The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-11-14

wood. carried on bic bach 10 the villas
store. before be vas ten. be had carte
enough money TO bay . copy Of Shah
spssrs's plays snd Mn, nsmses poem'
uhile every bsok that oould be boirowe
within . radius OF seven miles Of his hon
bed been eagerly dsvonred by this omt
vorocs student
Ali said Z,cchens Greedy. WITH mela
cLoly thske Of The head. because hi
boy Horace, one day. 10 q OF Of abstraction
tried 10 yoke the CA. OF on the meat
eide. abi thst boy will never know eponsl
to GET on ip the world. II III never hoo,
more than enough 20 90 10 when II rsins
Ys, this boy knew so much. gained b.
cloe observation durins the Intervals o
.oil on The farm, thai when Ut fourteen, b,
secured place ~ = printer 10 . new,
paper ollice si East Poultney. Vermont
be was looked mp TO by his fellow pria Ter,
- equsl 10 learning 10 the editor hin
sell.
Az nrst they tried to make merry d
his expense, pckipg fun u his odd looh
Inc strments, his uncoaih sppesralc cs
and HE pale delicate face snd almost
white hair. which subseq quently won ioI
him tho name OF "Uhosl''. But when
they saw That Hossce vas too eoot-nstnr
ed and too much 10 earnest with bis
work to be disturbed by their te,sipe.
they gave II up, and be became q general
isvorite, not only In the Office. bnt 10
the town OF Poultney. Whose debating and
literary societies soon recognized him ss
. leader. Even the minister, the lawyer.
and the school-.eachers looked mp TO the
poor. retiring youug printer, who was =
veritsble encyclopedias Of knowledge,
ready at all times to speak or to write en-
essay on soy subject.
But the Poullney newspaper was obliged
TO suspend, soon after Horace had learn
cd his trade. and penniless for every
cent out OF bis earnings, beyond what
furnished the bare neeesssries OF life. had
been sent home to bis parents in the will
dcrDess. he faced the world once more.
After working 10 different small towns,
wherever be could get q job, reading,
studying, enlsrgeing his knowledge oil
the time when aot In the office, he made
up his mind to go to New York. TO be
somebody as be putit.
When be stepped of the towbost at
Whitehall Street, near the Battery, that
sunny morning 10 August. 1881, with only
the experience ois SCORE Of years in life.
. stout heart, 9 quick brain. pimble
6ngers, aud 40 abiding faith in God, as
bis capital, his prospects certainly we're
not very sllutiug.
An overgrown. awkward, white. beaded
forIorn-looking boy, spack suspended on
. staff over his right shoulder, bis dress
uurivaled in sylvan simplicity since the
time OF the primitive Ag leaves Of Ejen
the expression OF bis face presenting Q
strange union Of wonder and apathy, and
bis whole appearance giving you the
impression OF runaway apprentice IN
desperate search OF employment. ignorant
alike OF the world and its ways, be seem
cd 10 the denizsns OF the city almost like
. wsnderer from another planet
Sach Was the impression Horace Greeley
made on . New Yorker on bis first sr
rival in that city which was to be the
scene Of bis future work aud triumphs.
He trsmped the streets oil that day,
Friday snd the next, looking for work,
every where gettiug the same discoursging
reply: No we don't want anyone,
At length, when weary and dishesrten
ed, BILE ten dollars almost gone. be hsd
decided to shake the dust Of New York
Of his feet. the foremsn OF printing oi
lice engaged him to do some work thst
most OF the meo 10 the Office had refused
10 touch. The setting OF a polyglot Tests
ment, With involved marginal references.
vss something new fer the Supposed
green" hand from tho country, Bot.
when the day wss done. be was no longer
ooked upon ass green hsnd, Tor be had
lone more and better work than the old
bet and most experienced hands who had
fied the Testament.
Bat. OBJ, what bsrd work II vas, begin
ming st six O'Clock 10 the morning, and
sorkins long after the going down OF the
,up, by the light OF . candle stuck 10 .
bottle, to eern six dollars . week, most
u which was as before. sent 10 bis dear
)nes st hom,l
After nearly ten years Of struggle and
privstion, the record Of which would all
'olume. Mr. Greeley started the great
enterprise Of bis life. the New York 9TH
,une." which he made the chsm pion OF
be oppressed, the guardian OF Justice.
be defender OF truth. and into which, In
hort this immortal tribune OF the people,
Thom be loved, ss 9 father, put sll OF bis
.rest personality.
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