New-York tribune., 1878-12-20


of its members by whom he was held in the highest
esteem few days before his departure for Berlin the
Iotos gave him banquet, which was pronounced one
OF the most brilliant OF the many dinners Whlch nave
been given in the cluD b"uSr
BAYARD TAYLOR AND HORACE GREELEY.
HOW THE LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP OF BOTH BEGAN
A CHAPTER OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
From Bagrd Taylors Leterto The Tribune, 500" aerhe
death Of Mr.. GTeeiey.
My own intercourse with him (Horace Gree
levi though 0tteh Interrupted Dy dDsence or dVerkehce
OF LABOR, frank at tue start and grew eos.r and
OF men, 1 nave never found one wn'se primitive lu-
nl es revealed ihemelyss Win Sncn nro ma[ye nrten
Se1 ssened P"r to ma S" as crystscear IS hat
a enid. In my younger and more sen-
StYs Masa qys St sucH ne won Gs baci wrthont seaT ami
always found attrI war that bey came from the lance
I Hr>t saw Mr.. Greeley in June, 1914, when was a
boy OF nineteen. applied TO MN lrr an engage age
mrnt 20 write letters to THE TRIBUNE trOm Ger.
many. Hts rcply was terse enough. NJ drScrp-
live lcttcrsw h. SUD; 81 am SICK OF them. Wnen
yOn have been Iurre long enough 10 know something
send to me- auu there anything IN your letters,
will publi-n them" waited neary year, ana lhtD
seventeen lett which were puhSnei IheY were
shallow enough, SUSPECT; bnt what might they not
nnve been without uI, warning
Toward the end OF 1877, Write was engaged IN the
uufurtnna enterprise uf trying tn establish weekly
paper ~ PEGniNvilr, P"nn wrote to hliaioreserlng
curug literary work u NewY0rk. He advised me Cis
-usr ct he mas avisea thousands Of Young mrn), TO
stIy m the country. But hGd stayed in tue country
ori v,.ir .oo long 80 another month fOupd me in
~ Van in his office with my story OF disappoiut-
ment ana my repealed request for his fayoIaDc IIh,
cnCe. " think yOn are u staEeu. u sam Jul ""'
b ar you in mInd n near IT ans chance"
Dix weeks afLerwaFd ~ INV great surprise Ior sup
unscd he bad quite forgotten M D. lie sent Tor me ah1
IN .rd me a pace on THE TRIBUNE. / worked hard and
UcesaantIy duting the summer lSiS nearing never
a word OF cOmneudatOn or enccui "grmtht DIt one
J,v in Octobcr he suddenly came desk, Laid hrs
hand nu nv shoulder and san: You have been faith
ul but you need rest. lake week ioiiu'y alu
On iuro NeW-Ensand" Obsy"d and fOund, on toy re-
tl.tn np al u De nCrtdS IL
think none Of hs assoc ates at tia I'm ever WrotP
sometimes seemed rough, bus ,Bey were alWa's "nOe-
some and almost Invariably just. once ne Cd!Su hG
INTO hl- room, point 10 poem OF mine Wign naY
asked why did you publish tGat gHssy gs 1t STUN
toulsr melt. I retnrted. hercely: Mr. Greeley,
1 should feel huIt by your question, l na1
to octry :" H. smiled rad. foIgyiEg smile ana sld
uothug. Years afterV ward, saw Ia he was flgnt
tuc uucm was only piece of sounding rhciOrlc, Tor
winch gassy" perhaps 90 TSt nut Ger AMY not
an inappropriate rptbet In this A. III Other respects
If not the re ult Intellectual perceptOn it mahl-
frst,I an IuS i'll { even more ieIna kdDtt'
To niru e. e0ually Illustrative Of the man, remain
win mc from that trst year. one, an afternoon the
little editorial office under the roof: Mr Greeley Dehd-
i, nv.r fn yellow n,ler-Dayer which the &c e.
.aH,i ,a disraTch we're written. The light from the
window f. upon the rOp of his bald hcad WncI pre-
,tnc ,ts mil to me as he leaned down.
wns nnklpg m H. yacanLy, wurn saw ticly scar ct
g me wbitr Crnwn The next mou.cnr rose. threw
p,ck his head and uttered fearful shrek For mo
ute nearly. Thought him mad. hr hhhg MS uamus up
and down. criri: 1T has comet il mas comet ana
laughed m a hadcriOus ecstdcy. IL was the news OF
The passage OF the WIlnot Provl,O.
Another day, us little son Arthur. whose exquisite
features blu, eyes, and golden hair, remain III my
memory ~ a angelic apparton Jnan any clefuO-
fncc which Raphael ever puted came into the office 10
meet HIM ON ms return irom Journey. When nc saw
the boy he gave similar shrek caaght MN unGer me
arms, tossed him aIot, and finally olasped
cry Of passionate love aud Joy, so Intense tnht
almost shuddered to hear II. | felt then that had
canght one Of the correct understanding ~
HE naiure that he was "doWrrsi WIN '1ve 0d ove
which, in this rcticcnt world feels itseli 10 De SOME
thing AKIN weakness. and often feisLs lts opposite IN
order to mask t prr'ence ne nl hot se nor no S
strength OF strength. ~, A.,
have had many differences OF opinion win M Mr,
Greeley, but can cOnscenuously declare mat there
waa ~ them VIII ch did not inaHy draw me me
closer to hun. 4 liltie more than n year ago @ 40
published AZ article which thought unjust TO GOV,
ernnent official, who an intunato persona rIGnd o
and claiming, at least susprns siOn OF judg-
menr. lie replied, giving his reasons for the un-
nlrndy criticism, yet as Thought. rccor,ling too
wrote again. more earnestly tnan beiore-so ear
ncstly indroi that after toe letter was dispatched
felt that he might have to feel offended at some
of the EXPRESSIONS 10 contained But wnrn met MIN ne
str, tched out his haud, With that smile OF mcnaOlc
sweetness which no one ,an ever iorget uppn Mo ~
tell said. Are you still angry WIN me patiently
heard my eXpanOn. and assured me that so soon as u
should he confirmed by circumstance fuh reparaton
wuuld be made.
1872. he says a. feel sure that while my election
would pacify the country AS IL should be paclned my
N"SN~NN~~-~-'
tends tO the same end" 49,.
Herein he expressed tho simple basis OF his ambition
Those who OF having baed Jen Davis solely
vita to this later cand dacy. nave had
their perceptions confused by tho study oi
the typical American politician. that they are
quite incapable Uf cOmpreh"ndng an aclOn inspired
10y humane aud christian motives confess, viewing
the campagn at this distance separated from he tem
purary cxCIs ments 10 which must c-artaDy allow
their full influence, nothing IN my own experience OF
our politics shocked me as tho~swit forseuni
Of ali Mr. Greeeys former services the INFAMOUS
attempts dclr his past aspirations the conscience
less efforts TO msrepresent hlm to the Amerr
can pooule winch have characterized his poilt
cal opponents. The silence OF sauder in the
presence OF death is not enough to atone for such
injuries If people apprt claie Horace Greeley
honor his memory are grateful Tor ms bOnes
services thrm they only prove II by learning 70
coInuat opinions wlthOu; dragging those who hod them
through the miro Os vulgar asrersion Honor 10 Tue
dead IL not equivalent justice 10 the living f Horace
Greeley yearued with all the force OF his nature TOT
one thing IL was for the simplest recognition OF ms
honest aims. lie never mstOOh the popular curlosly
for fame; he crayed that fame which Is Duruen
To its pOssrssur; but during forty tretss seepless
years labor his proud sensitive soul sought every
where for the signs that his work was unuerstoou,
though never asking. never bctraying us fearhhg'