The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-11-25
Observations of Men and Things,
BY OUR GEORGE.
BOSTON, Nov. 20, Isl,

probably ask for its first question where the
Common was, and then enquire the way to
Faneuil Hall. Boston common is an unconl-
mon place. 1t is the heart of the city, and
everything pulsates from it. Here the children
| can 90 TO play Here the stranger can come
and sit down and with open mouth be as green
rs spring vegetables, and yet not show it, Here
the man can come and sober OFF, when too full
of beer, and if he really gets on his bier so he
cannot sober of, there is neat little burying
ground at the lower end of the common where
he cali be laid away without disturbing anyone,
as the present occupants have been there from
one to two hundred wears, and have got accus-
toned to the noise. Here YOU can see the deer.
We saw couple Of handsome ones Yesterday.
They bad on otter sacks that didn't cost less
| than $500 each. We told them they ought t be
| ashamed of themselves, and they gave us the
sack, but it was not the otter one. Boston's
pride consists IN seeing how early She can have
green grass on the common in the spring. and
how late She can keep il green in the fall. Fan
cuil Hall, as every one is aware, is the place
where the Goddess Of Liberty had her baby.
The original cradle can be seen there nov.
great many halloWed memories cluster about
that spot, also a great many. different kinds OF
smells for there is u market there; blind
man with nose that never misses fire, will re-
mark it as soon as he gets there. Next to that
building Is Quincy market, which is celebrated
as being the. s;leroom OF the AmcS HoW Co,
The Ames pillow Go. manufactured steamboat
trucks, steel Shovcls and Pacific railroads.
They had Il branch Office At Washington, where
they used great deal of steal manufacturing
something, but have discontinued that office on
account Of hard times. The weather here has
been cold. Ii has fell il all the Ice carts in
the city were ont on parade, but for al that
there is very little complaint about it among
the coal dealers. Old Probability has got anew
office here. He has a room in the tower Of the
Equitable Life Insurance building, 112 feet
above the streets He goes up to his room IN an
elevator Nothing shows human progress to
better advantage than these same elevators.
Long ago, before we can remembers one Jacob
used TO go NJ a ladder, but rs he always wore
sandals, we never could read that story with
out lis making the bottoms of our feet sore.
Old Prob lives up there and makes out his
weather report. When there is prospect Of
storm he hangs out red flag with black centre.
lie has little machine about foot square that
tells how fast the wind is blowing. and which
way This was a new idea TO us. The only
way we could ever arrive at any conclusion re-
gardin@ the speed of the wind WAS when our
tall hat would blow off and we chased it. Know
ing about how fast we could run, we could tell
I T,,4 Il.
wind was blowing. AS silk hats cost eight
dollars, these experiments are too expensive TO
be followed up closely. Old Prob. tells the
truth about the weather 90 times to the 100. If
there is anyone that can tell the truth about
anything at Il higher per centage than that, we
wish that he would stand up and let us look at
him. We noticed in the paper that the quota
lions of straw Were higher than hay. The rca-
son Of this is because the horse companies
have bought it all up to put on the floor of the
cars, us it Is cheaper than BRUSSELS carpeting,
and the >traWs add 4 sort of trimming to the
ladies dresses after they get out These horse
cars are The best places to observe human ma
ture that we know Of You VIII find more Of
it There 10 the square inch than anywhere else
in the world. A ear is never full. Passengers
sit down their whole size when the car starts.
As il begins to fill up they sit silewi,e and stiIl
later on the edge of the seat. Each Of these
changes doubles the capacity of The car. Then
the aisle begins to be filled The eager pas
senger runs Il block, barev catches the car,
seiZeS the iron rail and is almost ierked out of
his oyercoat. but is rescued and dragged into
the car by The conductor. lie steps inside and
tries To appear uncOnccrned and nj his ease,
but lis look would lead one TO Judge he had
just escaped from state prison. Suddenly the
car starts, and he is almost lung over back
wards by the move, and clutches Wildly 1T any
thing TO save himself. BY the time he has re-
gained his balance and got his feet securely
placed, so us to prevent 4 repetition of his per-
forn;mce, The car suddenly stops and he is
plunged forward and runs his head into u fat
Old lady, brushes lis hat, claws at the air and
finally sinks into an old gcntleman's lap. nearly
crushing him i'll his fall. All the honeyed words
Of apology Will not take the link out of the fat
Woman'S Stomach or appeasc the wrath of the
Old gentleman. Here You get the genuine
American rolileness. \ gentleman always,
th> Is IN invariable rule,) gives up his seat TO
ltti4 lillt IL Nt - NbuIl9 uiil IIttN bI I'LL
acquaintance OF his. Then when IN old lady
or Il iorlorn female with sore eyed baby gets
in, five or six men look up at her and COM
mence reading paper or watching the toe OF
their boot Then the mean man gets in. You
can always tell him If the ear is empty he
always takes the seal at the further end of the
ear, and then if he dies before the conductor
gets to him, he saves his fare, or al any rate he
saves the interest on his money longer than if
he sat at the other end of the car. a penny
saved is a penny earned" Some of the com
panieS have queer rules, for instance: IAN
children when occupying seats that may be re-
plircd will be charged full fare Now there
are only two things that children's seats are re-
quired for, eilIcr to have them patched or spank
ed. This ruic, YOU see, strikes right ut the bot
tom Of the chiIdrcn'S rights and ii seems hardly
fair TO charge them full price and require their
seats too. Here's another rule. = our pa
| irons are respectfully requested 10 report any
lnattention whatever on the part of conductors
or drivers, to the comfort and convenience of
the ,,:tssengers" Now What is the idea of re-
porting these inattentiCns, ''to the comforts
and conyeniences Of the passengers" What
have they got to do with it? Why not report
to the president or superintendent of the com
pany? But as we are from the country we
don't imagine we know how to run a horse
railroad. though il looks as clear to us as the
figures on len dollar bill. Prof. Bcrgh has
been here trying 10 get the city council to buy
fur hats and Ulster oyercoats TO put on the
Statllary in the squares and public gardens, but
| rs yet they have not done it. 1t seems TO be a
nude idea TO them. In this country after il man
is dead his memory is soon forgotten. We
We're reminded of that fact on seeing the statue
of Franklin, in front of City Hail. The doves
had occupied Benjamin's head for a roost, and
the city authorities should take the Old gentle
man into BARRIERS Shop and have his head
shampooed, and send his clothes TO a second
hand dealer to be cleaned. They do piles of
business here. Lots of merchants do smash
inc business as can be seen by the papers every