Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-07-06
Eyes, that's more than can afford. +"

UWO UUlldIS anu d Hall n Wttk.
"Ah - said Horace, "that sounds more
like it,"
4! In ten minutes more he was taking his
breakfast at the landlords table. Mr.
Greeley gratefully remembered this land
lord who was friendly Irishman by the
name of McGorlick Breakfast done, the
new conner sailed forth in quest Of work,
and began by expanding nearly half of his
capital in improving his wardrobe. 1t was
wise action. He that goes counting
should dress in his best, particularly if he
courts so capricious jade as Fortune.
Then he began the weary round of the
printing offices, seeking for work and
finding none, all day long. He would
enter an Office and ask in his whining
tone:
Do. yoE want handa?" e4-.s..-
NO" was the invar1able reply; upon
which he left without word. Mr.. Gree
ley chuckled as he told the reception
given him at the Office of The Journal of
| Commerce, newspaper he was destined to
contend with for many year in the col
umnS OF The Tribune.
| ssDo you want hand ?" he said to
! David Hale, one Of the owners Of the
paper,
!: Mr.. ale looked at him from head to
foot, and then said:
"My opinion is, young man, that you're
runaway apprentice, and you'd better
go home to your master"
The applicant tried to explain, but the
busy proprietor merely replied:
''Be off about your business, and don't
bother us.''
I The young man laughed good humored-
ly ard resumed his walk. He went to bed
Saturday night, thoroughly tired and a
little discouraged. On Sunday, he walked
three miles to attend church, and re-
membered to the end of his days the de-
light he had, for the first time in his life,
| in hearing sermon that he entirely
agreed with. In the meantime he had
gained the goodwill of his landlord and
the boarders, and to that circumstance he
owned his first chance in the city. His
landlord mentioned his fruitless search
for work to an acquaintance who happen
ed to call that Sunday. That acquaintance,
who was shoemaker, had accidentally
heard that printers were wanted at No. IS
Chatham street.
At half past on Monday morning,
Horace Greely stood before the designated
house, and discovered the sign, "West's
Printing Office" over the second story
the ground floor being occupied as a book
store. Not soul was stirring upstairs
or down. The doors were locked and Hor-
ace sat down on the steps to wait.
Thousands of workmen passed by; but
it was nearly seven before the first of Mr..
Vests printers arrived, and, he too, find
! ing the door locked ,Ssat down by the side
of the stranger and entered into converse
ton with him.
81 saw" said this printer to me, many
years after, s'that he was an honest, good
young man, and being Vermonter my
self, determined to help him if I could
Thus, second time in Ney York al
ready, the native quality of the man
gained him, at the critical moment, the
advantage that decided his destiny. His
new friend did help him, and it was very
much through his urgent recommendation
that the foreman of the printing office
gave him chance. The foreman did not
! in the least believe that the green looking
young fellow before him could set in type
one page of the polyglot testament for
which help was needed.
elk up case for him." said he, ssand
we'll see if he can do anything"
Horace worked all day with silent in
.tensitY, and when he showed TO the fore
man at night printers proof of his days
work, it was found to be the best days
work that had yet been done on that most
difficult job 1t was greater in quantity
aud much more correct. The battle was
won. He worked on the testament for
several months, making long hours and
earning only moderate wages, saving all
his surplus money, and sending the grea-
ter part of it to his father, who was still
in debt for his farm, and not sure Ut being
able to keep it.
J Ten years passed. Horace Greeley from
journeyman printer made his way slowly
to partnership in small printing Office.
He founded The Neao Yorker, weekly
paper, the best periodical of It's class in the
United States. 1t brought him great credit
and no profit. In 1910, when Gen. Harrison
was nominated for the Presidency against
Martin Van Buren,, his feelings as poll
tician were deeply stirred, and he started
little campaingn paper called The Loq
Cabin, which was lncomparably the most
| spirited thing of the kind ever published
in the United States 1t had circulation
of unprecedented extent, beginning with
4S 900, and rising week after week until it
reached 10000. The price, however, was
so low that its great sale proved rather an
embarrassment than benefit to the pro-
prietors, and when the campaign ended
the firm of Horace Greeley & Co. was
rather more in debt than it was when the
first number of THE Log Cabin, was pub
lished. The little paper had given the
editor two things which 60 toward making
success In business-great reputation
and confidence in himself. The first penny
paper had been started. The New York
Herald was making a great stir. The Sun
was already profitable sheet. And now
the idea occurred to Horace Greeley to
start daily paper which should have the
merits of cheapness and abundant news,
without some of the qualities possessed by
the others.
He wished to found cheap daily paper
that should be good and salutary, as we'll
as interesting. The last number of The
Loq Cabin announced the Forthcoming