The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-01
"A KING AMONG HOGS
home LIFE OF BARNES GREELEY,
The GREAT EDITORS BROTHER.

4 Perfect Picture OF ConteutDsent-happ
with Ills Pigs and Chickens-Likes
Seither Water Nor wbisky-A Failure
at City Life.
People driving ont Of Cory, five miles over
the Border into Warren county, come to the
mail village OF Columbus and there pass n
large frame farm house, the doors and win
iows of which are always wide open in warm
weather
Tho floors are uncarpeted, and pigs, chick
ems and ducks wander in and out Of the
building ct will
Tho tenant himself, n tall man, white
barred. and quaint in appearance. who IS
now nearly 50 years Of age, may frequently,
on a sunny afternoon, b. seen stretched out
on the floor. bis bare feet sticking out Of the
font door, with a newspaper covering his
7 face 70 keep Off the flies. in a sound sleep Of
rural comfort and unsophisticated rest
This remarkable individual is Barnes
Greeley. the only brother Of tho only Horace
Greeley who for sixty five years has lived
"a this farm. and Is the last surviving
member Of bis family.
When Barnes Greeley is awake his many
f ecccntricitics, his unfailing good nature, his
abundant hberality, as well as his intelli-
genco and warmhearte1 friendiness, which
are wen known and appreciated for miles
around make him a favOrite with his neigh
bors His friends-and by the way, lIc does
not seem to have an enemy-tell many kindly
anecdotes OF this remarkable old man and
his many pecularities.
The farm on which be lives is large and
fertile one and would long ago have made a
thrltier man independently rich, but Mr.
Greeley seems TO care TO make only living
out Of il and is happy and content in the
familiar company OF his pigs and poultry, Of
which he is very fond
TEE EDITOR POOR SPORTSMAN
Many years ago when Horace Greeley and
Barnes were boys together on the farm,
which was then IN a very wild district, and
years before Cory became the prosperous
place it now is, the former, who had gone TO
the cast 10 seek the fame and fortune he
achieved and was learning tho printers
trade, would come for a vacation, and the
two would g of fishing and hunting to
gether. The printers apprentice then, &c
cording 10 his brother, was as awkward in
ID forest as Barnes was in parlor
Horace never bad any luck with his rod or
ais gun. Ho never COS bite in the trout
brook and couldn't hit the side Of a barn, not
70 mention a wild rabbit
Barnes, however, was a fine sportsman and
usually came home well provided with game
cr fish, frequently bringing down an antered
buck or a doe.
Even in those days Horace was full Of
ambition. and in their lonely tramps through
tho woods would unfold bis bright schemes
10 attain future greatness. His sympathetic
brother listened while these aspirations were
cou.idei 70 him. and always encouraged their
indulgence. although he admits now lie had
but small faith in their realization.
Horace never forgot this kindly encourage .
mem, and when lie became q great New York .
editor he remembered his homely and I'M
c0uth brother in tho backwoods He sent for .
Barnes 10 come to the metropolis and offered .
Linn various positions. IT, made him his .
travelling agent and then we him an edi- .
lorial chair TO fill; but he c.. = not ill that
1r any other place he would . = =. and so
he went back to his farm. II, Aday Of
his metropolitan experience:
Il returned because / preferred 10 - :.
king among hogs rather than a hog among
kings
And be has been literally ever since "a
king among hogs" and chickens, and turkeys
and ducks, for they are his preferred com
panions.
To seo Barnes Greeleya at his home, slovenly
as he Is IN dress and appearance, one can ac-
t -'':.. f"r, . :. family characteristic, the
in dress Of his brother Horace,
which has often been commented on and At
tributed 10 the small weaknesses and studied
OF a great man.
KILLING \ FELON WITH WHISKY
Barnes is diametncaly opposed TO two
well aud favorably known liquids whisky
and water, whether they be used separately
or in conjunction. He attributes his long
continued excellent health to the fact that he
never used whisky to excess except in one
instance and has always been very moderate
in his use Of water, it may be said, both IN
ternally and externally.
Water, he claims, when taken into the sys-
tenn immoierately, is fully as injurious a.
bad whisky and ought to be equally avoided
he has very decided views on the liquor
question, and is a strong Prohibitionist
Free whisky or 10 whisky is his doctrine
Mr. Greeley tells a good story on himself
)f the only time be ever tasted whisky. On
that occasion he deliberately got beastly
drunk He had, it appears, a big felon on
rs finger that panied him 50 he was unable
10 sleep for three nights. Somebody recon-
nended whisky, and he accordingly went to
Cory and resorted to 1t with unstinted free
lom
II didn't like the taste Of the stuff f." be
ays, but | was bound to get drunk, 50 !
sept on drinking until was Obvious They
1ut me 10 bed and came very near turning
Up my toes, but | cured the felon aud il
.ver get another I'll do the same thing oysr
gain. | would drink a barrel 70 cure "a
elon."
Although lie is remarkably quick witted
md intelligent for his age, Mr.. Greeley often
sserts that he is approaching second child
shness, and no has carefully calculated h,i
ate Of retrogression.
When he was fifty-hye he could remember
facts and occurrences very
asily. Ten years later events Of preyio.i
lines kept uppermost in his mind. At pres :
mt lie can recall the period Of early man {
God better than any other ia his life
In five years more the memories Of youth, {
ccording to his calculation, will be clearest, {
nd then those Of childhood until in fifteen |
+ twenty years, II be should live so long, his !
lemory will be completely blurred. /
Mr. Greeley still regards aud speaks Of the
bility of his brother with unalloyed admira. |
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