New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-22
RElfINISCENCES or Mr. GREELETS BOY
HOOD
EroDn 4 49, % 10 Des Moines Rectster.

Ft-,rq Letter 10 he Des Monies Register,
Last summer while resting among the WIG
scenery of Vermont, mel some OF tie distan,
relatives OF The dear old man whom we All re-
member with love and reverence, Horace Greeley;
Two elderly ladies' one DIight anu qu!ck ana
smart and ready of cute Yankee speech, vii and
reyartee the otheT-weil Ike Halpnes Quaker
"stf and stately,
As il starched and irOned lately,
palms
she IL was who told as IN precise language a great
many new things we al never learned about Mr..
Greelays early life and prlvatlOns; MS likes and
disllkes; MS enderncss Of heart his 4OstrmlOus
ina otis and the sef-dena be pTacJlsed III his every
dav life. he other told rs common Things tha, we
were tie gaddest hear funny incidents cOhneC ed
with his boz hood how he dressed, how ne went 10
sluging-schOOl at BlaiI's little red schOol-AOuse,
winch OF the girls in those long ago winter even
lngs accepted OF his company on the nome ward
walk about the plays, and songs and bees, ana
cuttings AMI the dear Old lady so forgot herself
that her laugh Ike girls and she would
bTDg her soft palms together ID honest enthusiastic
We snail always regret that we did not ioJ down
every word they Told Us We did make a note OF a
few things, siyly, especially how Aunt Greeley"
made brown bread for the boy in his growing Fetrs
and how II ms mauAOod, V hen afflicted with dys-
pepsia, the careful cook compounded dOughnuts
that be could eat with "A relish and no unplelsan
results. The cider, that the usual accom-
pauiInen,, he did have Ia tOregO. The brown bread
-the kind tnaI made the boy Horace grow Ion! and
iank ana OuI of his trousers ana rOundabOut--was
made after the old honest, ankee fashion, aud
baked long enough dlLcI IL " a. uOuc, p4OoaJ v,
insure sweetness; tins way Two quarts u Indian
meal one quart OF rye -four, one spoonful OF salt,
one teaSpOOniul of saleratu5 aud hall q teacupi IL
of mOassCs. Lastly put III one iaacup OIL 60 q
fOaIling yeast. How good II was. Ito" good II
dId taste la the OLD Vermont wmters-thOSe bleak,
dTcary cherries, cruel winters Ot dear OLD Ae"-
Eng and
lie recipe for dOu4hnuts we jOtted down from the
OLD lady's hpe the douglnuts that the poor dys-
peptic liked 80 well The formula for ma hlng them
he sent To his cousin because her husband was sI-
larly afflicted. Had they been strangers TINS COM
mon disease had made them akin: One pins Ot SOUR
cream three eggs, two cups OF sugar, plAeh OF
salt-nO butte iarl-tWO spOOn1uls OF IOrsIOIu 5
OF flour; mix sOlt and quickly and fly hot ard.
safe and goOA and very satisfactory. zee. he liked
thickened MIX too, made the way his lOm-ny
made il Eggs rolled in touI anu the LITTLE Jumps
dropped INTO bolIlhg MIX tAat had not Deeh
skimnied-a generous lump OF good butter put IN Ii,
salt sufficient and when Oare.y cooked, poured out
mo deep turoens 80 . O.,
Bat there was another phase IF Cousin HOd's y
character iltO which Ie had peep. An old GLOW
va entIne wrapped III yellOw-white lace IL the TIL
of SalOne's Chlst was brought TO view. The
edges of the paper we're cut ont Ike pretty en-
brOidery and doves with bills touching bills stood
Ike sober walters All around tho centre OF the
precious old relic. by following the lines round
and round, picking out word at Time We maue
out from the ragged chirography, these lInes
/ love thee not for beauteOusness
Though few are hall SO far;
But FOR AL earnest heart AID mind
With q. ~ 50 rich and rare
Az these rugged cliffs do placid grow
When stars upOn them shine
80 Is my heart forever soOthed
Dear love-my Valentine
Ny Valentine. Dear Valentine!
We were delighted TO meet these charming old
ladies' and TO hear from their own lips these simple
pleasantries connected With the boyhood OF that
excellent man. Horace Greeley.