The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-13

square; the removal of the large and cum
bersome Paddock elms on fremont street,
and the widening of that street by removal
OF the fence which separated it from the
Common. These two latter were considered
almost sacreligious by some of the repre-
sentatives of good old puritanic stock, but
will speedily be approved by all as con-
tributing TO the public veal.
We walk down in and through the "burnt
district" so called on a lcisurcly tour of in
spection and we stand amazed at the i'm
mense work before us. We have ever held
the steady persevering pluck and enterprise
of the men of these good New England
states in deep, proud admiration, but never
elsewhere nave we seen it so grandly man
ifest. We but re-trod the footsteps of few
short months ago and yet we hardly knew
them. Then, the rule was, masses of
crumbed stone and brick and mortar gar
n'shing monotonous, sad vistas of ashes and
debris with here and there gangs of dusty,
weary looking men toiling as it seemed
hOpelessly to break the rule of chaos which
was over ALL Now the rule is block after
block of iron, brick and granite grand in
their solid masonry, towering up above our
heads in completion or the last stages of
construction, great part ofthem filled with
merchandise and brisk with industry. Cen
orally we think this rebuilt portion Of the
good city cXcels its former state in solidty,
elegance and convenience The streets
are raised and Strengthened and widcncd
and the style and system which has pre-
vailed in architecture gives evidence of the
superiority of modern skill and science and
does credit to the teachings of experience.
Many blocks and stores are owned or
leased by their former occupants whose fam
iliar names help us somewhat to recognize
our surroundings and stimulate our organ
of locality" and all, so soon as completed,
are rapidly utilized
In the ma estc rise of this, our metr0po
| lis, from the ashes into which but a few short
months ago it was so ruthlessly crumblcd,
we have each and all of us a legitimate and
kindly pride. The faith and hope of her
worthy sons, hundreds of whom drew their
first breath among our own verdure clad
hills grew strong and earnest under the
very mantle of despair and heavy loss.
They never delayed or wavered or halted.
They simply worked, and the triumph TO
which they proudly point to-day is ours to
admire and with good reason to thank them
for.
During our stay the Transcript moved
back into its old quarters, corner of Wash
ington and Milk streets whore an elegant
BIZ ok has been erected for its accommoda-
ton. A few yards down Milk street a hand
some iron-front building rapidly approaches
completion on which, in familiar characters
enlarged from the head fthat paper, appear
the words "Boston Post" Among news
papers, we are told the new, artistic and
enterprising Globe" is gaining wonder
full popularity. Don't blush now. Nothing
personal intended, my dear fellow. We
are talking about the Boston Globe, but 70
wonder you thought of another journal
which in name and fame so closely rcsem-
bles it.
And so we float all day as it were upon
the surface of that steadily flowing tide of
humanity which fills the streets, each atom
of which seems to have its special end in
view which it follows with all its mind and
strength. We drift southwark in more
quiet ways, down through the common ard
public garden and the elegant, growing
streets which starting thence stretch down
over the solid acres of land made to order
by that singular big man, who was filled in
the margin OF the sea with earth, and ac-
tually driven its mighty waters back. The
fresh salt-breeze is like nectar here and We
revel in it until at length we are chilled and
fain to wond our way back hotel and
supperward.
Do our senses deceive us, or did that
clock and that whistle combine to announce
the cheerful hour Of six p. M. Fact! and
had you forgotten, old fellow, that we prom
ised to go up and drink our tea with John
tonight, to the end that we might behold
that marvellous new wife at whom he gazes
in such found domestic ecstasy ms she
presides over his equally novel but les'
miraculous table these few weeks past
Let us HE to our respective dens in your
excellent hotel and don our purple ard fine
linen. OF course this pink and white ty
rant of Johns household has tabooed The
fragrant weed as they always do, and wei
escape as soon as may be, old boy, anC
coming back to this palace of disorder viii
solace ourselves with meerschaum or ciga
and resume our bacheloric pow WOW.
MAN.