Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-17
ALetter from Boston.
BosToN, June %. 1867

BosToN, June %. 1867.
EpIroR OF THE FREEMAN Il need not
write you of the all-absorbing subject which
the visit of President johnson to the
metropolis of New England-for the daily
papers are full of it, though the Journal
deems it necessary to apologize for its part
in extending to the President 50 cordial !"
welcome, by saying that is not Andrew john
son the traitor, who is being SO petted and
fonded, eaten and drank at the peoples ex-
pense, and with whom the dignitaries of
Bostorrare 40 merrily hob-nobbing about
but it is Andrew johnson, the President of
the United States-a distinction about as
nice as was made by the New Hampshire
Judge, who was being impeached for drunk
enness He put in the plea that he got
drunk, not as a judge, but as man. be-
lieve it was held, however, that when the
man drank whiskey, somehow the judge got
drunk and he was dismissed.
Neither could | entertain your readers by
writing of what is to be seen in the streets
of Boston. for in these times of quick and
cheap travel. all New England visits its COM
mercial capital, and the people are all more
or less acquainted with this noisy, busy,
crooked town. But | propose te give YOU
brief account Of recent visit to Wendell
Phillips and the old library of Theodore
Parker. | had been looking for one of Mr..
Parker's works. entitled - Ten Sermons OF
Religion : but had not been able to find it
= Of making many books there is no end,
saws the proverb, but there seems 10 have
been an end 10 making that one, tor had
inquired everywhere. and everywhere been
told that the book was out OF print But
knew that Mr.. Phillips had been lifelong
friend of Mr. Parker, and would probably
have all his works, and possibly copy OF
the =. Ten Sermons " L. spare. And If not.
he might know where it could be obtained,
So taking a street car up Washington street
to perhaps five or six hundred. | walked
down Essex street few rods. and stood upon
the steps of the unpretcnding residence of
the man whose : silyerv eloquence and
persevering efforts in favor Of humanity had
endeared him to all lovers of freedom, and
made his name a terror TO all oppressors
throughout the world.
! ! hesitated to ring the bell, for presumed
i ha hod 1,lenty of sallS from who bod ''o
very important business. and he would prob
/ ably regard me as an interloper, and either
send word that he was too busy to see me,
or come himself and answer my question
very briefly. and perhaps shut the door in
nv face And should have cared nothing
for that. only that had so admired the man
and SO enjoyed the loving him, that | feared
the cold shoulder : which he might turn
to me would diminish my affection for him
in spite of my Judgment, which told me
beforehand that | had no business to disturb
him at all. However, I gave the bell knob
violent pull-as always do when | ring
which soon brought girl to the door, by
whom sent in my card. asking if Mr.. Phil
/ lips would see me one moment. She went
up stairs. and pretty soon | saw his familiar
face coming down | did my errand in
few words as possible, telling him that [ had
/ been looking unsuccessfully for Parker's
:. Ten Sermons and as a last resort--being
very anxious to get cOpy-I had come to
him to see if he could spare me one, or tell
me where it could be found. - Then you
| love the old saint, do You ? = said he. reach
ing out his hand as he continued. - come up
stairs [ replied that did love him better
than any other man, living or dead and.
agreeablv surprised at my cordial reception.
| followed him up stairs. and before | had
got fairly into the room he had two or three
pictures of Mr. Parker in his hands. which
he began to show me- telling me wherein
they were like. and wherein they didn t
quite do him Justice. He also had plaster
of Paris bust which he said was executed bv
a Young lady in Boston. and. besides that of
Mr. Parker, he had one of John Brown,
life size and he said that both were very
good representations of their respective orig
| inals Old Ossawatomie looked stern and
resolute as ever did Joshua, the son of Nun,
and felt sorry that his body could not still
have been marching on = as well as his
soul. which will not soon be overtaken in its
march BY those who murdered him for his
humanity.
Mr.. Phillips also showed me photograph
were removed, and seeing that was inter
ested in it, he said - will go and take YOU
to it if YOU like. as it is only few steps
from here" whereupon he took his hat and
we passed out into the street, turning to the
left at the first corner and proceeding dowr
a street parallel with Washington, till We
came to little court called Exeter Place, a
! quiet little nook in busy town. On ths
, left as you enter the place" is large bricl
block four stories high, containing four o.
FIVE houses, and on the panel of the door o
the first of these. is carved sn large Roman
letters, - T. Parker
e We soon gained admission. and l was in
troduced to Mrs. Parker, a pleasant matronl,
8 woman. / should Judge well educated ant
intelligent. but Of course by no means th
t intellectual equal Of her husband, who mar
, ricd her before Timothy Titcomb wrote hi
famous "a letters to young people, in whic
S he advises all young men to marry their su
; periors though he does not inform the youn
: hopefuls from what intellectual land thes
= q ;ssuperiors, may be imported. like th
: Sabine women into Rome, or the 90 heathe
is round about = into the warlike camp of Israe
is We were taken up two flights of stairs an
n shown into the library which used to contai
Mr., Parker's twenty-five thousand volumes