New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-16
FROM BOSTON.
CeusspondepOe Of The n. Y. Tribune.

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BosToS, June a, 1861.
Times must be hard" said an old stabie-keeper IN
ls37 IA wear memorable in New-York). Times must
be hard when young man can't afford to hire horse
md sleob for frolic" have made the same redec-
ton lately, apropos of other things Times must DC
hard when the streets do not flow with lines OF people,
like living garlands, through Anniversary week. winch
vour correspondeut saw to be the case at that
traditional period. Plenty Of room IN all the churches
during those solentes-no hot crowds of people draw
ING themselves up like sepents, but only to see and
hear the better, my dear. Little money collected, we
sbould think. for souls of Hottentots, Jews, and
Feeiee Islanders. No Minister'S Dinner neither
the annual Loye.feast Of the Unitarian de-
nomination. We have in former years sat
in the high seats at this Festivity, which brings out
ROOD deal that is latent on both sides of the community
In the long speeches that follow the primary gustation,
laymen become pious, and clergymen jocoSe. 1t is
sort Of religious saturnala in which the aty say,
.Bebold we also are devout Of mind, and can gave
reason or two from Scripture well you" And the
clergy saw, Really, we don't mind coming down
little out Of our elevated position and mixing with you
comnon sinners We can stand upright without the
support Of the pulpit Sides neither is altogether the
;mnosition of the sounding-b board which restrans US
from the Highland Fling, and other antics. fon are
good fellows enough In your way, we dare say be-
sides Won pay ne our salaries which are comfortable
40 here goes" A measured and genial conviviahty
follows and people separate in high good humor at ~
o'clock having drunk nothing stronger than coffee ana
talked nothing stronger than ga liberal and enlght-
eped Christianity" which is strong enough. No din
net this year--we don't know what they have done
with the money-we always knew what the did with
the victuals.
Times must be hard when no sacrifice OF prices,
however dellorable, can relieve the plethora shop
windows Of their crowded goods. Dress silks gong IL
sixiy-two nay, at fifty cents, lsces and muslns III
bewildering rows Of temptation and cheapness. why
DON. Won and walk in, and dip into some OF these
splepdors We ought to be able, now, to appear as
ns,rops of the fine goods We might say: "Cutme off 80
ward, Of that-send the other thing up TO my house,
and don't care if you throw in half tun OF embroi-
Seres and point laces at present prices-and all this
with that easy swagger Of locupcy remarkable In
or Beacon street danes. There two reasons why
we do not; One is that we sad and do not care to
shine even suppospg we coud-tbe other Is that when
everybody wans to SELL nobody has any money to buy,
and you and mounfal to relate 10 better oil than
other people.
Times mus be hard when we can't have any new
books when that corner-wndow of Iicknor a. Fiecss
shows only names that we knew before, and does not
tickle our curiosity with hundred titles, each OF
which is q new hope, involving, sometimes new
disappointment. The thoughtful brow Of the book
teller Of the silly and impairment people whose
sock Of trash is generally patiently discussed and dis
posed ofbehind the green curtain known to OF
Keep of now, ye overlooking fools, aye, even ye
clever people, keep off 1t is no moment TO prIrt
and publish. you have manuscripts, make gun
wsds Of them. Our magazine won't blow up-you'n
bear report at regular intervals but for your small
arms, your pop-gun and squib business, you must 50
elsewhere; we cannot undertake il now. And from
anDenhsDtA nd whatsoever class, comes this refrain,