Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-09-24
Sketches for the Children.
S. LETTER v.


Seamans' Bethel-Fremont Temple Trip I,
Cape Cod-Moant AUBURN
Thursday afternoon we visited Faneui Hall
where most of the Orators since the days of thu
revolution have held forth. The first thing
which greets your eye as you enter, is the pic
ture of Daniel Webster, replying to Haynes, o
South Carolina and the close of that great speecI
stands in large letters under the painting, Glib
erty and Union, one and inseperabe now and
forever.) The clock presented to this Hall by
the children of Boston, is worthy of notice Here
are the portraits of many noted orators hanging
against the walls, and should judge by the
number of statues of Daniel Webster the great
orator must have been worshipped by the Bos
tonans--they greet you at almost every entrance
From here we went to see some of the large
printing presses, those engines of intelligence
and power, and were astonished at the rapidity
with which they threw off such an immense num-
Der of copies in a short time. We saw the six
and eight cylinder presses work, but the ten
cylinder was not in operation. The greatest
curiosity was the manner in which they count
every copy by steam. The instrume mt was
small and the foreman was very kind in his ex-
PLANTATION. and considered it very simple, yet to
me it is still little MYSTERY. In the evening we
attended the eighth Brigader concert, given in
the large music hall dedicated this spring, and
capable of holding several thousand people. 1t
is lighted with gas extending entirely around
the hall, just underneath the roof and il was
pleasing to see the lights fash up so brilliantly
just as the musicians entered How they are
lighted at so great height, is unknown to me.
1t must be by electricity-the two tiers of gal
lery we're .illed at an early hour, and many on
the promenade floor. The musicians, (some
twenty-fye) were similarly dressed, and very
genteel appearing, and the skill they exhibited
in their performances showed they understood
their instruments. One piece termed "matri-
monial joys" was very stirring, but every time
the music ceased the never ending squalling OF
an infant attracted the attention of the audience
and every one seemed hunting for the trouble
some child, and Signor Blitz used his ventrilo-
quail powers so perfectly that the cheat was not
soon discovered, and when the crying child was
found to be only one of signors' lung myths, the
applause was SO great that one would fain stop
his ears. The vocal pieces by the great Bosto-
MAN vocalist, Wild, could hardly be surpassed
by Nicoli himself. The concert was grand
affair. The manner in which the Bostonians
home enterprise is truly pleasing and
well may Boston be termed the Athens of
/ am not surprised that Henry
orJ oh fha
more solid and invigoratng than
tina. of any other place. His precise words l
forget, but his language was that " the very air
itself seemed to partake of their granite blocks,
and their common sense and soidity was visible
in the very atmosphere they breathed. These
are also my sentiments The pure selfshness
Of most of our western societies could not exist
in Boston. 1t would melt and mellow in the
sunlight and hospitality of Boston society, or
else be left to mould and wither away in obscur-
ity. If there was place in this world would
prefer to my present home, that place is Boston
stay of ten days or more, but did see many
acts of genuine politeness. Friday morning
we visited the Union Mission rooms, and saw
many curiosities the Missionaries have collect
ed from Asia, Africa and the islands of the seas.
We also saw the daguerreotypes of most of the
who have and are still laboring in
foreign lands, endeavoring to teach the way of
the true Messiah. In the afternoon we visited
the navy yard, and went on board the receiving
ship of wal. Ohio. The decks were secured near
ly as white as snow and everything look cd
equally neat and tidy. Most of the men were
dining yet some were at Their labor braidng
whips, making and mending clothes, and some
were receiving wood on board, and had formed
two lines from the side of the ship where it was
received and passed from hand to hand until
slowed away in the hold. We can form very
little idea of the magnitude of these ships of war
until we see them ourselves The things we
saw in this navy yard are very similar to what
we saw in the navy yard in Brooklyn. The dry
dock we had good opportunity of inspecting,
as it was empty. They have found it too small
for some of the mammoth ships of the present
day, and are enlarging it. Sunday morning we
visited father Taylors church, termed the Sea
mans Bethel. This old man has devoted nearly
all his life for the spiritual good of his seamen
brethren. and heard an old sea cal plain say
that for twenty-five years he has. been in the pre-
sent church which he gathered together with
his own labor. He is now an old man but
heard many say his heart was growing younger
every day in the renovating cause in which he
is engaged He has the heart and prayers o.
every seaman who prays, and may God bless
him and safely guide him into the port of his
father In the afternoon we went to the reverse
of humanity the Fremont Temple Baptist
persuasion worships here, and much pride seem:
to hover around. They call it popular church
and should judge it was, if crowds have any
thing TO do with the term, many being obliged
to leave, not finding room within. The name
of the speaker is Helloc, and his discourse wal
very interesting. The choir consists ofone hun
bred sing ers, and they boast of the largest organ
in the U. S., but was not as we'll pleased will
the performance on this as on the one in Trinity
n. Y. The singing was charming; there wa
no disproportions amid the parts, nor what SOM
call leading voices, but they sounded like on'
great musical voice; the enunciation was so per
feet that every word was as distinct as if receiv
ed from the printed page. / have been mucl
pleased with the eastern music, and would lk
some of the western bred musicians, who co n
slider themselves adopts in that line, to hear
too, for their own Improvement. imagine w
should have less of the bawl, but more true mel
ody. Monday morning we went aboard tn
packet olata commanded by Capt. Young ,boun'
for Provincetown, Cape Cod. There being
stiff side breeze we sped quite rapidly out 0
Boston hsrbor, passing the Asylum for the blind
Insane, house of Correction and fort Independ
ence to the right, with fort Warren, (Which the.
are now remodeling after the Malakoff model