Evening journal., 1889-07-11
GltELLEY'S 3lABRl8GE.
he WAS hN iaPATizNT, uNcoN-
VENTicNAL YOUNG LOVER.

Tie Attire in which ue Preseuted Him
self Before the Flance lie Had Never
secn--It Was All tho samc TO Him. bat
She Felt Differently.
Mr. White had met Horace Greeley, q
young man from the country, who was bold
enough to start a newspaper in the city, and
this brave adventurer did notstop there in his
reckless grasp at fortunes gifts. He had just
returned from the south, where be had mar
ried young lady Of the north who was
spending year with soale southern friends
She was very young, handsome aEl attract
i've. One Of her friends, from whom |
learned these facts, told me that she admired
Miss Cheney very much, and knew but one
man who would 10 the one to win her heart
and hand that man was the young Journal
ist, Horace Greeley. She set to work, as
some women foolishly do, TO bring about the
union Mr. Greeley and Miss Cheney had
never met. This matchmaker told her story
of the young lady with skin TO the innocent
young countryman, and SO awakened his de-
sire 20 become acquainted with the lady that
he allowed his friend TO write 70 Miss G. that
he would like very much TO correspond with
her. Her letters 10 the mutual friend were
written with franlSness and originality sell
dom found and rather pleased the young
man TO whom they We're shown, and, having
no experience in knowledge Of tho mysteries
Of the female heart, he was easily caught in
loves net. lis friends remarked the symp-
toms Of the increasing fever, and lost no op-
portunity to laugh at the poor fellow.
Miss c. enjoyed the innocent pleasure of a
correspondence with tho gifted young jour
nalist, and ought to have known the danger,
but the letters were so delightful, each one
growing more and more attractive, and at
last Mr.. Greeley, in the simplicity of his hon
est nature avowed that his heart and his life
he offered to Miss G., and begged that she
would accept them, unworthy as they were,
etc. Ho had beeu told By his friend that she
was beautiful and very young. 1t was not
necessary, this friend thought, as she told
me- 10 describe Mr.. Greeley. So love born in
Miss G. s heart from the letters allowed her
to picture him as fancy dictated. After
suitable time had passed 1t was arranged be-
tween them that Mr.. Greeley should go
south, spend one day, be married and return
north Immediately. His paper demanded
not romantic. He was severely matter Of
fact
Miss Cheney was In every respect the op-
posite Of her lover. In the warmth Of her
| youthful enthusiasm she had clothed him
with personal beauties and graces TINT were
/ justified by the adornments of his character
as seen in his letters
He announced to his companions that the
fortunate event of his life was near at hand,
and that q short absence must be allowed to
/ him to bring home his young wife. The hour
of their first meeting was the one which both
| parties anticipated with q strange feeling Of
curiosity, but neither doubted the fun salts
| faction to be realized 1t was a dangerous
experiment and a severe test Of love They
met and stood face 10 face Miss c. had, with
womanly coquetry, decked herself to meet
her lover, and looked charming In bis eyes,
more than fancy had painted her. he stood
speechless a moment, while her large brown
eyes opened wide in utter amazement scan
ming tho figure before her from head TO foot,
and remaining in state OF almost breathleSs
bewilderment, as II unable to believe her
sight, 30 entirely was he unlike what she had
imaginedl
His fax white hair was long and fell around
his neck loosely his face WAS fair as a womans
and its expression was the mirror Of q noble
heart; his chin WAS dimpled and on his mouth
sat the frmness of bis manly character that
redeemed the face from effeminAcy. But the
figure Of Mr.. Greeley, the young man before
her, was to her painfully without grace, his
voice was Ia the extreme drawling and nasal
and there was IN his manner a total disregard
Of conventional rules OF ceremony.
Miss c. could not conceal her disappoint-
ment, but they sat down in the most matter
of-fact way TO arrange the business part Of
the immediate marriage, Mr. Greeley had
Travelled by land several days and presented
himself In all the haste Of an impatient lover
70 bis lady, without changing his apparel OF
even thinking Of his appearance, and his de
light with her was so great that he failed &c
see the effect his presence had produc upon
her Her almost utter inability to speak wa.
attributed to a natural timidity on the oc
casion
"Can you go nowTn be nsked, after a halt
hours conversation. SEQ wherer she in
quired. "Go to be married." replied Mr.
Greeley ITO be married. Why, ! cam
marry you. Now that / sec you do no
love you,n she said, half choked by tears
''No, / cannot marry you.n His surpris'
was greater than hers had been Then cam'
to his aid that firm, strong win that thos
remember who knew him wen in after years
Ee stifed pride, bore the humiliation like
y hero but insisted that Miss 4. should keel
her engagement with him. What his ar
i ! euments were she did not tell me later, bu
( she told me that he had a strange mhuenc
over her at the time that rendered her sub
missive She looked at his travel stainei
clothes and boots, and asked him 70 prepar
FOR the marriage, but to understand that b
, married her knowing that she had no Low
fer him Many, many men have venture
: the saIle, some TO win happiness, often NOR
to wreck domestic comfort completely. Nh
4 Greeley went with all speed to a barber, an
0 after the shave With a proud air told tn
e man that he was to be married in less tina
] an hour. Brush Off my Clothes" he o.
4 dered. The barber with brush in hand su
y pended in the air asked, "Not going 10 chang
i this suitF "No, no; have not brought an
Z, other; 50 on, brush Off the dirt and dust"
e "But, sir, look at tho bottom Of your troI
e sers; the stains will show, do what ! can"
"Never mind; cut Off the bottom
d Putting down his brush for fears sake
h obeyed the order and cut Oft the carmen
r and the good man soon presented himself
II tho lady, telling her that no had made a
e rangements with minister TO perform Il
!. ceremony, and to 60 with him at once TO Il
y place appointed.
/, II went in u trance, il seemed to me, sa
t. Mrs Greeley two months later 10 me, "and
ar am yet in a state of wonder at my own act
y They were married
ID Alr. White and Mr.. Greeley met after 4
return Of the bride and groom TO New Yor
/ and arranged to take the large brown sto
house in Greenwich street together. and the
began a friendship between them that
creased yearly, and lasted through maj
. years tin each had risen TO distinction al