The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29
Eastern Correspondence.
CANTON MUS INIrl Dec X

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Boston is flst-growing fast-improving. fast
city. Nowhere else do the men and women
skurry over the sidewalks the way they do in
Boston; and then it is such a queer old-fash-
Toned place; in some parts with ancient look
ing buildings, glazed with little four-by-six
Panes OF glass, with tile roofs. with the slope
looking into the street. Right beside one of
these buildings that has seen five or six gene
rations of men come and go; watched them 20
to school; listened to their boyish voices seen
them grow into men and their heads whiten
year after year and finally hear their funerl
bell from the tall spire of the cold SOUTH" or
the "Old Brick on fremont street; YOU will
see Il siI-story marble block. 1869 stands in
more than one place close beside 1863. l
took a promenade up State street one very
fine afternoon and endeayOred to recall the
scenes that were enacted on a March morning
in l77G. In front of that old house that was
once II large East India importing store, the
British soldiers fell into line and their heavy
fiint-lock muskets glistened in the mornings
sun. Then went to "A clothing store that was
built III l72S and is believe the oldest build
ing in Boston. 1t is still good store house,
Its beams Of oak having withstood the storms
of n century and half. 1t used to be tay.
ern and was one Of the most aristocratc
houses i'll the city. Here, old fellows in knee
breeches, rutiicd shirts, and threc-cOTncred
hats. used Ia pass away their evenings in drink
ing the good old ale that came over from the
Mother Country and talked about the last
speech of Pitt, Fox, Chatham or Burke. Just
received by the last sailing ship, only three
months from London. Under these old oaken
beams Governor Bowdoin, an Earl in his own
right, had often sat and talked with the great
grcat-grandfHther Of Charles +. Adams
Doctor Wanen-who laid down his iiss
where the Bunker Hill monument now stands. |
and often tried the wine for which the house |
vas celebrated; and, no doubt, good old Ben !
Franklin toasted his shins at the blazing fire !
Of chestnut logs and laughed at the stories !
that went around.
] walked along fremont street and looked |
through the iron fence at the tOmb-stones in /
one Of Bostun's old cemeteries. The ground /
is three feet higher than the sidewalk, and /
not tombstone could see with later date
than l7S2. Next to the sidewalk there Is "A /
row of square slate slabs lying even with the /
grass, upon which coat of arms of the fami- |
ly who sleep beneath Is engraved. Here are
the arms" uf many proud English house /
whose descendants crossed the Atlantic quite /
two centuries ago, and although they have |
laid where they are for many and many II long
year, but one is broken and the fragments of |
that one are carefully preserved in their places.
Next, went out into the Common, the ccn-
Ter Of n Boston mans pride, and IL spot that
IL rcvcrrd by every true son Of New Englnud. ,
Here Washington first drew his sword as COM
mnndcr of the Continental armies. Over to
the right, rs you stand with your back 10 the
State house, there is "A magnificent equestrian
statue Of the Father of his Country in full /
uniform. II seems To me that | have seen
Washington ms he looked when in the full !
strength Of his ripcncd manhood. never
painting statue before that left such
impression on my mind. A little way off
there is II beautiful marble group, "Thc Good
Samaritan" This was erected 10y n citizen of
Boston To commemorate the use Of ether i'll
surgery. Upon one side of the pedestal, he
meath little arch, there is bass relief. show
ing surgeon applying the dressing To stump
Of m nrIn. II looks ns such scene would.
The operation was performed at the Massa-
chusctts General Hospital, but have forgot.
ten the date. | used my note book for some
time, but thief picked mp my overcoat, aud
when the police found it for me the pockets
were empty.
fine bridge spans the pond, and fingered
a half hour looking over its stone baustrades
at the great white swans that fOatcd ajcsti.
cay on its surface, There were no boys to
throw stones at them, but the little lads and
misses looked Mt them and passed on. |
could not help asking myself, how many po.
liccmon would II take 10 protect those swans
in any city on the Pacific coast? We can learn
some things of Boston. noticed thnt every
little rapscallion of ncws-boy and boot.back
displayed upon the front Of his cap "Li.
censcd Ncws.boy" or "Ticenscd Boot-black"
Ms the case might require. | Thought il u lii.
tie rough 10 make the ragged little scamps
pay for tho chance they had to live, so | asked
"IIubbto" how il wnsP "'Ihc terms are" said
he, THAT each one must attend school ten
hours each day" This Is one Of the ways
Boston takes to make men ont Of her gdD,ins.
Since arrived in Maine the weather has
been all that could wish Wo have had but
two or three cold days and are now enjoying
our finest sloighing. have just returned
from u pleasant rdD Of five miles, and al.
though my moustncho was goodly cluster Of