The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-12-25
HORACE GREELEY's BROTHER.

The following Is an extract from letter In the
Cincinnati, faqWir,r, dated Titusviile, Pa, Nov.
25th, 1850:
Twenty three miles from here on one Of the
barren knobs Of Erie county, lives Nathan Barnes
Grcelcy. the only brother Of Horace Greeley. To-
day visited him ut his home. Leaving the cars
on the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Il. H.,
at Cory. Pa. ride Of Eve miles over = road
aretchcd even for n country highway brought me
To the "old Greeley farm" rs Il is called by the
neighbors.
Horace Grecley's brother lives In the first
house on top Of the hill after you pass the cheese
factory" said native, and watched anxiously
for the cheese factory aud for the hill The coan-
try wa. very poor. The farms through which I
drove we're, think. among the very poorest in
the State. I saw bu; two comfortable looking
farm houses On the way. and on the top OF the
hill saw a ;unblc-d down housc 10 the right Of the
road. This house on the right was the Greeley
home stead, where Barnes Greeley now lives,
where Horace Greeley passed some Of his boyhood
days, and where his father aud mother both died.
Il is miserable looking place for the homo Of the
brother Of Horace Greeley. Everything about the
farm has q tumble-iown look. The old barn IL in
bad repair. the fences down, and the house, a
story and a-hals wooden structure is decided
Is shabby. The house Is old-fashionel, having
been built many years ago. A one-horse wagon.
partly il!cl With pumpkins and potatoes, stood
ou; in the rain in the front yard. An old man in
CORY had said TO me: "Barnes Greeley Is q
mighty poor farmer and glance at the premi-
told be Wasiright.
There was fence in front ofthc house, which
stood back a short distance. and. the mud being
ankle docp. lrove up to the door. An old man.
gray and ragged. issued up from an inside cellar
door. with basket ON his arm. lie tall and
spare. slightly stopped. His garb at first sight.
on account Of ragged over coat and torn felt
hat. appeared shabbieF than the average farmer
wears about home.
els this where Mr.. Greeley lives?"
"les. SIR"
"Is he at hone.'
81 aIn Mr.. Greeley"
told him I had come twenty three miles to sec
the brother Of Horace Greeley. This seemed to
please the old man. who Is nearly seventy, and
although II was raining, he took OF his torn hat,
| aud. bowling. said:
"well. here l am"
"Thc removal Of his bat made him look quite
n different man. and saw nj once u close rescm-
bance to his iiiustrious brother. lie has u head
shaped like llorace's, aud almost bald. lie
wears a FULL long beard, which shows traces Of
having becn sandy. but is now quite gray.
1.-The old man showed the into the house. threw
his ragged oyercoa, on the porch, and gave me
the best of three chairs in the room, which were
all more or less Tckcty. The appearance OF the
room denoted absolute want. The room had been
pias;crcl bu; the pla-;ering had fallen OF. both
from the walls anu ecihng, leaving tho iath cN-
posed. looked FOR picture Of Horace on the
wall. bu, there was no picture Of any kind. The
room appeared to be the sitting room. dining
room. and kitchen all in one. The foor was bare.
and not very clean. A little barc-eggcd girl came
in ani stared at the before Mr.. Greeley joined me.
| asked IL she was Miss Greeley, and she said
ayes. NAM
when Mr.. Greeley came in he took q chair
without a back aud leaned against the wall. With
his ovcrcoat of. saw he was dressed in Q suit Of
brown jeans. consisting Of pants and "wammus.'
The old gentleman gave me his views on tho po-
,icai situation, and did il very gliby and intel
lgently."