The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-11-25
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
correspondence OF the JOurnaI.
Catching BIue-Fish-- FieId--Thanksqiv-
ing, its observance Incomes of the Thea
tres--Improvements on Hanover street--Bo-
tanical Depot--A New Stove.

DOo1ON, INV. Il, IoOJ.
| breakfasted on blue-fish. The fact is
mentioned beause to me ii was a rarity And,
gentle reader, if you have never partaken of
a like dish, there is yet in store for you q
luxury. The blue-fish weighs anywhere from
two to twenty pounds. The one from which
made so delightful meal was of four
pounds weight, and was caught off the coast
of Rhode Island. 1t is round smooth
pretty fish, and under its deep blue, shining
skin lies meat white, tender and Juicy
cleaying off from the bone somewhat like
that of mackercl. Broled to u brown over
hot Goals is the best method of cooking them
though they may be boiled, baked OF fried
Most fish to be successfully captured require
an anchored boat, a silent crew, rigid atten-
ton, and steady hands. To catch bluc-fish
you want q fast sailing boat with canvass
smart, brisk, ten-knot breeze, and long, stout
line trailing in the wake, you go sailing gaily
and contentedly along, and are sure to soon
feel a strong bite from one OF the shining
best sport in the world You catch YOUR
game flying and without trouble, which to
my mind is infinitely better than to sit patient
lY and stupidity like a cat, ready to pounce
upon your msuspccting prey whenever il APP
pears.
From food physical to food mental-whcth-
er or no the transition is u natural one makes
not so much difference 1t is absolutely
necessary at times ''What went We ont for
to sce?" Kate Field thus begins her new
lecture and answers the question thus I'm
search Of health and 4 new sensatono |
went to see her-the famous lccturer-the
smartest brightest, wttiest reporter the great
Jubilee had-thc dashing daring, darling
romp of the Adirondacks-thr pet of the press
and pride of the public. And came home
disappointed.
1t is quaky ground to tread upon-to say
you don't like what everybody else admircs
and generally betokens an enlarged spleen or
unhealthy digestion. | am not going to say
that | don't like Kate Field, only confess
to disappointment in not finding the bonny
winsome wtching, eloquent Kate Of my
imagination.
You have all read the principal part Of her
lecture in the Atlantic Almanac, therefore it
only remains for me to describe her personal
appearance. She is of medium height with
well rounded form. Her face is bright
sparkling, interesting neither handsome nor
the reverse Her hair is dark brown and
sweeps back from a well shaped forehead in
to confined cluster Of curls. Her eyes are
dark, eyelashes long, nose large, lips red and
full. She speaks-and her pronunciation is
|faultless,-her quotations the best-her wit
pleasant - her eloquence tame - her voice
false, flat and affected. She was dressed in
4 long trained blue silk panniered AT the back,
with low square bodice filled in with white
pulled tulle, and loose, flowing sleeves which
tell away and exposed her well rounded arm.
Necklace, bracelets, ear jewels, 4 bouquet
.ron l~4 los~n and another in her hand,
rings, white kid gloves, lace handkerchief
and gilded fan completed her toilet. Miss
Field reads her lectures sitting, and empha-
sizes her sentences only by the intonations of
her voice, OF q slight inclination of the head.
Thanksgiving week has been one of alter
nate sunshine and shadow. Wednesday gave
us a terrific gale which seemed to ve7with
its former Of September. But Thursday was
warm, bright and sunshny. The first pleas
ant Thanksgiving Boston has had for five
years. The day was Observed in the usual
manner by the closing of schools and places
Of business, religious services at the churches,
distribution of turkeys to the poor, and the
opening of places of amusement At the
State Prison the annual dinner of roast tur-
key and plum pudding was enjoyed by the
|convicts. And the established custom Of re-
leasing the two best conducted prisoners, at
that time, set at liberty two young men,
whom the warden-IIon. Gideon Haynes
stated were unjustly sentenced four years
ago-one for twenty the other for twenty-five
years Their imputed crime was garrotng
a drunken man. The young men are now
twenty-five and twentythree years of age.
The different theatres were crowded both
AFTERNOON and evening, and the amount of
money taken by them collectively was some
$4,000. At the Museum in the afternoon
might have been witnessed most laughablc
sight. The splendid fire scene in the thrill
ing, sensational drama of the Lone House
drawing in large audience of children
principally made up of news boys, boot
blacks, rag-pickcrs and candy girls 1t was
very laughablc to hear them beat time to the
lively music the orchestra chose to play, to
hear their cry's Of ''good" good when any
thing pleased them and ''supe-supe' when
ever an attendant appeared to put down or
take up the carpets. 1t was certainly iubi-
liant time for them, and they enjoyed it to the
utmost. They forcibly reminded one of the
famous little Bowcry boys of New York
The returned income Of the various thea
tres during the month Of October are as fol-
lows-thc Adelphi s. 4S9, the Howard 49,
500, Boston Museum S13, 1856, Sclwyn ST.
572. The Boston Theatre returns no income
for October but for September gives S21 1872.
People having occasion to pass along
Court street cannot help noticing the elegant
appearance of the two new blocks at the
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