The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-01
Country Farming and CITY EdItiprt

AT the press dinner Of DslmonIco'a
New York, last Saturday evening, tht
sentiment Country Farming and City
EdItlng," was thus responded 70 BY
Horace Greeley, who everybody knows
does some Of both, though by no means
with equal BuccesB; a
l don't quito understand whether |
am expected 10 demonatrate an aQree.
ment or oonIrarloty between fheee
two things. At any rate, II the purpoae
OF the sentiments 10 to AIf1rm Amt one
OF these pursuits Ia ga delIRhif1l RnTl
attractive % tho other, IrssnactfoIlv
Tlon>ooncur. Laughter and applanRo'
As TO city editing, have had some
thing more OF Il than IlhRy0 desired,
and more than ]. could enjoy. A 10 m
farming. therAAr0 RentleEnau who have
spoken Of 1t rather more freely lhRn
their llml ted knowledge !of the anbIect
would, admit. [LauehtsF.l 1ithiHk i
hayelAeen some HlahoraIo OF atamantR OF
Me coat OF each turnip4 [lAughtefl land
these statements were made by Rantle~
men who have not been Rehafnllv
thopght Seoi attentive 10 Gh0 cost OF
thlrgsia % heae calculations Vnnld anath
10 implyG EInnRhtm.l i ghaya mot
made any l0nDlI! nAlcnlAilonu, myAelf.
for l baye been little Ahy OF doing 10.
ltaughtersl bu5ll g.aE.ail 1uo T'.g
Let me, however. say n few words
about counlryl itaTmihR, which In N
thing I very much bellsYe In. IlRvIngI
done some share al, work in thu world.
! lay NoWn tht0d proposition, That ali
men or women who oaR Get their work
done ~ g. O'Clock vat night need o not
eopRlderi :LhelGi lpOulIIlon ~ hard one,
When u stretches far Into Ll1e nlehIr-to
~ r. j. a 3rritibeglnH 70. be Irksome.
Lind u lFlEsQmB. = lam not nov 40 fond
battling up WiLha newspaper, oil niRht
T71oE with Anybody else. tProloneed
lRuGhterl. This, then, i Gan, cav for
country IartninE,th Whileit has solne
rugged qRpeatailand doeAI not promise
any such bIllllautapd rapid indyanceh
70 fortune ~ some OF our friends IKE 10
achieve In Wall street. Il iBljust about
the safest and Huteat !ihInR any
one can engage In; aud il ia more.
over. tranquil and certain de.
light % any human bslpg-whoI
q can enjoy !a.3 his hls own society; Laugh
Ter ana applause. My little place,
while It iHtnothlng TO brae oE-[laugh.
teIl-theref ID this to be said . bout Il: /
have the most delightful barn full OF
corn, richI golden corn, that ever you
saw IN your lives. Now, that ID some.
thing achieved, something to look at.
have been, At work on the press for
forty years; and this seems to be the
hardship. You work for days, and
months and years, and what have You
to shown Something, l hope. In men,
tai growth; something In frmnesB OF
purpose; something In clearneas ofIn
Ientlon, but outWardlyf Nothing
Thirty years have passed away, and
where is the fruits OF all that labor
How can yopr lRbors compare with
those Of the man who has produced
book? NJ ,1Tl. y sTT1
And here let me say that, In nv
Judgment, no good book ever was or
can be produced on the lnsllgatlon OF a
$4,000 check. Such books az that Of
John Bunyan have been produced BY
authoTa who never thought they would
get dime for them. [Applause.l Those
are the books that live. The books lhal
the &6O, 900 checks will buy-Will thew
sell? hope SOI bot the world is char. |
liable and Boonlforgels them.,y- I'M
Country farming will help also 10 |
develop one Of the phases OF The unes-
tion ofwon1an'b rlghts-WhereIn l nave
not 90 full q part M some Of our friends
would Wish. County farming Vivvs
lust the right field for the development
OF your energies. daughter. ANY
number OF you are wanted 10 take
your part In country farming. TRe.
newed laug hter.l You need not dis.
pute nor clamor--there 1t ia, 'Tbe
world Is gil before You where 10
choose. II any lady wants her rights,
Il am q wood-ohopper-I will furnish
an AK and the trees, and give her scope
and verge enough. There are plenty Of
opportunities 30, then, why don't
aome Of our friends who want their
rights come out. Into the country and
take them2 There need be no eontro,
versy. Wide enough Ia the world; and
there. - work. enough for ALL. l hope
that some OF thia din and controversy
Will roll itself abroad into work: and
and that our excellent friend, 'the Last,
best gilt, and 30 on, will achieve her
rlghts with her own right hand. [Great
AD0lAnAH.I