Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-09-09

during the whole of the delivery. At
another occasion Mr.. Greeley was pres
ent at a temperance meeting and made
the closing address. He seemed to have
been quite oblivious while the other
speakers had the floor but his opening
words showed this was not true. There
is one point, Mr.. Chairman: he said,
(which none of the preceding gentle
men have touched on" and then he went
on and spoke on this point, though no
one present could believe that he had
heard what had been said by the other
speakers. He has been called very
vain man, though whether this is so or
not | will not pretend to say. He takes
natural pride in his pc wers and labors
but he does not express it in words. He
is sometimes singularly Indifferent to
criticism or abuse. A gentleman men,
toned to me that he had seen him take
up most violent and bitter attack upon
himself which appeared in the Round
Table, and after reading i. through,
calmly proceed to criticise it on the pro-
fessional ground that it was too long,
and all that it contained might have been
said with equal force in half the space.
Mr.. Greeley is highly respected by the
mechanics of New York, whether they
belong to his party or not He is called
the poor mans friend and workingmen's
champion, though his opposition to ira
ders's unions. and strikes of last year,
alienated many of the laboring men
from him.
Frederick Hudson said once that Hor-
ace Greeley was known as a great editor
but that he might be a great journalist
as well if he chose. On the other hand,
people will insist upon it that he is per-
feet ignoramus on all matters outside
politics and, possibly, farming, and even
on these subjects that he has not arrived
at any sound principles. That Mr.
Greeley is philosopher / will not insist
but to call him fool reminds one of the
famous satire on Hendrich Heine, that
he was not really wit, but only had a
way of saying things which make people
laugh. Take out what Horace Greeley
and the Tribune (for the two are insepa-
rable) have done for progress in this
country, and large blank would be felt.
We may laugh at his foibles, denounce
his obstinancy, and condemn his princi.
Piles, yet nevertheless, the truth remains
that he is without an equal, and
take him for all and all
We ene'er shall look upon his like again"
Mr.. Greeley's health, though much
improved, is far from perfect, and he is
still sufferer. He has been terribly
overworked, both in his profession and
out of ii, and it is wonder his consti-
tuition has born up SO long under the
strain it has had to endure. He has
been we'll aware of the risk he was run
ming. When he was first attacked he
tainted in DR.. Chapin's church, and had
to be taken home in a carriage. Soon
afterwards friend called to see him,
and found him in very depressed state,
and half complaining to himself, " You
see what have come tc, am paying
for great many former sins against ma
ture. 1t makes me think of the story
of the man whose melon patch had been
robbed several times. Each time he
set down how many melons had been
taken, until finally he eau ght a thief
Now said he, you've got to pay the
| whole account But. said the man. l
never was here before in my life Il
can't help that; there's the bill and you
have got to foot it, so pay up And"
concluded Mr.. Greeley, that's just the
condition I'm in.' CARLFRIER.