The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
EARLY DAYS OUT WEST.
Henry Willard Tells of GreeIey's Visit
 to Colorado.
from inc c-bicago News.

From the Chicago News.
 In his "reminiscences Henry Willard tells of Horace Greeley's visit to Colorado. He and a companion went in one of the eX press stages and had met with a singular and perilous accident. In driving through a herd of buffaloes the animals probably maddened at the sight of the red color of the coach, had attacked and upset it. Greeley had received a severe cut below his right knee, crippling him for several weeks. Being confined to his room in the hotel by his wounds Greeley was greatly disturbed by the sound of revelry by night that rose increasingly from the bar room Willard writes: His wrath cul- minated on the third night of his tortures. I was fortunate enough to be with him and thus became an eye and ear witness of what happened. About 10 o'clock he got up and
 nstisted on limping to the barroom. His appearance. though his presence in the building was generally known, created surprise and instant silence. He begged for a chair, and, Friends said he, I have been in pain and without sleep for almost week and am well night worn out Now I am a guest of this hotel. I pay high price for my board and lodg-
 ing and I am entitled to rest during the night. But how can l get it with all this noise going on in this placer Then he ad- dressed one of the most pathetic appeals l ever heard to those around him to aban- don their vicious ways and become sober and industrious. He spoke for nearly an hour and was listened to with rapt inter- est and the most perfect respect. He sue ceeded. too, in his object. The gambling st, ,rred and the bar was closed every night at Il o'clock as long as he remain ed '
 During this period of his life Willard got 2 glimpse of western judicial machinery and gives this vivid picture of a term of court being held during very hot spell in June: ''The judge presided without his coat and with unbuttoned shirt thrown wide open. He sat thus disarrayed. tip- ped back in his arm chair, with his legs on the desk before him. The attorneys rf ;urally followed his example. and made themselves a S cool as possible One marked incident has remained fixed in my nlnd While one of the most loquacous attorneys was making a fiery argument he was interrupted by the judge who call ed out to him: Jim, you had better keep cool in this hot weather and give me a bite of your tobacco.' The pleader stop- ped. pulled out his plug and carried it to the judge, who took nasty bite, where Upon the proceedings were resumed"
 Of his own arrival in Colorado Willard writes: We brought a mail of several hundred letters and newspapers. the an- nurrcement of which fact drew three cheers for the express company. It was T great boon, the last news from the Mis- souri river being nearly five weeks old Of course. l was the center of attraction and overwhelmed with questions Some one proposed that l should tell the news to all made to mount a log and entertain the audience for half an hour with what had happened during the four weeks before ny departure. for which I got vote of thanks and which secured me at once the good vii. of the settlers