Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-07-26
From the Boston Post.
SCI MET A ETg3R ANo


Crossing the common the other morning
at sun rise, overlook an old man "whose
head was silvered DER with age" pacing
slowly along with the aid of a huge hicko-
ry stick, and thus speaking aloud his
thoughts. GLOW changed! how changed
This old train-feld where the cattle, the
sneep, and the horses used to feed in COM
mon, is now paradise. These great trunks
were little sapiings then. THIS spot was
not so much as yarded in On the spot
where stands that row OF splendid dwell
ings, then stood little lone shantee with
one window in front-from which | have
many and many time brought away my
canteen full of "the courage In this
stage of the old mans coloquy with his
his Younger self | quickened my step, APP
preached him and babe him good NOR
ming"
Chow dee-how dee youth" said he,
",here don't seem TO be many stirring yet.
They don't get up so early here as we do
in the country.
"Nor do they enjoy that degree ofhealth,
nv dear sir, that you do in The country
"Right, young man, right. Early rls-
ing is the price of health. | was eighty
nine years old last May. have never
had sick day in the course of my long
/ and eventful life-nor have | allowed the
sun of the morning to rise before me. ex-
cept when ] was in the army, and thru on
ly when taking reliel-rest from guard
duty"
"Indeed, sir! And have I the pleasure
of conversing with one of the few surviving
patriots of the American Revolution?"
"Ay-,I was in the revolutionary war;
am resident of Berkshire. have come
to this town to spend the last Fourth OF Ju-
" that ever expect to sec. have come
to spend it on the halowed spots. where,
when was of your age, | fought for my
country. have come to take last fare
well of Bunker Hill Twisted it yester-
day-,o-day, shall visit it agaln-and,
tomorrow, shall 60 and hear Mr. Eve
rett's Grafton at the Odeon.''
Did you recognize any of the landmarks
of oden time on Bunker Hill'"
"Few-very few. Almost every thing
has changed. There were but few houses
in that neighborhood, then-and where all
was pasture, there are now streets and
stores; and where nobody lived then, a
thick population are now constantly NOV
ing about their business.
Speaking of landmarks, Continued the old
man with slight hlush) there is one mem
landmark there, OF which feel both proud
ashamed 1t is the unfinished Monument.
Proud that there was enough Of the old sp'r-
it to commence it-but ashamed that there
was not enough left to finish it. Yes =
that was hard battle
"You were in that engag ement, my ven
cradle friend-were you"'
81 was-and bloody one it was, too.
| was dressed in a suit OF leather that
made on purpose to fight in. raised the
COW, tanned the hide, and made the suit all
with nv own hands That was a hot bat
tie. stood within six feet of the brave
Warren when he fell remember the
moment a good deal better than | do any
thing that took place the day before yester-
day Yes-I saw Warren fall--God bless
him."
And as the old gentleman wiped away a
tear that ,rickled in the furrow of his cheek,
l offered him my arm by way disappearing
his walk Discovering this to be painful
point of reflection, | endeavored to turn
: the conversation, and said
"Since that time there have been great
. changes in men and things throughout the
world
30 yes--boy-you've no idea OF 1t
When YOU overlook me, | was going dowr
to the foot of this old tran-6eld, TO see /
there remained any trace of the division
line, run along by the British, when the.
had possession here, spose it's all gone.
"Gone--all. Nothing of the kind re
mains Do you intend to visit the old Tor
LITIGATION at South Boston!''
"South Boston, where's that"
"Away yonder upon the hill"
dorchester Heights, you mean, yount
man-don't you:"
ssThe same--now within the limits o
Boston,"
" Yes--I must go there. helped
/ throw up that ratification. 1t came VI
like Jonah's gourd in one night. l WORKED
till morning; part of the night went witt
team after screwed hay to cross The
marshes on and part of the time filled cats
of dirt, with which To break the enemy Z
LEGS in case they undertook to ascend The
hill. Yes, I must go there, before re
turn, but then suppose that every th'ng II
so changed that | shall be unable to per
suade myselfthat is the same place
"You walk as if YOU were very tired m,
good friend"