The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-08
Correspondence of The Northern Tribune.
FOUNTAIN HOUSE,
Boston, Dec. |. lS47.

Mr.. EDITOR Gold weather is really upon
us. and tender mortal perambulate the streets
at an active pace, half shrunk into their eloaks,
while those within doors seek the fireside
Joys" Boston, in the colder season, is decid-
eddy an uncomfortable city, out of DOORS
Surrounded as it nearly is by water, and its
approximation to the sea, causes every breeze
that is waited over it to bring GOODNESS on its
wings 1t is we'll for travellers that here are
to be found ample hotels with warm rooms,
and every other requisite to comfort and plea
sure. Among the many public houses IN
city so great as this and of so wide spread in
fuence, it is truly to be regretted that there
are so few that are conducted upon strictly
temperance principles. Until recently there
has been but one, and now know of but tao i!
Think of 1.-THE great city of Boston-the
grand depot of business in New England-a
city within whose precints there are weekly,
protested temperance people enough from
abroad, whose undivided patronage would sus-
tain at least half dozen temperance houses
and that, two, of the first order Whose
fault is it, then, that good Temperance Hotels
are so "few and far between" Upon whose
head must rest the responsibility OF support
ing liquor selling taverns, whose evil influence
flows out far and wide? People generally DO
business for the profit it brings them Let,
them the keeping of Temperance Houses be
made the interest of men in this branch OF
business, and how long will it be before Ho-
tells, where no liquor is to be had, will spring
UP in every quarter Of every city, and in every
village in the lands And yet the temperance
community could do this, and that, too, with
out any sacrifice of any moment on their part.
But suppose some sacrifice ola little money or
a little luxury was requireds Is it right to
expect the Landlords to make all the sacrif-
cess Patronize their houses, and they will
be found as willing and as able to make them
in every respect as desirable as those that traffic
in the liquid fire.
1t is to be feared that there are men who
will spend much time to concoct speech up
on temperance, and take deal of trouble to
deliver it before popular audience, yet, when
from home, would never submit to go few
steps out of their way to patronize Hotel es-
tablished upon the principles they take SO
much pains to advocate at home-peradven-
ture, they will take pains to find their way to
Hotel that deals in the ardent!
look upon any attempt to establish Ho-
tel conducted upon teetotal principles, as
decided benefit to the cause, and to the COM
munity and am quite sure that very great
many of the friends of this great and good
cause will be most happy to sustain the enter
prise by their patronage. The "Fountaln
House," corner of Broad street and Harrison
Avenue, by H. Hamlin, Esq, has been recent
ly started upon this plan, and is well worthy
of extensive patronage, aside from its tempe
rance character. 1t is very near the Worces-
ter and at a convenient distance to the Old
Colony and also the Providence Depots, and is
likewise near the central part of Washington
street. Travellers from the east, going through
this city by either of these routs, will find
this Hotel convenient one to put up at while
they will also find every comfort in the house,
tina. temperance people should desire. The
culinary department is particularly excellent,
which is no small desideratum to the majority
of people. Let me ask, shall it be sustained }
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