Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-01-15

Hammer and IOngs nrriVes. an Boston,
-Beglns iD1msdiatsiy to find fault NTH the
athens of AnericG- Goes up on Bun
ker HUI and becomes Patrtotic- Nsts
the Shippin9S and naoraLizes as uSuGt
BosToN, Sept. 2l, 1857. q
ED1ToRs INTELLIGENCER:-I arrived in
the metropolis of yankee land on Monday
last, since which have been improving
the time, by studying geography of the
place, and consider that l am. progress
sing finely, as | expect to be able to tell,
within another, week how l got in here,
and thus be enabled to find the way out.
Only those who have visited Boston can
form correct idea as to the vast differ
ence there is between Imagination and re-
ality, when applied to the /" crooks" of
human life. You will, doubtless, remem-
Der the story of the farmers old sow,
which is fresh in the mind Of almost eY>
cry one; how she tried to get into the
corn field as usual, through the crooked
hollow log, but owing to her place of in
gress having been discovered and the log,
turned so that both ends were outside OF
the field, she came out at every time she
entered the log. upon the wrong side Of
the fence. Well, just SO it was with your
correspondent on The day after his arr:>
val III this city: wishing to find certain
locality distant only lew squares, he en-
qulTed OF gentleman the way, and was
told TO keep sLr0igAt in the direction he
was then going. and he ''couldn't miss
1t" Thanking the stranger for the infor.
nation, your correspondent pursued his
way endcaVorlng to conform to the in
structions as near as possible, only avoid
ing running into the houses, until he was
brought up standing, in, the next
square, by, The street he was on coming
to terminus, and about Eve others, dit
to. in the same place. ,: This place looks,
for all the world, like star, the bulls
dings representing the points inverted,
the sharp ends turned towards the CEN
tre.d which represents the square"
efi indeed was puzzle; but 'atter Ia
king a general survey of the premises and
having selected street that seemed to
run nearest his course-that is, 10 say
started in that direction. there being no
telling where the other end lay. he struck
out and walked rapidly for the space OF
half a hour when-imagine his curious
sensations-he found himself Standing
just where he started from, opposite his
hotel. Not being exactly satisfied with
the terminus of his explorations, but feel
ing little spunky, your. correspondent
made off the second ,tims with feelings Of
determination, which must have been
plainly depicted upon his countenance,
that, he could and would, find thezplace
he was in search of. ,This, time he ask
ed information, of another gentleman, who
pointed in the direction he was told to
go before: kept on until satisfied that he
had gone too far; then turned to- go back
by another way; walked hriskly for a cons
siderable length of time, following the
streets SO long as they didn't turn round
faster than he could, until all at once, he
was brought to a halt down on the
wharf, and about halt mile beyond
where he desired to go, Having thus
had a little ot the couCcit, taken out of
him, he began 10 feel quite gentle and
subdued,. and thinking that the next best
thing he could do would be to return to
the hotel and take fresh start on the
morrow, he began to reirace his steps,
wondering whether the British, if they
should capture Boston again, could ever
ind their way into it now, or if they
should get in how would they ever get
out. Bat to find the hotel was the next
difficulty, and proved to be one equally
as great as that experienced iu getting
away from it. This feat was accomplish
ed by ascending the steeple of the State
House, which is elevated far above the
city and surrounding country, the daily
resort OF hundreds of persons. Descend
lug from the capital, your correspondent
soon found the Quincy House, where he
was satisfied to remain until the next day,
before Venturing oat again. ..
am of the opinion that one of the
greatest difficulties here must be in con.
structing the houses SO as to make them
conform TO the streets. II you should
doubt my judgment. just get map of the
city, and take look Tor yourself. Or, il
you have not got one convenient, get a
sheet OF paper. and cover it with cork
screws and fish hooks, which will give
you general idea of the run of the
streets.
After the failures of the second davis
efforts. l was not willing to start out
again without some reliable infornoot;on
at command, and accordingly borrowed
one OF: the accommodating clerks. the
map OF the city, belonging to the Quincy
House. which is good stiff card OF
about Is by 30 inches; with this under,
one artn, and stout cane in the other
hand' with which to keep off the ragged
news boys, and other itinerating yenders
oil small wares, your correspondent now
saiiies forth daily, feeling fully armed
and eouinoad fnr a,1v a,..,s..S,.,. ~