Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-03-19

on the bill with the bayonei The poor
Yanks had no bayonets, and many or their
guns had neither lock, stock or barrel, and
the owners picked up stones and hurled N
the face of the bloody rei1coats. II is said
Breeds Hill was fortified ny mistake-that
the British would have had more climbing
10 have taken Bunker-a few rods TO the
north. But think Boston is just as well
satisfied. because the "prtticOats. as the
British called their subjects. made better
stand OH lower gronnd-owing 10 their mod
esty IN those days. IF you can't see the
point 70 this refer you IN some history of
thu time; and viii cross hack tn Boston and
OF west 10 Cambridg, whore Harvard cni-
icge is, and where George Washington tonk
command of the armies beneath big slip
pery.elm iree--at least, it was covered with
ice the day | saw H. There i curious RI
incidence in the career OF that man Wash
ingion, anyhow. The first any OF us ever
knew ofhim, was his drawing Ratchet ON
cherry tree, and the next We know Of him
was his drawing his sword under tho clm I
expect George had a sweet tooth, irall wore
known and In the one case hr wan'ed
cat forbidden fruit at short range: in the
other, the Yauks had an eve to tho Commits
stry. and concluded TO teach George how 10
save his rniions Further on in his history
at Valley Forge, believe--slirpery-r elm
bark would have been n luxury 10 George 7
expect he was about as scedy looking an old
chiv rs any you'd see day sonth Of the
line After ais said and done. those old
rebels in the time OF George III. and ours
first and last, are entitled to some vcneratien
did not 90 to see the old mansion. at Cam
bridge, where he made his headquarters
was tired sightseeing, and concluded that
George, having the necessary tools for forag-
ing on the loyalsts, Jared first rate: ! infer
it was good house to put up at seeing rs
how il was put up many years before and is
standing vet I did see the mansion where
81 I Put PIT up at-be confls'ated an old tory
1 out Of house and home, and just made Rome
howl round that ranch for n few davs We
was the Beast Butler of that war. Pack ~
Boston, went to Fanue Hall-stylei The
"Cradle Of Liberty" The lower floor was
originally market, and is vet. This was
where they cnt up John Bull with iiw-
bone, and afterwards chawed him up at leis
urr. Among the different birds, beasts and
! fishes, tripe and sausages, saw single pic-
/ ture nj any kind, and that was Ben Butler.
I ran only account for il in this way-that
/ Ben was after the Butcher" as usual, for
! there were no "spoon victuals " IN that de-
partment, above is large hall, with f "
relies and quite number Of paintings OF the
/ old men we read Of From there went in
I quest of the old South Church in which Bur
| goync had riding school for his cavalry.
couldn't get inside to see whether could
smell any drippings from the sanctuary or
not; so | went round behind il. on MIX
1 Street, where Ben Branklin was born and
weancd; but all could see was an inscrip-
| ton in large letters" commit no nuisance
here" Why anybody would want to do
such a thing IN such n sacred place, ! can't
say; though when printers 60 on strike
they are not particular-they'd just MS leave
haptize old Ben's ghost with devils lyc >
as not believe the old fellows ashes lie
in peace somewhere in the Quaker City, and
boston can claim nothing but his birth.
Poor old devil il ne had only got rich by
making wooden nutmegs, instead OF sticking
type and making ideas fer the dirty world,
he'd have had pyramid as big and enduring
as Chcops for his ashes Verify, Republics
are ungratefHl, and such is life.
But like Boston nevertheless II is not
rctsrding in any respect, on the other hand,
building and spreading, and rial estate has
to be made for that purpose. Its scores of
schools, institutions, STATE buildings, all Of
the best construction and management In
every respect its historic associatious, and
liberalism, political and religious make it
place worthy months visit to any Ameri-
can If ToOmbs didn't teal the roll Of his
slaves on Bunker Ill.," no one disputes his
good intention-slavery was so far from the
hill that the niggers couldn't hear that call.
II was a mere question OF sound you know.
The slaves happened to get the. start, and
"called him, and went him few better.
But Jokes aside, Boston is all right; and !
advise all young meu on the marry TO go
there at once. Not being on it myself, ct
course, will tho more freely advise. al
most gorpot the big orran-I SAY il and