Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
4 GREELEY ANEoDorE,
I'm What shape the Good and Great But
swearing old Man Faced Compositor.


Apropos of illegible handwriting of
great men, it would seem that the more
celebrated they are, the more miserable
their chirography.
Some may recolect, writes a correspon-
dent of the Washington post, the case of
the man who travelled free for nearly six
months over the New York Central Rail-
road on a note from the able Superintend-
ent, the late Dean Richmond, convincing
the conductors that it was pass Again,
of the newly arrived immigrant, who, COM
ing into possession of hold autograph of
General Spinner, late Treasurer OF the
United States, took it to a drug store as
prescription for the ramp coiC. And who
that has seen will never forget, the fearful
autograph Of a well-known and emincntly
successful attorney Of this city, which sug-
gests nothing SO much as bunch of cop
perhead snakes in deadly conflict In this
connection good story is related of that
able editor, Horace Greedy, which has
never appeared in print so far rs the
writer knows.
1t occurred a good many years ago, when
the Tribune was power in the land as
was also its able editor, it being h1fol2 be
committed the fatal mistake of his life IN
running as the Democratic nominee for
the Presidency in 1872, tine circumstances
attending which mquestionably hastened if
they did not cause, his death.
In a very elaborate article on very inn
portant subject he took the occasion to
use the words which the great bard puts
IN the mouth of garruus old Polonius
d" lis true It's pity, and pity tbs, tbs true, "
a hAl 81
with the hieroglyphies. set it no, " 'lis
two It's fifty, and It's fifty, 6fty-two,
completely paraIyzing the sense of the
whole paragraph
Words are inadequate to express the sur
prise, indignation and rage that took pos
session of the soul Of the good old editor
next morning on reading his carefully pre-
pared article of the day before. summon
ing the foreman he demanded that the fool
comp0sitor should be sent to him instanter,
and was informed that he was a certain
lrishman whom he had taken a great fancy
to some weeks before he ordered his EN-
poyment in his office.
Upon has appearance, Mr. Greedy launch
ed forth on him in full volume the abuse,
invectiye, and explosives which he was so
eminently capable of when in a rage. and
concluded 10y saying that the fool who could
moi see and understand SO familiar a ques-
ton at glance ooald quit his employment
and 90 to school again Afte~ glaring at
each other for about a minute or more, the
compositor yelled at him; TO school
| again Is it, TO school again? Yes, and, Mr..
| Horace, the man who writes such a id
/ hand as you do, few weeks or months, al
school wouldn hurt him at all, at ALL
The editor. as if struck by the retort. APP.
parenty reented, and still glaring at him
said "Well, go back TO your case, and
when next you try ON a quotation make a
d ID fool of yourself and not a fool OF
me Then running his hands through the
I few remaining taify-colored locks that
covered his ears, he fell into reyerie, at
intervals muttering audibly, lis two
tbs fifty, and It's fifty, fity-two Oh, Sheol
| Sheol