Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-10-22
Boston,.
PARKER's HOTEL, Oct. 4th. 1864


Did you ever hear of Boston? ] have
/ Did you ever visit Boston ? / have. Never
saw the hub" till yesterday. tell you,
+ Lutte, you ought to visit Boston had no
idea that Boston was such big thing !" !
( have often read the AHantic Monthly, Boston
4 Investigator and Liberator. also Messrs. Sum-
ner's, Wilson and Phillips speeches. These
are all well enough in their proper places. but
mono are the truthful representatives. of the
magnanimous Bostonians.
The streets here are as irregular as the over
land mail from California, and as crooked
and winding in their ways as the opinions
and prejudices of her people. The buildings
were first erected and then the streets were
laid out TO suit the location of the houses
Everybody here are aristocratically inclin-
ed There are no Democrats. They are all
| Patricians; the Plebians have all gone to
war.
The Boston Post is published here not for
the people, but for strangers from abroad
Unlike New York, Mcclellan badges are not
worn here-nary badge in Boston; they are
too aristocratic. They all wear good clothes
though. The style of hats for gentlemen,
like their ideas, are a Ia John Bull. Their
coats are shoddy. but fashionably made up.
and scrupulously neat aud their boots like
their political opinions. are polished BACK.
Every third person you meet has book
in his land. l caught cursory glance at
the title page of few Of them. They read
as follows: Helpers Impending Crisis y
" Rewan's Life of Christ - The Great Re-
bellion p :" Nelson on Infdelity > aud The
Life and Stories Of Abraham Lincoln" The
people are ali siaid and dignifed. Thy don't
run pell nell up the streets, at a two-forty
gait, like the New Workers. They are zoo ar
istocratic for that. And even "that colored
cuss from Africa" has n realizing sense of the
magnitude of his inport lnce as a Bostonian.
If you imagine for a moment that Boston is
not city of varied qualifications and the real
hub of the universe" come down to Boston,
and see the town yourself. Look at Bunker
Hill. and Fanuiel Hall at Boston Common.
with her sturdy oaks and shady elns that
WIRE ilAsit1acu upon SUI hSci wv
ago, where the boys play at marbles. the
/ young men talk literature. and the old folks
expatiate on the classics. You can't see this
Unles; yon come down to Boston. Oh what
pretty women. Baltimore, in common phra-
! seology, is played oat." And here they
are not ike angels visits, few and f;tr between,
but as plenty and delicious as ripe blackber-
| res in autumn. They remind me of that
French novel recently published, entitled.
.'Thirt y-n:ne Women to One Man." Amy
! man who has an eve for the beautiful ought
! 10 come to Boston. 1t is time usefully ex-
pended and greenbacks handsomely invested.
/ With due respect TO Broadway, with all her
4 beauty and fashion she has not the bon ton
| and elite of Boston. The ladies look preitier,
sweeter, and fresher perhaps they don't dress
/ as gardy, but little neater. they look so
( inviting and bewitching. it makes man feel
first rate If you desire TO see handsome la
dies. dressed so neatly, with ruby lips, rosy
cheeks, beautiful teeth, sky-blue eyes and au-
burn locks, Oh come Oh ! come! down TO
Boston. j.