Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-04

q right fist under the others nose.
They were shouting loudly as they ar
gued. The stranger was for war; Mr..
Greeley for waiting. The publisher of
the Tribune stood beside the latter,
smoking pipe; small man leaned
over the counter at the strangers ell
bow, putting in n word here and there;
half dozen people stood by, listen
ing. Mr.. Greeley turned to his pub
Usher in moment.
"Rhoades," said he, IT wish ye'd put
these men out. They boiler an yell SO
can't hear myself think"
Then there was general laugh.
learned, to my surprise, when they
had gone that the tall man was Will
liam H. Seward, the other John A.
Dix.
Then one Of those fevered days came
the Prince of Wales-a godsend-to
allay passion with curiosity.
It was my duty to handle some of
"the latest news by magnetic tele-
graph" and help to get the plans and
progress Of the campaign at headquar-
tiers. The printer, as they called Mr..
Greeley, was at his desk when I came
in at noon, never leaving the office but
for dinner until past midnight those
days. And he made the Tribune a
mighty power in the state. His faith
In its efficacy was sublime, and every
line went under his eye before it went
to his readers. I remember night
when he called me to his office about
~ o'clock. He was up to his knees in
the rubbish Of the day newspapers that
be had read and thrown upon the floor;
his desk was Uttered with proofs.
go an. see the Prince O. Wales" he
said. (That interesting young man had
arrived on the Harriet Lane that morn.
ing and ridden up Broadway between
cheering hosts) 1--WE got a sketch of
him here, an It's all twaddle. Tell us
something new about him. If he's got
a hole in his sock we ought to know 1t. !"
Mr.. Dana came In to see him while
I was there.
look here, DANA" said the printer
In a rasping humor. by the gods of
war! Here's two !columps about that
performance at the Academy and only
two sticks Of the speech,of Seward at
st. Paul. I'll have to get some one t.
60 an burn that theater an send the
bill to me-"
IN the morning Mayor Wood intro
duced me to the Duke of Newcastle,
who in turn presented me to the Prince
Of Wales, then slim, blue eyed young
ster Of nineteen, as gentle hammered
as any have ever met. It was my
unpleasant duty to keep as near az
possible to the royal party In all the
Festivities of that week,
ina naia IN me Sc..nce's honor at the
Academy of Music was one Of the
great social events Of the century. No
fair Of vanity in the western hemi.
sphere ever quite equaled 1t. The fash
ions Of the French court had taken the
city as had the prince-by unconditional
surrender. Not in the palace Of Yer
sailles could one have seen more
generous exposure of the charms of
fair women. None was admitted with
out low cut bodice, and many came
that had not the proper accessories.
But 1t was the most brilliant company
New York had ever seen.
Too many tickets had been distribut-
ed, and soon "there was an elbow on
every rib and heel on every toe" as
Mr.. Greeley put 1t. Every miss and her
mamma tiptoed for view Of the
prince and his party, who came in at
10, taking their seats on dais at one
side of the crowded floor. The prince
sat with his hands folded before him
like one in a reverie. Beside him were
the Duke of Newcastle, a big, stern
man with an aggressive red beard; the
blithe and sparkling Earl Of st. Ger.
mans, then steward of the royal house.
hold; the curly Major Teasdale; the gay
Bruce, a major general, who behaved
himself always like lady. Suddenly
the floor sank beneath the crowd OF
people, who retired in some disorder
Such compression Of crinoline was
never seen as at that moment. when
periphery pressed upon periphery and
held many man captive in the colo
embrace of steel and whalebone. The
royal party retired to Its rooms again
and carpenters came in with saws AND
hammers. The floor repaired, an area
was roped OF for dancing-as much as
could be spared. The prince opened
the dance with Mrs. Governor Morgan
after which other ladies were honored
with his gallantry.
saw Mrs. Fuller In one Of the boxes
and made haste to speak with her. She
had Just landed, having left Hope tt
study a time in the conservatory o.
Leipsic.
"Airs. Livingstone is with her." sale
she, land they will return together II
Agssl,