The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-21

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ses-A Gallant Company and Gallant
Besst-speechss by Governor Ash
ley, Judge Porter, Dr. Wood :
cock and Othera.
throng OF about one hundred persons gathered
at the Greeley farm yesterday, 70 enjoy the gen.
erous hospitality and jovial companionship Of the
Chappaqua philosopher. number went rom the
city, number gathered from the wide doml Mons
OF westchester and Duchess counties, and q num-
Der came in nom the immediate neighborhood OF
the farm.
IN THE MORNING TRAIN
was Governor James n. Ashley, big and portly,
with q broad handsome face and long flowing hair;
Alvin j. Johnson, Mr.. Greeley's chief aid at wood
chopping, who swings an axe with all the vig0r Of
Hercules and publishes maps with the accuracy
Of an Atlas; Judge Edmund J. Porter, with fine
gray head and whskers, who made the
occasion one of thorough social enjoyment by in
Producing everybody to everybody else; Mr.. and
Mrs. Partridge and their daughter, and Mrs. Ma
son, lady about sixty three or four. who in the
bloom OF her youth, when only eighteen, saw
THAT AWKWARD BOY OF FIFTEEN,
with his baggage on o stick over his shoulder, ap-
ply at her garden gate for the way to the printing
office, where he was going to learn the trade
that awkward boy that even then was called
Horace Greeley.
n cannot realize that that lad" said the Old
lady, ais now the nominee Of two parties for the
Presidency Of the United States When he applied
at the gate for the way to the printing Office the
gentleman he spoke to said to me, Did you see
that singular looking lad p l said Yes, he looked
strong and sturdy. What did he want ~ He
wanted TO know
THE WAY TO THE PRINTING OFFICE,
where he's going to learn his trade replied this
gentleman. tell You that awkward lad has more
information than half the men Know"
And here was Mrs. Mason, now grandmother
looking again upon that awkward lad, the leader OF
grand civil revolution and the centre OF CONT
nent's comments.
Among the townspeople also who came up on the
morning train were Mr.. H. J. Wilson, the writer
finance, and Mr. Hexamer the experimental agri-
FROM THE NEIeHBoRBoop
came John G. Ferguson, the old friend OF the sage;
DR.. Woodcock, medical adviser general for the re-
son Of the great fnancier; Judge Hart, Mr.. ana
MRS stuart, Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. J. @ Adams
MISS Gertie Hyams and Others, and q bevy OF
New Orleans ladies who are passing the
summer at Pleasantville, and who could not resist
the chance to go to Mr. Greeleys farm and tell the
sage himself with many hearty shakes OF the hand
and melting chances OF the eye enough to have
warmed even Wendell Phillips stony heart toward
the erring South how much they dotted on him.
These parties met at the farm, some OF them strag
Cling In and others coming In merry groups, and
when all were gathered In made
AN AGREEABLE COMPANY
Of probably one hundred. The sage met the city
group at the station, and introduced Governor
ASH to a number OF his country friends.
carriages, the Presidential expectant led the
way with his distinguished visitors to that peer.
dOwed the philosopher with perennial youth and
never,nagging spirits. Thence he showed them,
or rather those who were strangers oyer his farm
the house In the woods, carrying
CHAPPAQUA CANES,
cut In the rough. In the meantime the ladies were
resting themselves In the house In the woods. This
cOsey cottage has been reftted and furnished hand
s some since the Philosopher gave a lunch to the
ago, when they ate or pine table, sat on the moor
and engineered their victuals with their fingers
lace curtains to the windows with beautiful stat
uary and old pictures, and with tasteful books
slowed In every corner There isa
on pedestal In one corner, which was made for
Mr. Greeley by the great sculptor, Hiram Powers,
was visiting Europe. There is also copy Of very
Old painting Of Martin Luther by Holbein the copy
are pictures = aSd valuable ones
OF Christ urging Peter to "Feed my Lambs, I" and OF
the Madonna and Child. There is every evidence in
THE QUIET DECORATIONS
OF the room OF that culture and high love of the
beautiful In art which people seem to think Mr..
true ideas OF domestic comfort there are the broad
hreplaces and iron dogs that recall images of
glowing wood fires and huge back logs in stern
December nights.
On returning from the forest the pleasant COM
pany sauntered and lOunged about the house in the
woods, Miss Ida, the heroine Of the campaign, ap-
pearng now and then and rendering herself agree
able to her guests, while she also superintendent
with the aid OF her friend, Mrs. Stuart, the prepa
ration OF the FEAST rapidly approaching completion
In the Evergreens. The bell was rulg at about one
O'Clock, and the hungry crOwd-everybody gets
hungry by one O'Clock at Chappaqua-proceeded to
the dinner table, where the usual menu OF high
substantias and dainty decacies including the
unusually Incorporate beverage OF orgcat was
served.
SPEECH MAKING.
After dinner Mr.. Williams OF the Metropolitan
Bank called the meeting to order, and introduced
Ex-Governor Ashley, who, he said, would tell them
pretty much all they wanted to know. The Gov
ernOr made a short and lively speech reviewing
the Cincinnati Convention and its results and stat
ing that the platform good that the Phila-
delphia Convention could do no better than dupli-
cate 1t. He was followed by John G. FERGUSON, a
Cincinnati Convention delegate, who further re-
viewed the history OF that remarkable gathering,
Mr.. Wilson. Afterwards Mr.. Burnett, jealous
country baritone, sang campaign song entitled
to the tune Of my Maryland aud the meeting
adjourned to the railway station to await the train
The Greeley and Brown CLUB OF Chappaqua had
newly opened a club room near the depot, and rs
an inauguration ceremony, Governor Ashley con-
sented to deliver an address to the members. He
was in the midst Of it when the whistle Of the
approaching train interrupted him. The party
embarked and we're soon on the way to the city.
THE CONDUCTORS VIEWS.
Clarence Wilson, the conductor OF the train who
has carried Mr.. Greeley on his down trips for many
years. looked unusually grati1ed when he saw 30
many adherents OF his old friend on board He
likes to have Ii lively at Chappaqua on Saturdays
not much for his increased fares, though that
Is consideration, for the fact that he is an
advocate OF the Greeley and Brown ticket. 81
really believe the old mann win it, said he to
the HERALD representative yesterday
Mr.. Greeley, on reaching the depot, took his way
with Alvin Johnson TO the latter's residence on
street.