The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1859-06-16
Athenian Facts and Fancies.
BosToN, June 9th, 1859.

Boston, June 9th, 1859.
Messrs. Editors:
We have been hungering for nibble at our
pen for some time; but we are just recovering
from an epidemic which has been stalking thr o
our streets, unchecked and unforbidden, which
has filled our homes with its dismal presence,
and has sat at our tables perfect skeleton at
the feast, till we have grown care-worn and
shrivelled, and our lives weary and forlorn, and
our disconsoate husbands and brothers slip in
and out with pale, woe-begone faces, looking as
though they had n prophetic vision of their
tombstones before them with the inscription all
the time staring them in the eye: "Hic jacet,"
etc, "died of House Cleaning" But there shall
some good come of this exquisite chaos. Man.
kind will now read-"Likewise We husbands be
in subsection to your wives, and leave your san-
dals on the door-siil that not any dust enter in
to your immaculate domiciles."
Boston has been meta Horph( y) -osed. A
grand dinner was given last week at the Revere
House, to Paul Morphy the hero of the Chess
board Only ten dollars too for ticket, and a
chance to stare at the young head that so mod
estly raises its laurel crown. Many bill slip
ped away for this precious chance, and poor
Paul Morphy was stared at till he was actually
frightened. and so ran away from his adsrers tc
New York. So the story runs. The Boston
Chess club nearly ate him up. and grew famous
| in his presence. Well, at the dinner dear DR..
Holmes" the charming ''Autocrat," did the hon
ors of the table with his usual grace. The mod
ern AtheniRns - philosophers biologists -
statesmen-poets--al made grand, long speeches
and toasted Mr. Morphy and one another, til
the only sensible person left, was Mr.. Morphy
himself; and to reply to the grand, long speech
es, he made just the wisest most modest, sensi
BILE speech ever made He is perfect rarG auii
in bearing his "blushing honors" so unosten
tiously. Ifadmiration, honor, and staring could
turn his head it would undoubtedly have beer
most extravagantly turned here; and if every
stare was laurel leaf, there would be nothing
visible of Paul Morphy-he would be buried il
laurels, May he live a thousand years
Smith O'Brien created sensation here re-
cently-shamrock and shilelohs were abundant
and all the Grecians ofAthens, assembled to d.
him honor with their warm hearts and vocifer
cheers. ERIN 60 braugh!"
committee Of Artists have invited Thos
Ball, talented Boston Artist, to execute large
equestarian statue of Washin gton; and tn,
Hon. r. C. Winthrop recently delivered an ad
dress in favor of this project, encouraging it al
one which will promote the just appreciation o
home talent. 1t brought TO mind an admirabl,
article which appeared some time since in tn,
| Tribune 4 Telegraph, in regard TO substituting
in place of the imported lectures which you Sc
nobly sustain during the winter months, those
which have grown, budded and blossomed, il
your own midst. We think it n capital idea
Justly saving and mind improving idea. Per
sons say 1--WE must have food for our minds
Granted; but do give us now and then some
homemade bread" Perhaps at first it will
not seem quite so dainty and delicious to the fas
lidious sense of the epicurean, as some import
ed deicacy but will it not be as dutricious anG
strengthening in the end2 Perhaps sharp
pointed truths may be less sugar-coated. for il
takes experience to nicely adjust these unwel
come visitors to our exquistively sensitive ears
but it will be triumphant erea for right, wher
not only afdpored te,0, but all both young and
old, are encouraged TO study and to mark with
all their talents for the more general culture Of
mind, and when they shall bring to one another
the noble truth itself clad only in its own real
strength and simplicity.
We hope this is but the dawning of an appre
citation of native home talent, which Will inspire
all to be ARCHAEOLOGICAL and lead our young
meE to cultivate their latent faculties till we be-
come not only land of free thinkers" but a
land of noble end full souled educated thinkers.
P. s.