Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-06-25
a Goob story Rushle.sIr RlddIea

that in 1881 Horace Greeley was under an en-
gagement to deliver a lecture in Laporte, and
an accident to the train on the New Albany
and Salem road, which was to take Mr. tree
ley from Indianapolis, detained him; the fact
was teleRraphed to LaPorte and the audience
determined by vote to wait, etc. There are
several slight unimportant inaccuracies IN TINS
little story which somewhat mar the otherwise
pleasant romance. In the first place M Gree
lev, at the time mentioned, was only twenty
years of age, and was nothing more tE1n
poverty stricten printer, not yet haHIhg S5
tered upon his public career. Secohaly. MT
Greeley had never been in the State OF Indiana
At the time spoken of. Thirdly, the New Al |
bany and Salem railroad was not IN exIstenc e |
in 1881 Fourthly no other railroad existed |
in the State of Indiana at that time. Filthy, |
it would, even at this day puzzle the old phil |
OsOpher, if he were yet alive, to go from Indi-
annapolis to LaPorte by the New Albany and
Salem Railroad, as its nearest approach to this
city is forty miles. Slxthly the eleetromag-
netie telegraph had not been invented in 1881,
and consequently the good people of LaPorte
could not have received their information in
that way. Seyenthly, no such occurrence ey
er took place. With the exception of these
trihing inaccuracies, the story is well founded,
| indianapolis Union.
Not So BADLY RiddIed Either.
| We are not little surprised to see the
above article passing round in several of
the Indiana papers without being correct
| ed. The Indiana Union has undertaken to
RIDDLE GOOD STORY, the facts of which
| the editors evidently knew nothing. The
occurrence to which the Indiana Journal
refers did not occur in 1881, and hence.
the apparent inconsistency in the Journals
GOOD STORY. We have a perfect right to
know something of the facts in the case,
and they are as follows:
In 1853 or 1853 we, the present senior
editor of the HERALD, in connection with
our brother, now editor of the Marshall
County (1nd) Republican, were editing
and publishing the LapOrte County Wing,
at Laporte, Ind. Mr.. Greeley had been at
Lafayette and delivered the address for the
State Agricultural Fair, which was held in
that city that year. Mr.. G.. had been in
vited and accepted the invitation of citi-
zens of Laporte to deliver an address be-
fore literary society of that town. In Or
der to fulfill his appo intment promptly,
Mr.. G. left Lafayette on a rickety train,
with disabled locomo tive, and by the
time they had proceeded a few miles
in the direction of La porte, the engine gave
. out, and the train was unable to move
either way Mr.. G. was in dilemma; he
never failed to meet an appointment
promptly, if it was within human possi-
bilities. 1t was night, and the prospect
of getting to Laporte in time to meet his
appointment, was very gloomy. But
"where there is will, there is a way
and that way laid in the possibility of hir-
ing couple of gentlemen, natives Of the
Green Isle, to trundle him to WestviIIe on
f hand car, forty miles north of the break
down. The proposition was made to thc
o gentlemen of the Isle, who, in considera-
ton of pretty large enumeration, accept
ed, and Mr.. G. deposited his little carpet
sack and his gray oVercoat on the car, ant
then taking his position on the hinder par
of the car with his lower extremities hang
q ing off and his feet coming in con tact will
n the cross-ties, Irish muscle power was pu
in requisition and the car moved on thC
,. New Albany & Salem Railroad towart
;. Westville, and arrived there about day
,, light. At this point Mr.. G. took hacl
= for Laporte, distance of IA miles. Ar
:. 4 irving at Laporte, his first inquiry was 70
the Wing Office.
We have a very distinct recollection o
Mr.. G.'s appearance when he entered tn
p Whig Office, after riding all night on hant
e car. He proceeded to give us rather al
'r amusing history Of his perils on his way t
lie fill his appointment Setting On the hin
D. end Of the car he said his feet went bumI
1r bump, on the cross ties, over the whole {
or the 40 miles. He took a seat at the ed
b., tors table and wrote matter for poster
announcing his arrival, and that he woul
~ lecture that evening at the Presbyteria
as church.
as This extraordinary effort on the part
" Mr.. G. to fill his appointment and max
= his promise good, was but characteristic {
=. his indOmitable energy through life, and
was to that peculiar trait of character ths
&C he was indebted for his success and ell
nc waited position, from the humblest walks
n, life to the most elevated position in Il
.ly social and public circles in life. e
ay great energy and habits are worthy exar
ge pies for every young man in the conntT
ct In conclusion, we will remark that N
is. G. was not handsome man, and the nov
ride of the previous night had added
ou visible beauty to his countenance.
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