Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1852-02-18
for he wiudi,am County Be%'oc;T7as.
Scene i'm the Boston Museum.

During my late visit to Boston, spent one evening
at the Museum, and was particularly interested with
the wax statuary, which occupied the entire length
of large hall on side, the figures arranged IN
separate groups, according to the characters they
were made TO represent The first group represent
cd n number of convcts in the States Prison. One
of theni an old man. with silvery locks, apparently
TOO feeble to labor, occupied in reading news
luai;er Another, who seemed stout and healthy
was working at the forge; a third was shoe-naklng
and fourth, poor little boy, sat mutey in corner
with his face partly uvered, looking sad and pale
could not help thinking the heart must be hard III
deed that would not forgive the young repentant
criminal felt that he ought not TO be there, ana
began mentally TO make some plea in his behalf
Perhaps thought ], he was homeless and friendess
that he had no father to counsel him, no mother to
awaken his better feelings with the language OF kind
ness and Affection and thus turned out upon the cold
charity of the world it not strange that he had
fallen into temptation. Necessity, perhaps, first in
tluced him to commit some petty theft, and then he
passed on to greater crimes till detected at last, he
found a home ia prison, where he will doubtless
learn other lessons in vice from his seniors i'll crme
with whom he will I've compelled to associate. If
children should be educated and then engaged in
some useful employment, they might become bes-
sings TO themselves and the world, and there would
be fewer convcts in penitentares and prisons. In
deed believe it would cost each state in the Union
far less in the end.
The next group represented family in the first
stage of intemperance. gentleman and lady in
nhe prime of life sitting by small table dis
,cussing the merits of glass Of wlne They had
two beautiful little children, son and daughter, and
were evidently people of fashion, who moved in the
high circles of society.
The next group represented the same characters,
yet they had fallen sadly from their high station
The husbands countenance bore strong marks OF
intemperance the wife and daughter were poorly
clad pale and care worn, if they were obliged TO
toll necessarily for scanty subsistence, and the son,
with sad countenance, appeared 10 have just re-
turned from an unsuccessful attempt to gain few
pennies by selling matches The third and last was
u heart-rending tragedy. The husband had returned
hong in fit of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. alterSeton had
ensued blows had succeeded words, and the bleed
ing Geless form of the wife was lying on the floor
DIV the side of the broken bottle. Her poor old fa-
ther was bending over her in speechess agony, the
children seemed frantic with despair, and police
man, with stern look and firm grasp, had laid his
hands on the brutal husband ready TO bear him away
10 prison. Said the friend who was with me, 81 wsl
j. could see thatm A far effective lesson woul(
it be to the Incorporate than the most eloquent ser
mon or lecture.
There were some Indian tragedies, but did no
notice them in particular. A group of pretty girl
ut work in milliners shop, were liie-lke and nat'l
raj The most interesting scenes represented char
acters in Sacred History. There was Joseph an
Mary, where they found the young child Jesus, dis
puting with the learned doctors in the temple. "a
the Father" beaned in the manly countenance G
Joseph. Mary was very beautiful with sweet mat
rony face, and both were gazing with surprise an
admiration afthe young Emmanuel, as he stood cain
iy dsputng with the grave doctors, his sunny lock
flowing in graceful curs around his youthful brow
and his countenance beaming with the radiance
heaven.
Another scene was the last supper. Jesus WI
sitting at the table with his disciples around him, al
John the beloved, was leaning on his BOSOM
the farther end of the hail. in shadowy recess, wi
the scene of the crucifction. We left the place wi
feeling of regret that we could give but glan'
at the scenes which most interested or feelings
Theresa.