| Show criticism olo commercial horace greeley was always a friend to bayard taylor and the latter used to say that Greel cys rough criticism ort some of his earlier poems were not the least of the favors received from the eccentric journalist he once laid a gushing rhetorical poem which had lately appeared in a millinery magadi acon mr greelegs greeleys Gree leys table and waited to licar his opinion of it the effort was signed with his initials only presently grce ley called to him he was holding the magazine in his hand pointing to the poem with his index finger he asked hid you write that I did sir was taylors modest reply thena what nukes you print such hogwash hog wash as that the young poet started on his vacation not quite certain whether he had been kicked by a mule or blessed by the best heart ed man eliat ever lived |
