The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-09
LETTER FROM MASSACHUSETTS.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Sept. 1885.
To the Editor Of the Press:
Your occasional correspondent left the "nat-
ural seaport" a few weeks ago and came up
TO sthe Hub" Of course, it is always up to
the renowned city of Boston, come from what
point of the compass you may; just as it is al
ways sup to. London" even when you come
down the Thames. sH
Well, / went round about. the @Hub," and
looked into it a little. 1t is certainly nice
little place, and destined to be a little larger,
when Roxbury shall be annexed, and the
sHBaek Cove" filed up as far as the Mill-Dam.
Even now it has quite decent opening called
"the Common" with its birds and squirrels
and fish-pond and deer-park and noble elms.
On the whole, if it does squeak little now
and then, you Maineacs must try to be as pa
tient as possible. s. 41
I am not SO old as shall be, if live long
enough; but well remember when my school
Geography said that the "town of Boston" had
only $4,000 inhabitants! The anatural sea-
port" should not be discouraged, it may yet be
as big as Boston. au
After short visit, your correspondent took
a seat in a car, and, in short time, landed at
worcestershire city of Isaiah Thomas and
that immortal Almanack, which used to
contain matters curious, useful and enter
tanning" Itnow has population of more
than 30,O00ap A friend took me in carriage.
and gave me some fine views of the city.
Maine will remember that she once had a
Governor, whose native place was Worcester.
l remember seeing His ExcelIency some forty
years ago. His name was ALincoln," pa name
likely to live few centuries. At any rate the
colored population of this country win not
soon forget Abraham Lincoln, though they
may never have heard of Enoch Lincoln.
Your readers will doubtless rember that
Enoch lived before Abraham.
From Worcester your correspondent came
to Springfield, where he took the up-river
train, and, passing old and venerable North
arnPton, TO Franklin County, where he
now is, not far from the banks of that beauti-
full river called the Connecticut. The scenery
of this valley is not like the White Mountains
or the Alps; but may be called sweet, beauti-
full, delightful Yonder is Mt. Holyoke," and
there-twelve miles north of it's "Sugar
lLoa9" ION. each of which houses have been
erected,-and from which the prospect is truly
enchanting. Amherst, Hadley, Sunderland,
Deerfeld, Whately, Conway, Hatfield, North
ampton and various other towns are under
your eye, while the river goes winding along
hither and thither, as if anxious to please
every body by coming as near to them as pos
sible. teHA
Greenfield is the shire town of this county,
and is fine fourishing town, with, perhaps,
5000 inhabitants, or more, and model week.
ly newspaper Gazette and Courier"-which
always read with satisfaction. In this sweet
valley they have of late years raised large crops
of onions and tobacco, which have yielded
large profits. s1 fIlfA
am going, in day or two, to visit the
rocks and hills of my native town, which I
left full fifty years ago. Who does not like to
see the old house where he was born2.
40 V @sA4 SBG HARBERToN. e