GREELEY'S IMAGINATION.
" Stories about Horace Greeley are always interesting, remarked Charles M. Walker, in conversation. " The other day I met one of the proprietors of the Knightstown Banner who gave me two that had never been in print. He worked in the New York Tribune office ten years during Mr. Greeley's time, and had many anecdotes of that great editor. It was Mr. Greeley's custom on Sunday forenoon to attend Dr. Ghapin's church, after which he would saunter down to the Tribune office and look through the exchanges. One remarkably cold Sunday he came down to the office after church. The janitor had neglected to build any fires. Mr. Greeley went into the editorial room, and his feet feeling cold", he took off his shoes and hung his feet in the register. Presently the foreman came down on some errand of business. It was freezing cold, and there was a cold draught rushing through the register where Mr. Greeley sat immersed in exchanges, wholly oblivious of ail j sublunary discomforts. I " ' Why, Mr. Greeley,' exclaimed the foreman, ' what in the world are you doing ? There's no fire there,
and you'll take your death of cold.' ! "' D it,' said tho philosopher, pettishly, ' why did you tell me ? I was warming myself very nicely.' "
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Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 107, 7 May 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)
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212GREELEY'S IMAGINATION. Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 107, 7 May 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)
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