The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-15

who was tried by MS church council for swearing.
The pretty girl opposite smiled "demnition"
smile ana the man beside me laughed outright.
He then consoled me by telling me couid 90
across the country from West Medford TO
Arlington and then take the train I wanted.
might ind horse at the station TO
carry me; II not could walk. ! walked. The
eight furlongs stretched into sixteen, and when
/ had finished all but one OF them saw my train
rattle away as gaily as II was aboard. The
clergyman's remarks were mild in comparison
with my Calculations 1t that momen'. ! bad an
hour 70 wait. and so bought q cigar and waited
while the dealer IN the weed. TO whom was fool
ish enough TO explain my mlshap. looked az me
with open mouth and exclaimed. "You took the
main line for Concord, N. b., when you should
have taken the branch for Concord, Mass"
considered my experiences Invaluable to the
readers or the HRaALD. however. ana 10 them
have to say, II they wish TO celebrate the
Centennial OF the BEGINNING OF the American
Revolution they must either leave Boston from
courage to 20 BY the Boston and Lowsn branch.
keep the tailsmanic words Concord, Mass,"
always on she tip OF their tongues.
LEXINGTON
But the fun does not end with the journey. Al
along the line OF Colonel Smiths retreat the viz
lagos are nghting the battle or series of battles
over again as earnestly as the neid was contested
on that April day OF 1775. Concord and Lexing-
ton, as / have already intlmated, are especially
bitter over the division of the respective shares
OF glory belonging to each This is not to be
wondered at, perhaps. for the two places are en-
tlrely dlsslmIlar. To adopt the language OF the
driver who took Us over the various battle scenes.
Lexington Is a much ''slicKern town than Con-
cord, though ITS inhabitants are not 50 "smartn
In the higher intellectual acceptation OF that
Yankee word. II Is less agricultural. and conse-
quently there are lever marks OF revolutionary
antiquity. IL 10 nearer to Boston, and so has
bigger houses and more wooden towers and Man
sard roofs 1t Is a shopseepinQ village and has
some manufactures. or both Of which Concord is
innocent. Indeed, one or the seectmen mas 'w.
l. Coodsr on bis sign, thing never saw before
outside OF the seRooard cities. 1t has lew great
men, ana no poet who could sing its past glories
as Emerson sung those OF the "embattled iar-
mersn Of Acton and Concord. Its chief
claim to distinction, according to It's own
showing, is that Hancock ana Adams were under
Its protection tnat night the grensdiers lett Bos-
ton, and IL was a fortunate circumstance. per.
haps, that these statesmen ran away from Parson
Clarx's dwelling before the regulars stampeoed
the militia from the green In 'front.' OF the par.
sons meeting house. Still Lexington remembers
the fac. VITA pride, and Is going to set up their
statues, modelled by Aiilmore and Gould and cut
IN marble 50 Florence, in the green where
Pitcarn cred MS famous pistol shot and the
real battle took place later in the day. There
IL a pair OF hayscales now where the meeting
mouse stood, but Parson cark's dwelling sln re.
mains and some OF It's rooms are unchanged.
the house 10 TO be decorated Tor the Centennial
and every historic spot TO be marked with mowers
ano naes. But Concord has the advantage, botn
IN the truth OF history in the favor that ia to
be shown II oy the authorities. and It IL not sur.
prIsing that Lexington, having the least snow OF
justice In her elsira should be the most bitter in
asserting the shadow OF claim it possesses.
rHE JEALorsIEs or rnR RIVAL TOWNS.
The quarrel Is very absurd and amusing one.
snd the claim OF Lexington. though an after
thought IL just naf as old the act which il now
TO be celebrated in lts hundredsn anniversary.
the real point at issue ls. where was 'Ared the
snot heard around The world" ana this Is the
claim which Lexington now makes. II is a claim
utterly witoout support, and the strsngss part OF
il Is that IL was not made at all untn 1925, Hity
years alter the event 70 wnicn IL reIatea wasn
Il was made u was supported By device a. In.
credible as - was ridiculous sens ltms after tns