“Howmanycopiesdoyouwantprinted,Mr.Greeley?” “Fivethousand!”Theanswerwassnappedbackwithouthesitation. “But,sir,”thepressforemanprotested,“wehavesubscriptionsforonlyfivehundrednewspapers.” “We’llsellthemorgivethemaway.” Thepressesstartedrolling,sendingathunderingnoiseoutoverthesleepingstreetsofNewYorkCity.?TheNewYorkTribune?wasborn. Thenewspaper’sfounder,owner,andeditor,HoraceGreeley,anxiouslysnatchedthefirstcopyasitcameslidingoffthepress.Thiswashisdreamofmanyyearsthatheheldinhishand.Itwasaspreciousasachild.Itsbirthwastheresultofyearsofpoverty,hardwork,anddisappointments. HardluckandmisfortunehadfollowedHoraceallhislife.HewasbornofpoorparentsonFebruary3,1811,onasmallfarminNewHampshire.Duringhisearlychildhood,theGreeleyfamilyrarelyhadenoughtoeat.Theymovedfromonefarmtoanotherbecausetheycouldnotpaytheirdebts.YoungHorace’sonlyboyhoodfunwasreading—whenhecouldsnatchafewmomentsduringalongworkingday. TheprintedwordalwaysfascinatedHorace.Whenhewasonlytenyearsold,heappliedforajobasanapprenticeinaprintingshop.Buthedidn’tgetthejobbecausehewastooyoung. Fouryearslater,HoracewalkedelevenmilestoEastPoultneyinVermonttoansweranad.Apapercalled?theNorthernSpectator?hadajobforaboy.Theeditoraskedhimwhyhewantedtoboaprinter,Horacespokeupboldly:“Because,sir,IwanttolearnallIcanaboutnewspapers.” Theeditorlookedattheoddlydressedboy.Finallyhesaid,“You’vegotthejob,son.” Forthefirstsixmonths,roomandboardwouldbetheonlypayforhiswork.Afterthat,hewouldgetroomandboardandfortydollarsayear. Horacehurriedhometoshoutthegoodnewstohisfamily.Whenhegotthere,helearnedthathisfamilywasabouttomoveagain—thistimetoPennsylvania.Horacedecidedtostayandwork.Mrs.Greeleyhatedleavinghersonbehind,butgaveherconsent.TwiceduringhisapprenticeshipHoracewalkedsixhundredmilestovisithisfamily.Eachtime,hetookallthemoneyhehadsavedandgaveittohisfather. The?Spectator?failedafterHoracehadspentfouryearsworkingforit.HejoinedhisfamilyinErie,Pennsylvania,andgotajobonthe?ErieGazette.Halfthemoneyheearnedhegavetohisfamily.TheotherhalfhesavedtogotoNewYork. Whenhewastwenty,HorancearrivedinNewYorkwithtendollarsinhispocket.Hewasturneddowntwicewhenheaskedforajob.FinallyhebecameatypesetterforJohnTWest’sPrintery.TheonlyreasonHoracegotthejobwasthatitwassodifficultotherprinterswouldn’ttakeit.HisjobwastosetaverysmalleditionoftheBible.Horacealmostruinedhiseyesatthatjob. AsyoungGreeley’sskillgrew,betterjobscamehisway.Hecouldhaveboughtbetterclothesandmovedoutofhisdingyroom.Buthewasusedtobeingpoor,andhishabitsdidnotchangeHespentpracticallynothingonhimself.Evenafterhis?Tribune?becameasuccess,helivedasifhehadn’tenoughmoneyforhisnextmeal. The?Tribune?grewandthrived.ItwasunlikeanynewspapereverprintedbeforeintheUnitedStates.Greeleystartedanewtypeofjournalism.HisnewsstoriesweretruthfulandaccurateHiseditorialsattackedaswellaspraised.Manypeopledisagreedwithwhathewrote,butstilltheyreadit.The?Tribune?becameAmerica’sfirstnationwidenewspaper.ItwasreadaseagerlyintheMidwestandFarWestasitwasintheEast.Greeley’sthunderingeditorialsbecamethemostpowerfulvoiceintheland. Greeleyandhis?Tribune?foughtformanycauses.Hewasthefirsttocomeoutfortherightofwomentovote.His?Tribune?wastheleaderindemandingprotectionforhomesteadsintheWest.Hearousedthenorthinthefightagainstslavery.DuringadepressionintheEast,joblessmenaskedwhattheycoulddotosupportthemselves.SaidGreeley:“GoWest,youngman,goWest!” Asthe?Tribune?gainedmorepower,GreeleybecamemoreinterestedinpoliticsHeledinformingandnamingtheRepublicanparty.He,morethananyotherman,wasresponsibleforAbrahamLincoln’sbeingnamedtorunforPresident. HoraceGreeleywasfirstofallasuccessfulnewspaperman.Hewasalsoapowerfulpoliticalleader.Buthewasnotapopularman.In1872heranforPresidentagainstUlyssesSGrant.Grantwasre-electedbyanoverwhelmingmargin. Greeleythenindeepmourningovertherecentdeathofhiswife.Hewasheart-brokenoverlosingtheelection.Heneverrecoveredfromthedoubleblowonlyweeksafterhisdefeat,hediedinNewYorkCity.Hisbeloved?Tribune?livedonafterhimasthemonumenthewanted.Justbeforedied,hewrote: “IcherishthehopethatthejournalIprojectedandestablishedwillliveandflourishlongafterIshallhavemoulderedintoforgottendust,andthatthestonethatcoversmyashesmaybeartofutureeyesthestillintelligibleinscription,Founderofthe?NewYork?Tribune.” Horacegladlyacceptedhisfirstjob_____.
A.because of the kind of work it was B.because of the high salary offered C.because of the location of the office D.became he couldn’t find any other job正确答案A
