Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-21
together in the town of Poultney. Vt. His

together in the town OF Poultney, Vt. His
description OF one incident IL their boy
MOOD days | shall not soon forget. They
DOtn attended the same church under the
eyes or their parents. The services were
tlresome and dIstastetul to them. one
bright summer Sunday, at HOrace's sug-
gestloD, The two boys stole out Of church
| Whlle the second hymn WAS being sung,
ana sped away to the woods to commune
with animated nature. They had glori-
GUS time. The sun was an hour high
| "oen they separated. Horace was sure
tnat their absence IN church would not be
! notlced, but George went home with dire
| ioreoodngs. Nor was he mistaken In his
misgivings. He had not been in the house
| nVe minutes before his father, who was
stralght-laced CongregatiOnalist, invited
| MIN out into the wOOdshed. George was
told to remove his jacket, while the old
man made selection from a number of
hickory rods In pickle. He gave the boy
sucn dressing that the memory of 1t
| caused him to ehrug his shoulders over
SIXTY years atterward. Horace was more
| fortunate. Either bis parents did not
miss him from the church or their the
| ology was more lenient.
The friendship thus begun in boyhood
lasted nearly a lifet me. Before the
tribune was launched Horace was very
| anxious that Mr.. Jones, who then had a
little money, should go into partnership
With him and become the publisher OF the
new journal. George, however had had
some experience IN Mr.. Greeley's previous
newspaper ventures, and knew his lack
or business qualifications. When be
wanted money Horace had always been
IN the habit of opening the cashiers desk
and taking what he pleased, without
reference to bills due or notes to be paid,
George reminded him OF this and init
m O nd fhsaf T. No L.
be put in his money. Horace made a sort
OF nalf promise, but George, with the
horse sense that has ever distinguished
him, estimated the promise for what il
WAS worth, and Thomas McElrath be-
came Greeley's partner. For years AFTER
ward Jones and Greeley were the warmest
OF friends. Horace was Away welcome
guest in the Jones family. Dir. Greeley
always made Mr.. Jones' house his home
when visiting Albany in early years. He
looked upon Mrs. Jones as a model wi e.
Well may he have done so, for MANY q
time did she darn his stockings and sew
up rips in his garments while he was a
guest at her house.
The entente cordiale between the two
old trends was broken upon after Whlta.
law Reeds advent on the Tribune. That
journal assumed virulent course to-
wards the Times. Its assaults became so
atrOcIous that Mr.JOnes at last appealed to
Nr. Greeley to stop those that were clearly
untrue. In reply Horace CURLY advised
Jones ito attend to his own paper, and ne
would attend to his" The Tribune
hatched ano her brood of falsehoods, and
an enlargement followed. The two
friends never spoke to each other after
wards. Mr.. Jones credited Reed with
warping Greeley's mind, and this Is un-
doubleday the cause OF the bad blood
between the Tribune and the Times since
MIR. Greeley's death. 1t IS a duel a.
deadly as the one waged for years be-
tween Horace and William Cullen
BRYANT. "Thls Internal and hoary-headed
old villain lies" wrote Mr.. Greeley. 'sand
knows he liesl" Bryant never again spoke
to him.
Mr.. Jones' eyes become moist whenever
he speaks of Henry j. Raymond. An
excellent photograph of Mr.. Raymond
hangs above his desk. He cred to him
with all the excellent qualities that 20 to
make up man. "Mr Greeley once told
me-" said he, shat Mir. Raymond was the
only employe whom he had ever been
compelled TO caution not to work too
hard." 1t was Raymond who began the |
practice OF paying his men full salaries
when disabled. While reporting on the
Tribune he contracted a severe cold in
the line OF duty. 1t was a month before |
ne lett his bed. On mis- return to the |
stopped mis- pay from the moment that he |
was unable TO work. This touched him
TO the soul, for he sadly needed the money.
tie made up his mind that he would adOpt |
dl fferent rule if he ever had charge of a
daily newspaper. The time and the |
Times came not long afterwards, and
from that day to the present no man en-
ployed on that journal mas been ''docked'' |
for sickness. The Sun is said to be the
only other New York newspaper thai
initiates the Times in this.
Mr.. Jones always deprec ated Mr.. Raw |
mond's entry into politics. she was too |
sympathetic and straightforward to be |
politician" he said. "He analvzed over
question from conscientious point |
view, without regard to party, and he |
nually went down in party struggle. | |
was in Europe when | received a letter
from him saving that be had finally been |
read OUT of the Republican party by Thad !
stevens because he voted AGAINST negro |
suffrage. He voted in accordance with |
bis convictions. however, AMI many a |
good man has since then fancied that he |
was right"
AMOS j. CUMMINGS AND BLAKELY HALL. |
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