The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-17
acknowledgement:
Greeley at Chappaqua.
HONEST OLD HORACE At HOME.
How tho Farmer Editor Spends
His Saturdays.
4 Beautiful and well.kept Farm.
Horace's Views on Agriculture
and How He Makes 1t Pay
III, Opinions on Some Other Topics
AueCdote fms. GreeIey..A Reso:
lutte Woman. --
Beautiful and well.kept Farm.
Horace's Views on Agriculture
and How He Makes 1t Pay.
Ills Opinions on Some Other Topics
Auecdote Of Ms. GreeIey..A Reso:
lute Woman -.
nome .sRecolIectIous Of q Busy Llfs.'

correspondence OF tue NC" i"IN "'N'
CuAppAouA, May ll.-Chappa9ua 1
,bsiudian name, meaning Singing Waters
ara small village situated In Westchestel
comfy along the line Of the Harlem Rail
r0sd, shout thlrty.fve miles from New
York Il q place Of only some tltteer
hundred Inhabitants; and Is Of very un
pretending appearance. The passenger
10 The train. which by slow speed ant
Ire0uent Stoppsges reaches the place Il
mo-, much less than two hours from thI
lime Of leaving the metropolis, sees from
The window Of the car only q half dozer
houses thinly grouped around the station
add would not have his attention drawn
from bis paper or book but Tor the eager
Inquiries and explanations Of bis neigh.
nora who with much interest point out
m he curious observer Two white houses
ss,t 81 the track and half hidden by the
trees which mark the site Of the famous
Ann Of Horace Greeley, journalist, farm
n lecturer, and now the Liberal Reform
candidate for the Presidency.
Il was toward this agricultural and not
lea, political Mecca that last Saturday
morning I took my way, in company with
Two other gentlemen, both warm, perso.
pal friends Of Mr.. Greeley. AS Is pretty
we'll known, the editor Of the Tribune has
for many years been In the habit Of
pending his Saturdays at his farm at
Ghappaqus, and as means OF exercise
spd relaxation from Journalistic cares to
indulge in the truly American occupation
Of w0od.chopping. My oldest companion,
Mr.. Alvin 7. johnson, publisher Of the
we.known Atlas" Natural History"
and other standard works; whose house
has been MIR. Gfeeley's usual city resi-
lence, and, who IS one Of his choicest
friends and admirers, has for some time
accompanied Mr.. Greeley on these brief
weekly. sojourhs in Arcadia, and n.the
present occasion was joined by his son,
William johnson, and myself. He also
bore huge axe Of the finest quality,
whence 1t might be inferred that our visit
was one OF office seeking, but the sharp.
ness of the implement reluted any idea
that 1t needed to be ground.
At ten o'clock We are alighted at the
station at Chappaqus andicritlcall9 view.
ID the surrounding scene Near by q an
ordinary country tayefnS bearing on q
sign over the entrance the, galhersignitl-
cant legend,
Conveyance tossing Sing" e 70
certainly not the most tempting motto
for many New Workers who may pass
this way. We afterwards learned that
the landlord of this inn had lately in a
guSh Of friendship and patriotic feeling,
proposed to emblaEon Mr.. Greeley's name
and portrait on his sign, but as his estab.
Iishment Is not run on sound temperance
principles, the advocate oil pure, cold
water politely declined the honor, and the
pIsce Is without q name" Near by
stands the pOstOfiice, in which box No.
50, We learned, was the receptacle for Mr..
Gree!ey's mail. One or two stores were
IN sight beside a few dwellings, beyond
which the view Is shut in by low rocky
ridges, which form small valley IN
which Chappaqua stands. We bad just
ended our survey when q remark from
some one near by drew our attention in
smother direction, and turning around we
saw an open carriage approaching drawn
spanking team, in which, in com.
paDy with two ladies and a gentleman,
st the unmistakable form Of Horace
Greeley, wearing his familiar white coat
andsOil felt hat, and, smiling recognition
IS the carriage droVe.t He had Just rid
len over from Yonkers, where he had
spent the previous night in order to meet
Us and indulge Id his usual Saturdays
enlyment. He was fulllof spirits and
ready to set out at once for his farm,
While the carriage was. standing by the
station for the, moment, he interchanged
greetings with the people, his neighbors
about and chatted familiarity on; mi.
nor matters, butt spying Q bundle q
newspapers which one OF tie party had
be instantly demanded 10, eseeihem, and
would not be- atls1ed until hehad glanced
st their contentsS including the Tribune
and the World The whole party now
started for the iarm, which lies close to
the nilrOad, and consists Of seventy, five
acres oil land, partly hill and part level
with rock, wood, bog, and water courses
In pleasing diversity.
On entering the plain wooden gate,
painted white, which stood invitingly
open not two hundred yards from the sta.
lion, We passed by small house intended
to be rented, and followed q curved road
between the loot Of pleasant slope at
the edge Of level meadow, part 10 grass
aud part In ploughed land, reaching 10 thu
railroad track, beyond which the land
rises into quite high hills and rolling land
covered with young trees whose leaves
OCEe the fresh hues Of spring, while the
whole prospect was pleasing and bfctir.
esque. The meadow land Just referred to
was originally all bog, but has been Who'll.
y reclaimed by Mr.. Greeley, at consider.
able expense, by thorough drainage,
which has greatly increased its vAluc, and
\ Is now 1T Tor raising good crops.
Passing on a little further we came 70 a
second house, a neat though small cottage,
which has Just been built on the side OF
The slope, and commanding tiuc out.
look. This Is unoccupied, owing 10 the
absence Of Mrs. Greeley and her IlauVhi,
sn abroad, but it is intended as the pripcl
pal residence Of tho family. -Four large
and magnificent elms. here mark the be
ginning Of woods, adjoining which is
young orchard with trees covered will
blossoms which filed the air with thel
LAGRANGE. Next to this Is well.kep
conservatory and beds for strawberrie
and like small fruit. These are screene
from the bitter north winds by quadrupl
rows Of handsome pines, under who's
thick shade one could walk as On a soItl
cArpeted floor in which the boot sinks q
every step, with pine.cones scattcret
about and a resinous odor flling the all
hhseldom that I have seen so useful an
yet so beautiful q place as this wind
break, which Is admitted by every on
Aad speaks much Tor the taste and judg
ment Of the designer.
The remarkable picturesque features {
w Greeley's place are now revealed NOR
Iauy TO the eye. The road passes througl
scattered trees, through which pleasar
Vs!Ai open and glimpses OF undulatin
AnQ cultivated fields can be had. TIL