The Republican journal., 1873-03-13
Letter From Boston.
Correspondence of the journal.

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hotels for such storm-bound males. 1t is
lust little severe, after Il poor amateur
has waded into the very slough of gossip,
and shaken off the drippings on the i'm
maculate fools-cap, 20 get stuck in trying
to tug the precious budget to mill. Even
at this time of writing, Old Probability is
scowling, undecided whether he will upset
his water-pai or take another turn at the
snow shovel. Either, alas may prove
disastrous to this feeble attempt, but there
are hopes for better things, since spring
has given birth to the first OF her little
family March is saucy youth, but he
can't hold out to blow more than six
weeks.
Boston is again sloppy TO the fullest eN
tent of the word and dainty feet patter
over the sticky pavements to the detri-
ment of anything purer than wholesome
pair of rubber boots. just now when
Dame Fashion is packing her carpet-bap
for her spring visit, it hardly seems neces-
sary for the eXpectant female To be out
quite so proiusely, but last week there
was rumor that some of the traps had
tumbled out up Washington street, and
spite Of mud and contrahand snow, we
all went like 1.-The two bears, to see what
we could see" Alas! what did we hear
Return to your several homes, and be
wall the fate of that perfectly bewitching
panler, even to the extent OF weakening
the sale OF newspapers.' It was hard to
really Get the true idea Of things hut
from overheard remarks. and Z wee
glimpse Of samples. there seems to me
no way to get into the limited paraphtr-
MALTA for the coming season, unless we
are melted and turned into Il The sub
iect is too juvenile to he discussed in Ri.
amount, though the slight Developments
are truly throwing great responsibility
upon nature.
The most attractive feature Of amu-p-
ments has been the appearance of tbe
Jubilee Singers, who have reapad i rich
harvest from Boston On "Wednesday
evening hundreds lett the hall, unable to
procure room to stand even, while AZ
Saturdays matinee, anything short OF 4
press badge was utterly disregarded by
the ticket agent, who was drained days
before the performance. Their music is
of the regular camp-meeting order, much
repetition and a general chewing up OF
the snblme and the ridiculous but the
melody goes straight to the soul The
audience was select and appreciativr, but
resembled Thanksgiving plum-pudding.
the dark plums scattered IN protuSeiy
enough to satisfy the most greedy aboli-
ZIONIST The dusky songsters leave Boston
tor a tour through Maine.
Sad enough was the lire record of last
week, and the tolling bells peal mourn
fully while | write, the ages OF the brave
tiremen who persisted in the ruins. Han
over street presents a gloomy appearance
at the point of the disaster; the gaping
crowd to witness the search for hOdip-,
completely blocl; the thoroughtarr, while
the pile of husks, hait, and half burnt
mattresses send out = Sicky otor almost
suffocating. Fart er up the street, one
has only TO view the staunch walls of the
old BrattIe street church which j. fast
falling victim to street improvements
to find how such Terrible calamity might
have been avoided
One ot the finest military displays was
given Saturday, by the National Lancer-
previous to their departure for Washing
ton, to assist Ulysses in getting up and
sitting down again The streets were
lively tor several hours with the Hitting of
red coats and white feathers, pursued by
innumerable small bpeds till the five
o'clock train bore away the gorgeous
company and lett the poor, tired Ragged
Dicks to trot home a slower pace, ana
drag behind the tiny ones who were liable
to fall by the wayside.
Two japanese gentlemen of rank filled
the entire space of the hotel reEiSrer at
the American House, Saturday evening,
with the brief cognomon4 of Matsudnrt
Tadakadsa and Shybukawa k'tsumicu
They are students from Chicago Univg
sity, and are making a pleasure tour
| through the eastern states
Boston is guilty of only njney-one
eases of smallpox at the several ho-pit-
ais and the red flag Is buried with relies
of the past.
Poor Vie Woodruff has finally gained
an entrance toa small hall at the south
end. where she has freed her mind OF thpt
long suppressed lecture, to m audience ot
| six hundred.
An attendance at the concert OF thr
Quintette Club, showed no falling oh' iu
ability of that tavorite club, and assisted
! by IS. j. Lang, made an entertainment ot
Il decidedly classic order.