Arizona republican., 1899-12-05
HORACE GREELEY'S CEUM.
New York Tribune's First Reporter
 His Work With Samuel Morse.

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 You can search the world oyer and not find any one quite like Mayo G; Smith, an octogenarian who lives in seclusion in Colorado Springs. His ex- perience would fiji a book In his tim lie has been a newspaper reporter. the intimate friend of Horace Greeley. when the great editor was a struggling printer; he has been a preacher at tI.e Five Points. New York. an original 'i9ar, temperance lecturer. author in ventor. dentist, physician and what not. He has travelled around the gloL Q twice, has been blessed by the pope and was Prof. Morse's co-worizer in the invention of telegraphy.
 Tn his bed room. adjoining an apart ment six by nine feet. which contains a kitchen stove. is a handsome ell painting of Pope Leo. I've been blessed twice by the pope" said h.. and here is an urh 5000 years old, :" exhibiting a small vessel almost crumbling with age. This" he con- tinued, "I brought from Jerusalem Here is some water from the Dead sea, but it's almost evaporated.
 
 Newburyport. Mass" said he and completed my education in Oberlin college, Ohio. being one of the earliest students. Subsequently I removed to New York city. where preached in the Five Points. It was there I met Hor- ace Greeley. who had just come to New York from his home in Vermont. lie was an awkward young fellow. We -D I we lived together at 63 Barclay street. He got his meals at a bakery. and had to be very economical. as he was on V earning 50 cents and S1 a day setting type.
 Horace was a very intellectual and moral young man. He was not of a religious turn, but I persuaded him to attend my mission. He frequently did so, and on one occasion I took him completely by surprise and the thought Of iJ made pr. Smith laugh heartily.
 Tt was this way he continued. "As I said before Horace was not very re- ligious. Well, he attended my meeting one Sunday morning, and I said, MT. Greeley, won't you pray for us?' In- stantly all was quiet MT. Greeley looked at me in astonishment, but see ing that l was serious, promptly k1elt down and prayed. It was a good prayer-a very good prayer.
 Horace Greeley always preached the doctrine that every man is the arcki- tect of his own fortune and is largely governed by his environments. We'll. Horace made friends. and one day a man loaned him $1.OOO and he estab- 1seT,- f \ the first reporter engaged. and worked on the paper for three years.
 While l was conducting the mission at the Five Points l knew Cough. who subsequently became the great tenn perance lecturer. He had been an actor at the Boston theater. and was an infidel. He became convert under the Rev. Randolph Campbell He lived in very humble circumstances when 1 first knew him.
 Cough was the life of every crowd, the wit Of every assembly. He became. as you know, one of the worlds great est orators, having lectured 3O0 con secutive nights in Exeter hall, London. He has been in Colorado Springs and paid me a visit
 Tt was during one of my travels that I met Mark Twain. and we be- came quite friendly It was in far-on Jerusalem. Mark and I walked from JOppa to JerusaIe d most dangerous undertaking. but We made the journey in safety.
 T wrote volumes on ether and chlo- roform IS Q result of experiments made upon myself. I was the first to sue cessfully carry oxygen to a patient who was in hospital undergoing an opera ton.
 While in New York city 1 was sum mcned by Prof. Morse, who was then experimenting in telegraphy. to give my opinion of the outcome. As the re- suit of my observation I became asso- ciated with Morse in perfecting the work
 The New York Tribune thought it originated in England, but I knew it originated with Morse. I remember the Englishman who claimed to be the inventor visited Morse, and Morse ask ed him to write on a piece of paper the date on which he perfected the in vention. He did so.
 '''WiH you swear on your honor as a gentleman that the day you mention is the truth?' asked MoTse drdmat- ically.
 T solemnly dO.' was the response.
 And as God is my judge eX- claimed Morse fervently. I swear that made the discovery at this time, and time prior to that of the Englishman, and he had to acknowledge that he was beaten. Denver Times.