he had decided to shake the dust of New York from his feet, the
foreman of a printing office engaged him to do some work that most
of the men in the office had refused to touch. The setting up of a
Polyglot Testament, with involved marginal references, was
something new for the supposed "green" hand from the country. But
when the day was done, the young printer was no longer looked upon
as "green" by his fellow-workers, for he had done more and better
work than the oldest and most experienced hands who had tried the
Testament.

But, oh, what hard work it was, beginning at six o'clock in the
morning, and working long after the going down of the sun, by the
light of a candle stuck in a bottle, to earn six dollars a week,
most of which was sent to his dear ones at home.

After nearly ten years more of struggle and privation, Greeley
entered upon the great work of his life--the founding and editing
of the New York Tribune. He had very little money to start with,
and even that little was borrowed. But he had courage, truth,
honesty, a noble purpose, and rare ability and industry to
supplement his small financial capital. He needed them all in the
work he had undertaken, for he was handicapped not only by lack of
means, but also by the opposition of some of the New York papers.

In spite of the adverse conditions he succeeded in establishing
one of the greatest and most popular newspapers in the country.
The Tribune became the champion of the oppressed, the guardian of
justice, the defender of truth, a power for good in the land.
Through his paper Greeley became a tribune of the people. No
thought of making money hampered him in his work. Unselfishly he