The Republican journal., 1869-12-30
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
Correspondence of the journal.

ChFisu'ds what IS 10 De seen IN the WInd
ows---The Markets -Oratorio of the Mes
sah---Hande! and HAYDN Society---A Christ
mas Present---Fair Of the Younq Mems
Christian neutrality-suspicious..
BosToN, Dec. %, 1869.
What q crowding of persons, pinchinc of
elbows, and .iamming Of toes there was in
Boston yesterday. 1t was in the main Jolly,
good-natured crowd that filled the streets
and .iostled, pulled and pitched in their fran
tic struggles to get somewhere to buy some
thing. Though occasionally one met a glance
that wasn't exactly angelic and heard q
growl that gave evidence that the owner had
missed his breakfast or been obliged to take
a cold dinner. What in the world nervous,
ill-natured people 90 abroad for on such q
day is more than can conceive. What bust
ness have they to come Juggling their sorrows,
aches, pains and equity toes before the pub
lie? They had much better stay at home.
But if they will insist on mingline with the
throng let them do so uncomplaningly. Its
Just as easy, and a great deal better to laugh
than cry; or to see the comical rather than
the sober side of what can't be helped. And
what holds true Of the crowd is true tol
everyday life. Not but that there are thinos
in this world which are almost too horrible TO
be endured, and gricfs too gricvous 10 be
borne, which crush the life, blanch the
check, contract the lips corru@ate the brow
and moisten the eye, But a brave heart and
willing spirit 90 long way to make even
these more tolerable. Sitting down and
growing at misfortune never brought a man
q dinner. Good luck" comes alone to the
yigilant and alert Bear in mind that Won
are not counselled to submit patiently to
your hard lot or to sit down contentcdly
ed mind may be 4 continual feast, but nobody
wants to be teasting all the time IT is only
the active, restless, ambitious people that
ever amount to anything in this world. And
even these, to be wholly successful must be
brave and accomplishing,
But how [ have wandered away from
Christmas and Santa Claus Don't the old
fellow look Jolly, Notwithstanding here in
the window with tie snow lying in drifts
around his feet, with his snowy beard. GOOD
natured face, slouched hat and capacious
coat, the pockets of which are oyerllowine
with bon-bons? And here at Copeland's
aren't the huge pyramids and hanging bask-
cts OF sweet, rare flowers, the mmcnco
horn of plentyn scattering gifts of all kinds
the pretty gilt balls, and nice confectionery
tempting and attractive? Do you wish to
look in at the Ladies' Pavilion? What but
the Coliseum ano Jubilee does the crowd
remind You OFF, In q window farther along
on fremont street is u grape vine with
punches of green grapes made Of glass.
Each OF these punches are hollow and con-
tains gas-jct, which on being lit gives the
vine 4 most magnificent appearance.
Here lust opposite the common is the large
and elegant publishing house of Fields &
Osgood. What a variety Of books for old
and young, with such nice, clear paper and
handsome type. How you do wish you could
buy all you wanted. \ superbly bound,
illustrated copy of Whitticrs
poems is almost enough to tempt the money
from Il miser'- pocket. And So we go on
from street To street ana from shop to shop
seeing in each one much to admire-lntil we
get round to Commercial street and in the
market 1t is Just twelve o7clock-the bust
est part OF the day. and consequently the best
time to see the lively crowd here collected.
You will have to proceed slowly and use
VpuI elbows Won, want f., ,r,t ,l,,,o.
but in the end you will be repaid for III
your trouble and Inconvenience Everybody
seems to he merry here. Perhaps its the
sight of the huge piles of poultry, meats
and fruits, together with the
abundant collection of wreaths. crosses,
pyramids, and Christmas trees, that makes
them SO happy. Certainly it is an attractive
and tempting display, and from its mnensitv
one would Judge that nobody need 60 hungry
tomorrow. And with pleasant weather
Christmas is ushered ill., The churches have
been opened for the spiritual minded and
thankful, and the various places of amusc-
ncnt have been crowded by the merry and
gay. At Music Hall, the Handel and HAYDEN
Society have given Handlers Messiah this
evening, How grandly beautiful it was.
The chorus numbers some SIN hundred and
S under the skllful direction and training Of
Jarl Icrrahn. Taken with powerful orchcs-
III and the great organ they make grand
music. 1t is an old and established custom
II Boston to render the oratorio of the Mes
lah on Christmas Eve, and always to large
md delighted audiences. Among the best
oarts, if any distinction can be made where
I'll is so good, was the solo sComfort yc my
People," as sung by the young but gifted |
enor VIM. Winch-thc chorus For unto us |
Child is Born and the Pastoral SYM
'hony' by the orchestra. Miss Adelaide
'hillipps sung. lie shall Feed His Flock
IS only Adelaide Phillips can sing it, Miss
1ouston the air II Know My Rcdccmcr
4iveth,' and NJ. n. Whitney ''IVhy Do The
Nations So Furously Rage These three
olos were especially and delightfully."- beaut-
I'll, and were received with hearty and pro-
ongcd applause. Among the many Christ
mas presents is one of Sll5 given by the |
Rev. N. II. Murray to buy turkeys for poor
'ut deserving families Other charitable
PERSONS went and did likewise, and the