The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-10
HORACE GREELEY's LEMONADE.
After it had Been Doctored With
Brandy he Made a Most Eloquent
From the Chicago Netcs.

From the Chicago NetcS.
Gin my experience of nearly four de-
cades,' said the old reporter, there now
and again comes to mind vivid recollections
of men and things, and just now l have a
pleasant reminder of the philosopher of
Chautauqua, who has been compared to
Franklin. But those who made the COM
parison overlooked the important fact that
the shrewd author of Poor Richards AL
manac" was in so many respects man of
the world, and scented the smallest agree
able or disagreeabe odor in the marrow of
humanity. Franklin was philosopher, yet
a statesman, and would have excelled Adam
Smith in political economy had he turned
his attention to that branch of human
knowledge.
But Greeley, the gentle, unsuspecting
journalist, was, like Hamlet, ''wise, but not
world wise" He was rather theorist than
q practical man among men; dreamer like
some of the patriarchs of old, to whom came
in day time and night time delightful
dreams In him there was but little or no
guile, and yet at intervals he manifested a
certain shrewdness, a certain popularity and
certain appreciation Of ruse, which / would
here illustrate in Horace Greeley's lemon
ade. There are positive men-positive in
their business and in their habits-and an
attempt to swerve them from their well
beaten paths of rectitude by the most spe-
cious arguments would be as futile as for any
human being to blow against the wind
with intent of altering its course. Instances
have occurred in which some Of these posi-
tive men have erred and strayed from
their ways like lost sheep, and a few have
ultimately been brought to grief. When,
for instance, goodIy company is seated
around the festive board and the song is
heard
Sparkling and bright in liquid light,
Is the wine our goblets CLEAN In,
With hue as read as the rosy bed
That bee might wish 10 dream in.
and the command is given to ali to fill to
the brim even the most positive men in the
Temperance army, inoculated by the GEM
ality of the atmosphere, have seized and
drained the crystal bowl 20 the last drop.
Among the most positive Of temperance
men was the late Horace Greeley, in whose
sanctum | occupied a desk for many years.
ssTouch not. taste not, handle not" was in
corporated in his creed, and in word and
deed he was an earnest disciple of total ab-
stiueLce. / never knew him ~ swallow az
Undertaking draught but once. and though
The first deceptive beverage had been kindly
disposed Of IN the way all drinks Do 20,
singular as it may seem, the venerable PM
losopher cried for more.
4 Nee was q grand dinner az the Metro
politan Hotel in ~ palmy days. aud among
he Distinguished guests was Horace Gree
lev Next D. aim sat The late bon. hugh
Hastlnfs. When the time for spseeh max
M caf,le that jolly Old bOsf. Warren lys-
iaad. approached the philosopher during he
ringing II giassss aDl tle popping u cDrfs
ss9r Creelsy. what can get you ~
drink a. you don't touch he Wins ~ lq'
uofEW ~ -
Vel sqeeaksd ~. Dfeeiey,. - guess,
Warren, you ean give me Ni'' fs'"''
6way went w. Leland y as bar, Nh@e
e casually feeeftegs