Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1865-05-27

A letter from Artemus Ward to his " daar Bet
sey,' furnishes the following information from
the % Modern Athens -
The winder of my room commands exhlera-
tin view of Copp's Hill where Cotton Mather,
the Father of the Reformers and SIGH, lies ber-
rid. There is men even now who worship Cotton,
and there is wimmin W no wear him next to their
harris. But do not weep tor him. He bin ded
too lengthy. | ain goin to be absurd, ike Oh
Mr.. Skillins, in our neighborhood, who is ninety
six years of age, and gets drunk every lection
day, and weeps Bitterly because he amt got no
Parents. He's nice Orphan, he is. Bunker
Hill is over yonder in Charleston. In llI5 a
thrilin drammy acted out over there, IN
which the - Warren Combination" played Star
Parts. Old Mr.. Faneuil is ded, but his Hall is
still in full blairst. This is the cradle in which
the Goddess of Liberty was rocked, my Dear
The Goddess hasn't bin very well durin the past
few years, and the mum ris quack doctors she
called in didn't help her any but the old gal S
physicians now are men who understand their
Biznes. Major-generaly speaking, | think the
day is near when she II be able to take her three
meals day, and sleep nights as conf bly, as in
the old time. The Commons is here as ushill,
and the low cuss who called it Vacant Lot,
and wanted to know why they didn't ornament
it with some Bildins, is unhappy Outcast in
Naponsit. The State House is filled with states
men, but some of EN- wear queer hats. They
buy EN-, take it, of hatters who carry on hat
stores down stairs in Dock Square, and whose
hat is either ten years ahead of the present stile
or ten years behind it-jest as a intellectual
person sees fit to think about it. | had the
pleasure of talkin' with sevril members of the
Legislator. | told EN- the Eye of 900 ages
was onto we American people of to-day. They
seemed deeply depressed with the remark and
wanted to know if | had seen the Crate Origin .?
I'll -.
of learnin is situated in the Bar-room of Parker's
in School street, and has poopil' from all over
the country. went over to Lexington yes 'dy.
Mi boosum hoove with solum emotions. L
this Sed to a man who was driving yoke of
oxen, q this is where our revolutionary forefa-
theirs asserted their independence and split thare
Blud. Classic ground" @ Wall, - the man sed ,
= It's good for white beans and potatoes, but
regards raisin' wheat tain worth Dam. But
have you seen the Great origin 90
returned in the IfosS Cars part wa. A pooty
girl in spectaces sOt near me, and was telin' a
young man how much he reminded her Of man
she used to know in Waltham. Poorly soon the
young man got out, and smiln in a seductiv
manner sed to the girl in spectacles, 81 Don't I
remind you of some one you used to know %
:. Yes she sed, % you do remind me of one ma n
but he sent to the Penitentiary for stealth a
Bari of mackril-he dide thar so Iconclood you
ain him." | didn't purSoo the conversashun
Turnin' to a respectable lookn' female of ad-
vanced Summers, she asked her if she had seen
the Grea: Origin?
We old chaps, my dear, air apt to forgit that
it is some time since infants, and ct lite
food Nothin' of further int'r took place on
the cars except a colored individooal, total
stranger to me, asked if I'd lend him my diamond
Brestpin to wear to a funeral in South Boston
told him | wouldn't not purpuss. Atho' fur
from the prahayries, there is abundants of wild
game in Boston, such quals, snipes plover
and Props. ! meant to have allooded to the
great Origin in this letter, but haven't seen it.
Mr.. Reever, whose tavern | stopped at, informs
me that it can be distinctly heard through a
smoked glass in his native town in New Hamp-
shire any clear day. But settin the Great origin
aside, land indeed, don't think | heard it men
toned all the time was there), Boston is one of
the grandest, re-footedest, -headedest.
comfortabcst cities on the globe. Onike every
other large city was in, the most of the
hackmen dom seem to have been speshuly in
tended by mater for the Burglery perfession and
it is about the only large city know of where
you don enjoy a brilliant opportunity of bein
swindled in sum way, from the Risn of the Sun
to the goin down thereof. There, | say, loud
and continered applause for Boston