Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-23
SrIRrt NlstrlIunq.
A FOURTH OF JULY VISIT
TER BOSTUN!
BY AN UNPROTECTED FEMALE.

/ bleeve l haip't told ye nothin about
going down below, tew Independence, a
number O years ago. Let's me see, it
he'd been-wal, ain't obliged to tell,
ekzackly, how many years 1t he'd ben,
sence I'd been QUE o sight ov the smoke
o Ely own chinIblys aud 1 took it inter
tRy head terscc a lcotlc biz of the nuIid,
and SO my nabor snackerib Fantodd
driv me over ter the Tree Toad Holicr
Stationus, in his ole horse and shay, an
l took the cars for Bostun.
Now the fact is, I've allus hearn tell
as the gentlemen in Boston was master
civil and perlite tew all womin folks,
but 1 snum, L never was so put upon,
Ecrer, as | was in that rackity city
Tho | must say that the fust few men
/ met arter comm out O. the depo, was
miracklousiy perlite, and raully urged
me ter take ride in a hack, or al
forgot what they call them other
two-wheeled sort o go-carts; l tole 'em
was grateiy obleeged tew 'em, but I'd
Jest ekzackly as lives walk, I'd ben set
ting so long. At that one on 'em look
at tothers, and put his thumb on the
end nv his noze. and made believe play
on a jew -sarp, with his fingers Poor
feflsrl Ispoae he was deef aud dumb,
and couldn't ony talk by writin words
with his fingers on air. I've hearn Nv
Ehuch things afore.
Wall, purity soon, I met boy, an
says ], e'can you tell me, my lad, which
would be my highest road to the Bos-
tun tavern?"
Starting" says he stake the fust
street ter the right, then turn down the
second left hand corner, right on thro'
a court, up an alley way, under an arch,
and you will come to tip-top tying up
place, with the tallest kind Nv feed"
/ want no wisern l was afore, for l
want used to following such kind Nv di-
rections as that, SO 1 traipsed on a spell
longer, and then asked another young
ster to pint me out the way.
"Any grass CROWN in your shoes?''
says he, as pertas you please.
"What's that ter your" says I; can
swere civil question, can't YEP
aWhereupon he cut stick, hollerin'
out
e'I say, granny" Ga pretty ter call an
unserfsticated damsel like me, want it
nowO ''bring US few nutcakes next
time yer come down, will yer" What
sarcy little sarpents them Bostun boys
be, ter be sure. The next person [ ask
ed the way was man.
Faith and be jabers,' says he, can
is it meself, an me stranger in the
coontry'd. be after showing other folks
the way, whin divil a fut NV it 1 can
lay eyes on mesclf an trath?"
began to be afeared should be kept
stompin' about town all day long; but
bym by cum up with ruther shabby
looking feller, that said he could show
me jest the place for me to put up at,
an insisted on carrying my portman-
toe.
F. Arter walkin' on spell we cum tew
CRATE brick buildin', with more signs
an you could shake stick at, all over
the front ont, Che said that was the ia
shion for city taverns) that proved to be
the very place he was looking for.
He said this was such a cutydang-
lously well kept tavern, that twas over
run with customers, an it was dredful
hard work for strangers to git in at all;
but he happened to be acquainted with
the landlord, an if I'd jest run down a
flight o steps he pinted out tew me a
leadin' down ter the kitchen, he'd go up
an speak ter the landlord, an git me in
by hook or by crook, if twas possible
thing.