich, golden corn, that
ever you saw, in your lives. Now, that u
something aclieved.i something to hook At.
have been q work on the press for fogty
years and this seems to be the hardship.
| You work for days, and months, and years,
and what have you to show! Something,
hops, in. mental growth; something in firm.
ness Of purpose; something in clearnsss Of
intention, but outwardly Z Nothing. Thirty
years have passed ssny., and whore b The
fruit of allithat labora How a. yosr ~
bon oQmpars,NitA those Of the, maa,Avhs
has pFodaQsd . ibookiot -3rsrr 1aiiimri sif
Oountsy lrni6g wflliltesp aasossAS&iabp
ose bf Tie pAasss q tbeqsession of woaanAl
Tights--whersin have not taken .s0iolulI
q part - sousc OF osr frisnds would
wish. Country farming ggives jass sAe right
Asld for ~ s-devslopuele g your .ssefs fssoa
[LanghteEl Any number - yen areWaRted
70 aake yOur partiin Icoantzy fasains. IRE
newed lsughter.l You need not diSpoes uei
l4lstileituEA =
fore you where to choose" Ifanx l,dy wants
her r1ghtsI am I V6od- d-tho6bf will
furnish IN ax and AheIl0es, and give hes
scope and verge enough There are plenty
cfnppSEtFVitjaesIscT IN, IlI- -d4e'tueQp
Of our fEissds who want their rights come
out in the countsy and take them There
need bs 10 06h6ovIiJyI wiz is1aS ies1naoSSsh /,
tho world; and there = work enough 70,
all hope tias S5RSaof <66s din and con
tEoversy win roll itself abroad into work;
and ~ eas susll11ue fsssA1,o Ne -, bes,
gift, /" s1d = @, wt)l a:hisye hsr rights
with - ova hSGe fS5d loisat app,1sa