, 1875-11-20
llCEAL NEW.ENliLASD.

kUO AOV9t FO1uNFVs HNh|s
spcc,al Corresls,ndencr Of Iht tHfta1o 7t1bffnt.
FoxDono, Atnss., Nov. 1G.~-The rural life Of
Massachusetts towns is unlike that Of tho West.
Tho mnin busisaoss iH manufacturing yot there
ayo ao,uo small tarmH aud many gardens 80
carefully cultivated AZ to yisld abundant1y. Tho
highways arc n succession Of villago-atreoss
hence, in riding, you mover soom to got "out
Of town." Whore brook runs across Of beside
The road, there is frequently wlIlow-Rrovo,
whose roots hold the earth against tho washing
Of high water. But tile 1ofl1eHt feature OF theso
rural towns IL their cln1-trcos. These Htand in
folds, yards, aud beside tho common way
sometimes nlone, md again In pairs. or grours
OF three or fonr 10 tAcir aa.nsrors, theT rcp-
resent aspiration. dignity, md graco IN their
comely forns.
Tho people who dwell in this land look and
act rs those who know something. and nro not
to bo taken ill. At tail1oal-ssatona and in tho
Rtreet, thoy are quiet, converse III low tones and
let strangers severely alone. Iustead Of asking
many questions, as credited, they appear 30 ab-
Eorbod iu book, paper, or thoughts, as not to
know any QUO slso is present. No hurry or
rocklesHnesB, but promptneas and determination
mark their movements. Their manners arc
neither scrvilo poli.eaefs uor tiuntness, but in-
hesitcI ways oG people who mean business.
A UNIQUE TowS.
To1boro, Mas, was named In honor OF Lord
Cha rlcB Jamos Fox, Of EnglRnd. IT is the only
town Of tho na,ne In tho United 6tatea. It II
situated "a ,UilcH from BoatOn md 10 from
Providence, ou the highlands between those two
cities. ;Ela buildings are tu good repair, many
low, and tho grounds have been laid ou. with
iiue taste. Flower-heds, in their season, ara
everywhere, while fountains sud ga1den.stntu-
ary add to the beauty Of many p!accs. Frequent
ly those grounds aro uufauccd, which iuc1easas
their beauty. Tho streets nro wide, and shaded
by trees whose tranchcs, In pfaces, intertwns
nbuyo tho road. This adotnng OF tho town Ia
dune by 4 thrifty pooplo who Own their homes.
TAa blauesa OF F0xho1o ts tlo nlAnufactura
OF straw goods. This furnishes employment for
200 wotaon Of the vlciui.y, tu theie own homcs,
and for several hundred more in the shopH Of
tho Company. Il fow hundred mon also find
work In these ahops. Because Of this abundant
work for women, washerwomon are scarce.
Families patrouizo tho 1AuudrY. aud the miiliner
and drcss,naker hayo ruan como and clean
their rooms.
THAnrT1ass Ayn HopEa.
An elderly man lives hero, who claims the 10.
vcutor OF tho steamboat wAs born in fo1boro {;
that lie went from bore into tho world and dis
osher. ~
Here Ii to be found man. born within this
century, who published book in 1880 chilled
Tho American Llnguist." In this work. Prof.
but, III which, Ia every iuatance, stugla
mark represented n single sounl. From
tho dot circle, and tino, he made oil hla
characters. Light aud heavy 1nnrlis do
.,oted sharp mud lIat pounds. lie Ball OF this al
pAahet. "Wkcn you Aayo perfectly leasnod It,
you coli writo uchr1Y ss faHt a. pornou can
speak" lto stood ou the threshold Of great
discovery, but A1tot,es opened tho door and won't
ip. Mnny Of Prof OJarke's marks aro the same
M ttloso used III pltman's PhonoGrap!y. pub
lsslled Boven yoafH afterwards. Prof. Monroes
er, pronouuced II, III found iu "Tha American
L!nXu1st.''
liz IL now mich interested Ia theory OF learn-
fpg to aing, by which tho worda alnl be n clear
u understood by the bearer ns in speaking. lie
also claims that speaker should DO hoard al
easily as sipxor the Hamo distance. Imagine
ths good mH1nerB Of tho pe0plo In the back hoats
.tapd tIo woras Of tue yos and easily T hoar the
words Of tho notod lecturer or proachor, Conc,
happy day, comol bTnoUu.