The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-07-19

eyes. that's more than 1 can afford" |
He walked OH until he deserted on the |
| North River, near Washington Market, |
! n boarqling-housc, SO very mean and |
! soualid that ho was tempted to 60 III
/ and inquire the price of board there,
, The price was two dollars and half
week.
"Ah! !" said Horace, "thot sounds more
hike it,
In ten minutes moro he was taking his
breakfast at the landlords table. Mr..
Greeley gratefully remembered this
landlord who was II friendly Irishman
by the name of NlcGorlick. Breakfast |
done, tho newcomer sailed forth in
quest of work, and began by expcndine
nearly half of his capital i'll improving his |
wardrobe. IT was wise action. He |
that goes courting should dress in his
best, particularly if he courts SO capri. /
cOls Jade rs fortune.
Then he hcgan the weary round Of the
printing Offices. seeking for work and
iirding none, al day loug. He would
enter an Office and ask in his whining
tone:
"Do You want hand ?"
"No,' was the invariable reply upon
which he left without word. MIR, Gree.
ley chllckled as he told the reception
given him at the Office Of The Journal OF
f"Ul52"rcC, II newspaper he was destined
to contend with for many year in the
columns Of The Tribune.
"Do you want hand?" he said tu
David Hale, one Of the owners of the
paper.
Mr.. Hale looked at him from head tc
foot, and then said:
"NIy oDinion is. young man, that
You're n RUNAWAY nDprentice, and you'd
better 90 home to your master"
The Young man LAUGHED pood-Eumor.
nlIv on1 rosn,,,nl b;e 0,ou, u, ,t -
he'd SoturIov ,,;,,I,t t1nrorrrl,l,' i;raI
and n little discournnr1 On Suudov ho
walked three miles TO attend n church
and remembered 10 thc cnI of his d,vs
the delight he had. for the first time in
his Gfr IN hrori,,,r - .n,n,on tl,ot bn ON.
llrcly agreed with. In the mcnntimo he
had gained the goodwill Of his landlord
ana the boardCl". and to that clrcum-
S'ancc he owed his first chance in the
TuY. lis landlord mentioned his fruit
less search for work to an acquaintance
VINO happened to call that Sunday. That
acquaintance, who was aSh0VmaiCr, had
accldCntly heard that printers were
wanted ut No. 50 Chatham street.
At ha1 past ON Monday morning,
Horace Greeley stood before the dcsig-
nate" mouse, nnd dlScov"rcd the sign,
west lflMt'h% l'iiIrc, over the second
story; the Er"uhd l'""r bclng occupied
rs nook store MOI S"ui was StlrrmG
ll'-SlalrS or o"Wl' Inc doors were
locked ana iiorar" sat down on the steps
I" walt
Thousands of workmcn passed by:
hut it WAS nearly seven before the first
# Mr.. Vests printers arrived, and, he
! 'u" finding the door locked, sat down
| NY the side of the stranger and entered
mi" conversation with him.
81 saw" said this printer to me, many
years after, "phnt he was an honest,
good young man, andbcing n Vermontcr
myself, determined to help him if I
could"
Thus ,.conl tim, in Now yor,,
,,rn,G,, IL, n,t;,o n',n1;t1- of tLo ,,,n,,
! ,rninri HIM ot thn cr;i;nni i r,n,,'n,1t ''' tLl
nIyontn"r ihot dnc;frj hi. dnsi;nI H;s fIis
Now frirnI I;I hrln linn ond II mo. vnrx
n,,ch throunh his urornt rrrommnndn
J lion thnt thr rnrcmnn Of thn nrintino
! pnicc gave him chance. The forcmnI
lid not in the least believe that th,
grcrm-loukine vomg fellow before hin
could set in type one page of the polvglot
testament for which help WAS needed,
"Eiv un a r,so fo,. him, ,, co;d ho
",nl wo'li - If br ron dnnn,tL;nrr y
U,rarc wor;rJ MI J,v will s;Inmf IN.
lrnsiiv and Whom hr shnwrI tn thn rorn
man If nioht rinirr's nroof Of III,
DAVIS vnr, II was rmnd tn hn tbn hn.1
DAVIS work ,hat had yct bccn dnnr On
that most difficult lob. 1t was create,
in uI,ortity and much moro corrrct Tb,
Ni'iln wos won He worked ON IN,
testament for several months, maxim,
| }onm hours and corun" only molrrnt,
wages, saving all his surrluS money. nm,
sc.Mdimm the rrrutrr part of it to hi
! %.thrr, WHO WAS still in debt for his farm
! and not sur., of being able to keen if.
Ton years passed. Horace Creole,
from journryman printer made his WA,
SLOWLY TO Dlitn,.lship in n small printin,
office. He founded tbc 7Hc Nr,U vorkcf
weekly paper. the best periodical of il
class in ihH United States. II brouph
him great credit and no profit. In 1910
whrI Gen. Harrison was nominated fo