The New York herald., 1872-11-24
HENRY N. SMITH.

How tho stCsreat Bear'' was Sought Out,
and How He Was Soon and Yet Not
Sccn-He Feels ssHappy'' and IL Ready
for Another Fight.
1t Is quite needless to say that Mr.. Smith, like the
immortal Br0oKs. was very much "wanted" yes
terday. 1t is equally true, judging from all the
indications tnat could be taken for reliable, that
most OF those who wanted Mr.. Smith were
sadly in want themselves OF that peace Of
mind which they do say surpasses all
things here on EARTH at least outside OF
Wall street. And they were many, very many,
who succeeded in seeing him, and a great many
more who did not succeed, and who went away In
no gentle mood in consequence Mr. Smith came
down town very early In fact. it Is said that that
was no great feat on his part, lnasmuch as he did
not so to bed at all the night before, and this
is given on the authority OF one of his friends,
who stuck to him during the day with
all that affection postage stamp manifests
for an envelope when it Is made TO stick,
despite everything to the contrary, whether 1t
likes to stick or not. Those who did see him had
to send In their cards one by one, except, Of
course, the few who, being part OF
THE CREW OF THE BOAT
of which he was captain, had q sort OF inalienabe
right to be within the commanders call. They
looked, 1t must be said, rather heavy about the
more than one observer that they. too. had been
keeping their vigils long into the morning. 1t was
after twelve OF the Trinity church clock before
the last caller-who was not denied admit
tance to the inner chamber where Mr..
Smith, in the body, was supposed to be agitating
his plans and probabilities concerning the shaki-
ness of the northwestern" portion ofWall street
managed to pass safely within the three different
doorways that lead to the s0nctune sdnctorum OF
the Office HERALD reporter called several times
during the day, but Mr.. Smith was like Nine.
BenOtOn,
mot AT HoME,n
'Just gone outn 1t was OF course annoying to q
rather sensitive reportOrial nervous system TO re-
ceive several doses of this kind OF information
within the space OF three brief hours, and the re-
porter finally made up his mind that he had better
,et Mr.. Smith be called upon by more congenal
spirits. "Just gone out' was the answer again
pelred at him as he tnrned on his heel
toward the door, after having asked II
the much-wanted gentleman was within
the circuit of nth OF mile Of the once and
straightway there was noise as Of many feet in
hurried pace In the next room; then out came five
or six gentlemen, all gesticulating excitedy, all
talking loudly at the same time, and no one appa-
rently listening to anything the other was saying
They had just got out OF the third doorway when u
voice within cried out,
'HOLD ON, sAY!r
and out rushed little man, looking rather Hurried.
who whispered something in the ear OF one OF the
party His quick eye caught that Of the reporter,
The The anxious iook vanished az II by magic. The
violent gestures ceased pleasant smile stole
the ruddy face, and, with half-and half glance OF
recognition beamng out OF the corners Of his eyes,
he turned quickly about and disappeared behind
man at the door got red In the face and remarked
that he would again take IN the reporters card,
which WAS OF course, again a. handed ian to him. when
the world that Mr.. Smith was not sjust gone
outn in the direction OF the street, though he was
he had without having beforehand formed a line OF
wary scouts. "Mr. Smith regrets to say he is so
busy now that he cannot see you, but call again and
GLAD TO MEET YOU,
This was the reply to the card being carried In for
day. .Jnst gone out.n was the answer TO the next
CALL which was made according to the information
smth Wss not wns to say relative To-
his position in the Northwestern conflict, but
friend Of his whom tse s reporter met shortly after
for short time during the day. gave him an idea
OF q little Of what Mr.. Smith would have made
known mad he been willing.
Does he lose as much as they say on the street ?,
queried the reporter.
"That Is not fair question:" was the reply
| he has really lost anything and the gentleman
tried to look very serious as he uttered the words
"Weli he did last night. Who wouldn't under
the circumstances. He had
AN UP HILL JOURNEY
to 90, but he has accomplished 1t and is oil right"
81 mean he isn't scared bit now, and is Just as
strong in win to 90 in for another tusse as he ever
"Why would he not talk to-day about the matter
20 those who wanted to learn his views on the SIT
| uations"
"For the very best OF reasons. Didn't he tell
| aesinst Gould That's his text, and he proposes
to stand by it. He'll not bulge an inch, although
! eOmo people think IL won't amount to anything
| The time for Compromise has gone byv
"Whst about the rumor that he and his friends
win contest the right OF the 'buls' TO the margin
between the actual valuation OF the stock and the
| figure TO which the bulls tossed itYn
| "l know nothing about that. / have heard
nothing about IL; but will say this there is not
| railroad man living who Will swear that North
| western stock Ia worth ZOO Tho C0urte would sus-
tain this view OF the matter II appealed to- viz
| that no man would be obliged to pay more for the
stock than Its
| ACTUAL VALUE IN MARKET"
! "How are You going to ascertain the exact valua-
] ton of stock In Wall strectS'
1 "Experts and figures would snow everything IN
| black and white but then, you know, II that kind
/ OF thing was thought Of down town, why nobody
| would make contract with anybody else so. In
| nv opinion, there 10 no danger oil anybody going
| into the Courts any such theory. But this con-
l. fOHnded suit has been an ugly one. though.
| You remember Keats balled the stock up
| oace to cox, hut he made 9coc
thlng by II and sxhause~a nothing 1Ha