The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-04-21
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
, Correspondence Of the journal.

- wv ".sS WdIk--- Wu&t Is 10 De oeeH IN the
Markets---High Priced Vegetables CeIe-
braton by the CoIored PopuIation---Con-
tinued Search for Nellie Burns---Paintings
---Oti1er Matters.
Boston, April l6, 1870
Amorning walk through the markets It's
rare fun, and one of the best places in the
world to study human nature. If you do not
credit the assertion, come with me- and l
will introduce you to some of the sights Do
you mark that elegant carriage just at the en-
trance, and see the richly dressed lady that
cheeks and cold piercing eyes. If in your
wanderings among the stalls you should ac-
cidentally overhear her conversation with the
traders, you would find that the bargains she
drives are rs sharp as her nose. Just behind
her comes q man, large in proportions, carry
ing a most capacious basket, | feel sure that
he is after beef, and this proves to be the
case. Straight to the meat stalls he goes, and
orders q generous piece of the first quality,
and while the order is being filed his eyes
rove up and down the market in search Of
something else that's good to eat. Here IS
poor woman eking ont miserable pttance
by buying the odds and ends; and over there
q boardng-house keeper buying cheese,
which che is afraid is too good for borders. ~
A lady in search of butter is evidently fls-
tidious and hard to suit, and you ere surpris-
ed at the Qulckness with which the accomo-
dating clerk finds Il tub of nice sweet butter
for her. when he has ust solemnly informed
a roughcr looking woman that the samples
upon the counter are all he has lie tells the
fastidious lady that il don't do to expose it
for sale like the rest, rs they keep it for u
particular class of customers, who wont buy
any unless they can have the best And so
because there happens along person upon
whom he can palm his poorer articles he does
it with Il selt-satisficd air and IN unblushin 9
countenance. You are not to suppose that
this is the only place where such practice OBJ
tains, for you occasionally see it in other cs-
Establishments. On this particular morning
the market seemed to be filled with an abund-
ancc of flesh, fish, fowl and fruit Some
fresh green cucumbers an! ripe tomatoes
looked 50 tempting that inquired the price
and found the tomatoes to be worth twenty
| five cents apiece and the cucumbcrs thirty
seven cents. Like Gail Hamton'4 strawber-
ries. | thought they ''might taste coppery."
| Thursday witnessed the celebration II the
''Fiftccnth Commandments rs the news bows
term it, didn't chance to see the sable pro-
cession whilst on the line Of march, but de-
| IL, g:
| throughout the city ever since Poor Pompcy
| having got his regmentals on, don't like to
| lay them aside--and who blames him 1t is
a good deal of satisfaction to be dressed up
| The search for the little Burns girl still
| continues, and yesterday The water was turn
| ed off from the ponds and fountains in the
Public Garden and on the Common, but with
out discovering any trace of her. Capt.
Savage has offered one hundred dollars and
the Mayor five hundred dollars reward for
her discovery. Printed notices of her per
sonal appearance and the amount of the re-
ward We're read in all the schools OF the City
on Monday, by the request Of Captain Say
age.
| The mammoth painting Of the Battle of
| Gettysburg still remains on exhibition at
Childs Cos, and attracts large crowds 10
see it, No one visiting the City should fail
to see it. Thomas Ill., 50 widely and well
known in connection with his celebrated
| picture the Yo Semitic Valley, has Just COM
I plctcd 4 painting Of the White Mountain
| Notch, 1t has not yet been put upon exhibit
| ton, and it is said that he has been advised
to send it to Europe, on the ground that it
| will suit better than any American picture
ever sent their.
In referring to pictures &c. am reminded
! to speak of u new design of Messrs. Boynton
| and Head, for portraying the ''human face
| divine.' They are known rs IIeliographs
| and ;re very much superior to ordinary
| photogra phs in softness OF finish and lelicacy
Of expression They have somewhat the
| effect of an old maids mirror, and make you
look handsome, whether you are 50 OF not,
Fechter plays for the last time, previous to
his return to Europe, on Saturday next. The
occasion is to be Miss lie Clcrq's benefit and
the play the Lady of Lyons. Ole Bull gives
also Il farewell concert at fremont Temple
next week, and departs shortly atterward to
his Norwegian home-it is said never To re-
turn again to this country.
Rev. W. II. Murray winds up the lecture
season on the evening Of May 10th, with n
lecture entitled "Among the Adirondacks"
1t will undoubtedly be racy and interesting,
and possibly will explain some Of the mar
yellous stories heretofore related OF that
wonderful region. This reverend gentleman
has been selected by the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery TO deliver the sermon on the
occasion of their two hundred and thirty
second anniversary, which occurs in June.
AS herald of summer, the Brewer Fom-
tain on the Common has been uncovered, and
now murmurs unsteady to all those passing
its immediate vicinity PEEClE.
TIE MORMONS in a memorial to CONGRESS-.