New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26

sYes She gives parties now and thrn t. 10
working people Of tho neighborhood. They all
come, young and old, the grandmother aud grand
father and the little tots. They even bring tho
baoies They dance old-fashioned dances and
play the games that were In vogue over o hundred
years ago among the country people in England.
Miss Greeley moves among them and seems heartily
to enjoy seeing them have good time. Some sum-
pie refreshments are served-cake and cotfee or
lemonade. Miss Greeley is q strong temperance
advocate. She has formed novel little temper;
ance Club, composed of some Of the village and
neighborhoOd women. She meets with them every
week. and they take counsel together rs to the besu
way to reform individual cases OF dfunRenn NaS,
good In their quiet way. In winter the eoone
barn is put to another use. Miss Greeley meets
the place Of melting is this beautiful grove Of
pines. You can sec the rustic seats and benches
under the trees. The club consists of the chill
mostly of the uneducated class. They come to
hear her read and to get the books and magazines
she distributes among them. She does not read
they get enough OF that at church. She picks
OUT something entertaining, yet with good moral.
They are e, fond Of VIII Ca,letons poems Of Ten.
are delighted with Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress,
some some Of them never having heard of it before!
Of She walks The Church
at Pleasantville-neary two miles off-every Sun
day. and, and sometimes twice in the day. But
five miles. If any Of the neishSorhood people arc
sick or in trouble she will walk to their houses
over the rough hills. seldom riding except In
The evening proved dark and cloudy, but Miss
Greeley drove over to the Mountain Institute
with US to hear lecture on Alaska. Everything
about Tie building gives TN" impression OF light
and cheGrfulnese. 1t Is situated on an eminence
commanding magnificent view Of the Chappa-
qua Valley, bounded by range Of mountainous
hills in the distance. while in the rear the Chappa-
qua Mountain begins to rise almost from the very
doors Its sides, covered with noble growth
g ace o the % The d srdnns,
in front are beautifully green and dotted with
trees. hedges and shrubhary.
OF the modern Friend His face is I'm, his voice
gentle, his words few, his manner quietness itself.
But his clothes and his hair are modern in their
cut: thees- and thous- drop only occasionally
from his lips, and in matters Of science. and
culture he keeps abreast Of the age. Simplicity
the !, Of b hS sChoo bT5 pRess Is no onSs
IarIors are handsomely furnished. decorated with
flowers and pictures Music is now taught, and
there is talk OF introducing the military drill next
session. The Quaker faith, though inculcated, Is
not enforced and several Of the teachers Of the
other religious beliefs. But the pupils like TO
attend the venerable Quaker meeting house, which
stands just beyond the college grounds, in front
Of an Old churchyerd whose sunken headstOnes
str,ggh down the grassy hillside This house was
built in Colonial times, and during the Revolu-
sick and wounded soldiers.
1t has often been said that the Mountain In
sttute was founded by Horace Grseey This is
to carry ont their distinctive ideas OF education.
Bnt Mr.. Greeley was in strong sympathy with It's
spirit, and when his family was In Europe, the
year before his death, he wrote to his daughter
Gabrielle It. is my wish my dear, that you
come home and graduate from our good 9ualrr
school at Chappaqua II You will, you shall have
little pony 10 ride 10 and from the Institute"
So there are many links Of association between the
Greeley farm and the Quaker college