The New York herald., 1872-08-10

Inc Philosopher Taking Matters Quietly st Brad
ford-A Sleepy, Lazy Vllags-Horaee
Answering Letters and En-
joying Himself

BRADFORD, N. H., August o, 1872
Mr.. Greeley Is at present resting at the grand
house of Colonel Tappan, in the shady rccesses OF
TINS sleepy little New Hampshire village. The Sage
taxes his rest here, as he takes 1t everywhere by
hard work. He has been answering letters all the
morning, receiving few village visitors. looking
over the farm with Colonel Tappan, and otherwise
conducting himself philosophers in search OF rest
rom the wearisome troubles OF the world have
done before him for ages past. In his pursuit OF
real rest the Sage could have chosen no better place
than this. Il is
NOT THE TYPICAL NEW ENGLAND VILLAGE,
win thrift, enterprise, spinning and weaving at
every door, and housewifery buste apparent at
every window II is drowsy Rip Van Wrinkle Of
village; 1t sleeps all through the day and night,
and the quiet and order Of the Sabbath lasts all the
week. There is not the sound OF hammer heard
to-day In its mits no racket OF mill wheel no
passing to and fro OF busy operatives. The village
topers speak In whispers about Uncle Horace
ON the front porch of the village tavern and
the landlord gets around lesurely In list slippers,
as IL he was mouse in a hospital. The Greeley
ana Brown flags, In all their bright newncss, lack
energy to get I'D hearty nap. and even the rail-
road trains which arrive every six or seven
hours pass along more lazily than railroad trains
anywhere else. Everybody and everything is lazy
ana lifeless. except the one man who came here
especially to take rest and to invite his soul to
loaf Even the influence OF the silent little village
CAN'T PERSUADE GOOD SAGE
out OF that busy life that has been his for fifty
years. The village Is not actually uninterestng.
Its houses are so embedded In shade trees and gar
den that one can't discover at glance how much
OF village 1t is; but It's houses. when you lind
them, are clean and neat frames. the grounds are
generally tasty. and though the roads arc dusty to-
day, with the thermometer at 100, and
glare like diamonds OF sand in the SUMS
rays there are some well shaded drives along
the edge of the river, some inviting
wood hills on the 0utskirt and at least two hand
some lakes Ten miles away clearly visible looms
up the Kearsarge Mountain which gave name to
the destroyer Of the Alabama.
Mr.. Mason W. Tappan lives ''down the road.n az
the villagers term 1t, O few rods from the village
tavern-that Is, about thousand yards away--in
tasty frame mansion Of two stories in height
standing just back of the road, away in the
midst of lawn and garden and in front OF a
shady wood bordering on the river, where there is
gathering OF oaks and hemlocks that greet the
grateful eyes of the weared Sage whenever he
looks from the busy writing that engrosses him.
Ine The house at present Is hung with American ban
another pendent about the gate and third list
lessly hanging across the road in front. Colonel
Tappan served In Congress with Horace Greeley,
having been elected as republican, and 1t Is be-
lcved that his avoring Grceey's election will in
nuence the district greatly.
Last night at midnight brilliant aurora poreals
was visible, directly over head of such magnilccnt
beauty that the Philosopher was called from his
bed to witness It, Whatever 1t may be, the sign
or political revolution or otherwise, the Sage saw
nothing but beauty and grandeur III the display.
Among tho visitors who called upon him to-day
was MI. + b Sandborn, of Springfield, republican
Senator eject b. Wadleigh was in town. but failed
to call. lie Is an intense Grant man, and returned
TO MS home IN Milford as soon as ho discovered
what hearty reception Mr.. Greeley had received
here. This evening Mr.. Greeley drove out with
Colonel Tappan to the beautiful Sunapee Lake, ap-
pearng in public for the first time since his nonii-
nation without gathering an enthusiastic crowd in
his rear -