Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1865-12-05
ARTEMUs WARD IN sBOsTIYG.,


-Artemus thus writes concerning his late
visit to the t'Modern Atkins,
The winder of my room commands ex>
hiliratin viewiof Copp's Hill,. where Cotton
Mather, the father of the Eefcrmers, and
sich, lies berried There IS men even now
who worship Cotton, and;thsre is woriin who
wear him mex. their hearts. ssBut l do not
weep for him. He's been dead too lengthy.
amt goin to be absurd, likecldHr. Skillins,
in our naborhood, who is SO years of age,
and gets drunk every lection day, and weeps
Bitturly because he haint got no Parents.
He's nice orphan. he is. a..
Bunker's Hill is over yonder in Charles
town. In 1775, thrillin dramy was acted
out over there, in which the ''War-en Com
bination" played star parts. -:
Old Mr.. Fanuel is ded, but his. Hall is
still in full blast. This is the Cradle in which
the Goddess of Liberty was rocked, nv Dear
The Goddess hasn't bin very well ,tIurin the
past few years, and the num'ris queck doctors
she called in didn't help her any; but the
old gals PHYSICIANS now are men who under
stand their business. Major-generally speak
ing. and l think the day fs near when she
will be able to take her three meals day,
and sleep nights as conf bly, as in the old
times.
Tie Common is here as rlshil and the
cuss who called it Vacant Lot, and wanted
to know why they didn't ornament it with
some Bildins, is unhappy outcast in Naponit.
The State House is filled with Statesmen
but sum of m wear queer hats. They buy
EN- take it, of hatters who carry on hat
stores down inrDock Square, ard whose hats
IS either ten years ahead of the prevailing
stlle or ten years behind, just as an intelIec-
tooal person sees fit to think about it.r,.I had
the pleasure Of talkin with sevril mer,bers of
the legislator. 4 told N the Eye Of 1000
2ges was onto :Tc.American people of to-day
They seemed deeply irprest with the remark.
and wanted to know if I'd seen the Crate
Origin
Hazard Collidge. This celebrated irstitu-
snoon of lernin is pleasantly situated in the
Bar Room of Parker's, in Shool street, and
has poopils from all over the country.
vent over to Lexington yes'tdy. NY
bcosum hove with solem emotions, ''& this"
said to man who was driving a yoke of
oxen, " this is where our revolutionary FORE
fathers split their Blud! Classic ground"
Wall, the man said, " it's good for white
beans and potatoes, but as regards raisin
Wheat, tain't worth dam. But hare you
seen the Crate origin % r..
N
Pooty gal in spectacles sat near me- and was
tellln young man how much he reminded
her of a man she nsed to know in Waltham,
Pooty soon the young man got out. and smilin
In seduclv manner, said to the gal in spec
tacles, +" Don't remind you of somebody YOU
used to know 2"
2 Yes, She said you do remind me of
one man, but he was sent to the penitenshary
Tor stealth barl OF mackrel-he died there SO
L concIoOd you amt him." 1 didn't pursoo
the conversation. / only heard her silvery
voice once more durin the remainder of the
Jerney. TIrHin to a respectable lookin fe-
male cF.edyarce sutnmeEFS 'shs asked her if
she had seen the Crate Crgin.
We old chaps, my dear, are apt to fUrgit
that it is some time since we were infants,
ard ct lite food. Nothin of further int'rist
took place on the cars except col6red gen
tIoman; total stranger to me, asked if I'd
lend him my diamond brerstpin to wear tc
funeral IN South Bosting. L tcId him I
would'nt-not apurpuss. "
AItho fur from the prahayries,s there Is
abundants Of wild game in Boston such as
quails, snipes, plover and purps. -.
ment to have alluded to the Crate origin
in this letter, but havnt't seen it. Mr Rec
yer, whose, tavern I stopped at, informed me
that it can be distinctly heard through
smoked glass in New Hampshire, any clear
day. But sattiE the Crate Orgii aside fand
indeed I don't think heard it mentioned all
the tine was there.) Onlike. every other
city I7Tas ever in, the most oe the hackrien
don't seem to have bin intended by natur for
the Christian profession, and is about the cn9y
largg city I know CT where you don't enicy.a
brilliant opportunity of being s&iudled sim
1ay, from the risin' of the sur to the go
in down of it. I say there4, loud and consin-
uous abuse for Bosting.