It will be remembered that the will of Stephen Girard of Philadelphia,
after a splendid bequest for the establishment of the great University
which bears his name, provided that no minister of the Gospel should
ever be permitted to enter the grounds of the institution.
It so happened upon a time, that Horace Greeley, wearing white hat
and cravat, and with his ministerial cast of countenance well in
evidence, sauntered up to the gate of the Girard institution and
was about to enter. He was instantly stopped by the keeper, who
bluntly told him that he could not enter.
"What the hell is the reason I can't?" demanded Greeley.
"Oh! I beg your pardon," apologized the astonished gate-keeper,
_"walk right in, sir; you can."_