The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-18
fCerrefpendence Cincinnati rimes !

(Ccuespcndence Cincinnati Times
Greeley came late to the poultry show as
usual. The attendance was small, and locked al
the smaller from the vast space the show was
held in. The venerable editor OF the Tribune was
not In q good temper, and he had certain
queruousness In his tone that he does not usually
reveal in public, reserving his chief disagree.
sbleness for the editorial room and his intimate
friends.
His voice was pitched to higher treble than
common. and the various birds there, not being
very intelligent, failed to recognize il as human.
They evidently mistook il for the expression OF
an unknown animal, and greeted it accordingly.
NJ friencs," began II. G., and here q rooster
poured forth cock.s-doodle-doo in clarion notes
that fairly drowned the feeble organ Of the jour
nalist. My friends" he repeated, al am glad
10 meet you, (quack, quack, quack, went a whole
corps Of ducks, and kept it up for five minu.es.J
As was saying, am glad to meet you here to-
nisht tRobble, gobble, gobble, sounded from q
hundred turkeys, until the speaker turned red
with vexation.l Farming is the noblest calling,
every wise man will attest "a countless number OF
geese drowned bis voice with hideous noise.) as
every one will attest who is within reach Of my
(quack, quack, gobble, gobble, cock-s doodle
doc. all In chorus within reach Of my voice.
"The farmer (qusck, quack, quack the farmer
| say (gobble, gobble. gobble)-th farmer
(cock-a.doode-doo). IL l could make myself
heard in this somewhat noisy place" (here FL.
G. lifted his shrill treble so high that huge
Cochin-China cock, considering 1t challenge
such loud and prolonged crow that the Spruce
street philosopher was completely drowned In the
volume Of eound).
Greeley made no effort to finish the sentence. 1t
was evident anger WIS., eessiss tue pet.er OF ms
Judgment. He was silent for some moments be-
fore he went on: mature dwells in the country;
there is her sanctuary; there =" (peyunk, Pc
yunk, peyunk yelled one Of the many dogs the
farmers had brought to town, and tied In the in
closure).
Once more the sentence was cut of and another
begun, II. G. growing red about the ears, and say
ing, soto Uoce, "D-n poultry, anyhow Who
that has generous soul will not respond"
(bow.wow WOW, peyunk, peypnk, quack, gobble,
gobble, qusck HES, hiss, cock-a doodle-do,
peyunk, bow. WOW wow, chimed in geese, ducks,
BOOSTERS, turkeys and dogs.)
The audience could not repress their merriment
longer. Everybody burst into roar Of laughter
save Greeley, who looked as mad as he ever can
look. There was q long pause, and then the ven.
cradle journalist took heart again. "Great cities
have many attractions. but they are artificial, and
receptions. my friends. Look into your heart;
question il; and it will answer in a still small
voice." (he-haw, he-haw, he-haw, bello we'd
mule almost under the speakers nose. and sub.
n erged the EDITORS slender organ as the roar Of
battery stiles the piping of q thrush
The philosopher lost his philosophy. he spoke
no more. The mules protest against his con
tinusnce was too much for human nature. He
left the rosrum saying in audible tones, 81 always
did hate mules. D-n mules; they'll do any
thing !"
The audience exploded the more. The geese
Kissed, the turkeys gobbled, the ducks quacked,
the roosters crowed, the dogs barked, aud the
COWS beloved in such a grand menagerie chorus
as has rarely been heard on the Island of Man
haitian. Attempts were made to pacfy Greeley,
but he strobe of in towering rage, declaring. 1t
is said, Oh you, hate all Of you. You're
as bad as that id mule J"