The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-18
won the suffrages and satisfied the
hunger of all these gallant fellows.
MRS, GREELEY.

MRS GREELEY.
During the progress Of the meal Mrs.
Greeley came out to the grounds in a
low carriage. She is still an invalid,
but she was determined to see some OF
these Southerners who had returned to
the old Union and were actually sup
porting her husband for the Presidency.
She looks the invalid, her clear com-
plexion appearing almost transparent,
and her large eyes dark as night. But
she was cheerful and chstty in her car
riage, and insisted upon having every
ex-rebel on the ground introduced to
her. To one of them she said: Il hope
| am a good christian, but hardly
think | could forgive as much as you
have forgiven"
Mrs. Greeley" responded the other,
"it is the day Of jubilee, and we must
all forgive, as we hope to be forgiven,
Mr.. GREELEY's SPEECH.
The crowd ranged around the Ever
greens, and an arm chair was placed in
position for the use OF the speakers.
Mr.. Greeley mounted the chair and
said: My friends, we are met together
in q mere social gathering, for
no other purpose than to foster the
good feeling and harmony that has
sprung up between different parties from
widely separated sections OF the Union.
I propose to cav few words myself on
the subject of my iarm-a subject
which certainly need excite no appre-
hension on the part Of my political
friends. 1t is twenty years since my
wife and determined to move to this
spot. We had lived in the city and
been married fifteen years. We lost
four children out OF six, and we felt
that if we did not give the remaining
two home in the country we might
lose them. We looked around for
some time before we were satisfied.
NY wife's wants were few and humble.
She wanted farm that had tirst.rate
spring, an evergreen shade and cas-.
cade of ripping water upon it. 1t was
two years before found place to suit.
was at PIeasantville. making a TEN.
perance speech, when my old friend
John C. Ferguson, here with us today,
told me OF this farm. | tasted the
spring water and was satisfied. Mrs.
Greeley did so too, and said it would do
decidedly. There was some difference
about the price. When it was discov.
cred that we were willing to pay a
certain price for it the other party
naturally concluded that we would pay
higher price. We bought it, however
not for its financial value nor the money
return it would make us, nor because it
was all bog and rocks upon which !
could experiment with my ideas of
farming (true, you cant very well get
cascade without rocks, but
for its combined advantages.
Beginning with forty acres we
built the house in the woods where
there was then not halt the woods there
is now. Tine bog grew mosquitoes and
frogs. 1t had that facility. The con-
certs Of these combined productions
were not always unpleasant, though
they were rather untimely. | went to
work, and made blunders. OF course.
Every friend predicted that | would get
out 10 a year. ] said that if did the
sheriff would sell me ont, though that
chance is lost now, for the deeds are
made out in my wifcs name, and they
couldn't sell the farm without her con-
sent. have been in business OF
various kinds and have lost money. 1t
has gone ! know not where-"gone
where the woodbine twineth," sup
pose, and everybody thinks ! have been
fooling away money here, and while !
have possibly sunk come money in my
farm, at least ! know the hole where it
went down. ! have a large assortment
of friends who never come here, but
who know Just what each turnip cost
and who are perfectly satisfied that |
have destroyed every tree in my woods.
| love the woods. | have an affection
for my trees, and | do not cut down to
destroy, but to build up. Where |
find dead or worthless trees hinderIng
the growth OF better and nobler trees |
cut them down to make room for a
nobler growth, and / trim out the lower
pendant branches Of the trees because
/ find that half the woods destroyed
by fire have been lost by the thick
condition OF these lower limbs, which
gives the fire fuel and headway. This
is the first time that many of you have
been here. have lived here for twenty
years. l hope to live here and in Gods
own time to die here. A good farmer
would probably have made money out
OF it, but | don't pretend to be good
farmer, because / can only work at
farming few hours in each week, and
that only about twenty weeks in year,
and have made the place pay well for
itself. ! hope that all Of you-not all
at once, of course, but in groups more
wieldly than the present-wiIl frequent-
" call on me. A voice-"Down at the
White House" Bad farmers make
their blunders and go bull-beaded right
along. Now | have made blunders-
new ones-but never kept on making
old ones. / thank you for your pres
epce and attention. | will now ask
Senator Gwin, OF Mississippi, more
recently Of California, to address you.
We will have number Of speeches
from gentlemen here, and will take
good care that the train does not leave
US.
SENATOR OWNS SPEECH.
Senator Gwin, a tall, portly man,
fully six feet two, with large features
and white hair parted near the middle,
and standing up with pure Senatorial
reach" OF the old school style, mount
ed the chair with some difficulty and
said:
Ladies and Gsntlemen-Twenty-eight
years ago was a member Of the Ma
tional Democratic Convention, held al
Raltimore TO nominate q Presidential