Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-24


layed in Boston, awaiting the depart
ure Of favorite sail vessel for the
Azores, | shall have much time for
private letter writing and for con-
trlbuting one or more epistolaries
for the Herald readers. Ny health
has greatly improved since leaving
Lancaster, which favor is largely
credited to the many changes of life
abroad. l moro than hope that, with
due care and escape from accidents,
my physical and mental energies
may soon be quite restored.
The weather has been mild and at
no time disagreeably warm or cold
since my arrival the 4th Of August.
| expect to depart for Fayal the late
ter part of the month and shall there's
fore have the time and opportunities
tor seeing much Of Boston.
The only acquaintance | have
met here are Hewitt Fisher and
wife-ths latter Rachel Ray in her
ante.marital womanhood, and both
formerly printers in the Herald Of
fee. Mr.. Fisher is the owner of a
paper mail delivery route in Boston,
and is doing good business. His
industry and stability, and the habits
of economy and unchanging sunshine
of his amiable lady will insure for
them happy and successful future.
Boston is the finest city | have
ever known, esp ecially referring to
the people. Their elegant appear
ance and orderly department, and
constant hut not hurried business
habits distinguish them from any
city people l have ever met.
The Puritan of old has been in
some respects transmitted through
several generations. The old is
blended in general resemblance, but
modified in detail. Much Of the or
iginal however has been driven to
the mountain, and in some essentials
the heat of new day has caused the
very shadow of the good and vener>
able TO curl and disappear as leaf
cast into the fire. The present stock,
as if burdened by the weight and
memories Of the departed, are reveal
ing quite revised instincts, in many
ways, especially by q very general
remodeling of the old buildings, in
some parts Of the city whole streets
having been but recently reconstruct
ed according to modern style. Even
the churches are being remodeled,
and whatever there is of christian
style and reminder is dropt and the
order of architecture designated as
pagan is patterned. Were Jesus or
Paul to reanimatc and visit Boston,
especially the temples Of worship, he
would look about for inscriptions "to
He.unkn0cn God," and bethinkihim-
self that Caesar still bears rule, to
whom tribute money must be paid.
The latest church architecture of
Boston is generally heather, and not
an external reminder of the worship
known as christian. Mixed in with
massy sculpture at the front, from
base to mlnaret, appear reproduced
the decenter objects worshiped by
the people of pagan Rome, the same
well cut and carved by modern ar.
-
Such beautiful reminders Of the meek
and lowly Jesus as Christ blessing
little children, figures in the parallels,
last trials and scenes preceding the
TRANSPORTATION, &c, so dear and
striking to any christian, are left to
the cheap picture makers instead OF
being cut from imperishable marble
and made to occupy tho places as
signed TO these gods Of fiction and
depravity.
But l designed to notice Boston
building architecture further along
in my letter; having touched upon
these prematurely, leave them alb.
ruptly and take up the
RELIGIOUS INNOVATIONS OF THE EAST.
Puritan and scholar, practical ide-
alist, moral and religious retormer-
not the bigot, and all these for
money appears TO ms fair outline
heading, following which may be in
troduced a more extended account
of the modern Boston man, orruiing
element of New England.
nat Inc hcquIreuASHe VI "Stsieh -
the first in thought and the prime
motive to conduct and action with |
the late chief stock of Boston may |
be stated as general truth there
seems no room for question. There
may be exceptions enough to make
good the proposition, no more. l
shall not condemn the people and
their motives, because in all eandor
l must doubt whether it can he nos.
sible, all considered, Tor better or
more wholesome conduct and motive
TO exist anywhere upon earth than is
presented in New England-where a ,
sort of moralized, practioalized and
even christianized seltishness appears
1T the root of every thing. l must