The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-12-03
From The Germantown Chronicle.
A GHcnf Man.


DIR. Helmbold is great man. His Duchu
is known to all the board fences, and break
ing constitutions the country through. He
has recently taken tour. His six blooded
horses are said to be of the Patchen stock.
and quite equal to those owned by the great
chief magistrate of our nation. His recent
tour, according to that connoisseur of such
affairs, the Home Journal, was similar to a
royal pr0gresse such as were once made by
the kings and queens of England. from the
virtuous village of New York, with that
matchless six-in-hand establishment, he came
like a conqueror to his native city of Phila-
delphia. Here, overwhelmed with ovations,
he remained whole week at the La Pierre
Not few of the most distinguished citizens
begged the honor of taking him by the hand
the hand that has so often driven the six
Palchens, and first compounded the immortal
Buchu in immortal perfection. The High
School, which needs no other praise than that
1t numbers such man among its alumni.
gave him most affecting welcome. 1t was a
touching sight Nothing overcomes even a
High School like distinguished greatness
Nor was the press of the city invulnerable to
his absolute merits. Perhaps it is not pener-
ally know that the Sunday Dispatch, the Sun
day Mercury, the Evening Bulletin, the Tele-
graph, and the Press have each the honor and
the lasting renown of having daily at work
upon their columns men who were classmates
OF DR.. Helmbold. What higher commenda-
ton could be awarded the Journalistic ability
OF the city of the world renowned VIM. Penn.
There is little difference in the style of Phil
adephia's three great men-if New York will
allow us to claim the last of the triad-Penn,
Franklin and Helmbod. OF how much are
these three names significant! Peace, light.
ming, and Buchu
From Philadelphia the feted Doctor went
with his magnificent stud, spledidly caparison
ed to Baltimore at the urgent request of his
excellency the Governor of Maryland. The
blooded steeds were universally admired
Ovation followed ovation. The monumental
city was overpowered by the distinguished
honor thus enterprisingly thrust upon It. The
entire turnout OF this great American. filled
it with a superb sense of the subimity of tbe
stars and stripes amid which we dwell.
From Baltimore to Washington the costly
equpage moved. Here greatness met great
ness. The peers OF the land looked up. and
took off their hats, Here too the representa-
tlves OF the press ate OF the boynty provided
such flow of soul and other things such
sclntilia OF wit, as was seen around That ioyiaI
ooard, no pen in this age will venture to por-
theme.
Alter an absence of three weeks this great
man is, we write it with pathetic pen, home
again. A distinguished contemporary assures
us that "President Grant seems to have
known DIR. Helmbod by instinct" That he
received the Doctor in the presence of not
less than five hundred people, was a special
compliment, Great men it is said easily read
each other.
1t is with more than ordinary emotions that
we close this unworthy tribute. We quote
lest We break down; "With the names of
George Law, Commodore Vanderbilt, A. t.
Stewart and VIM. b. Astor, the name of DR..
Helmbold is in1issolubly cemented. In many
respects he is greater than then all.n Let
America recognize her great man! Let his
life be studied in all our Sunday Schools.