"Yes, sir; what do you want ?" said the editor quickly, without once looking up from his paper.

The irate visitor then began using his tongue, with no regard for the rules of propriety, good breeding, or reason.

Meantime Mr.Greeley continued to write.

Page after page was dashed off in the most impetuous style, with no change of features and without his paying the slightest attention to the visitor.

Finally, after about twenty minutes of the most impassioned abuse ever poured out in an editor's office, the angry man became disgusted, and abruptly turned to walk out of the room.
Then, for the first time, Mr.Greeley quickly looked up, rose from his chair, and slapping the gentleman familiarly on his shoulder, in a pleasant tone of voice said: "Don't go, friend; sit down, sit down, and free your mind; it will do you good,--you will feel better for it.
Besides, it helps me to think what I am to write about.