New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-20
A SABBATH JOURNEY FROM BOSTON TO CON
CORD.

WORTH sHEISG.
lruos A srArF CORRESPONDENT or THR TRIDUSEl
LEXINGTON, April 1S.-My day is ending
here, aud write the IA going down, clothed in
flames and amber light the clouds in thousand hveries
dch;," and giving promise Of splendid day Tomorrow
II Is all very pleasant look ct from distance but 1t IL
good thing that eentennias Tor farmers boy called
it, to lay in conversation held with him over stone
fence, sentneans' don't happen every year shan't
be- ready "a 20 through with and tear Of the last
few days again for a hundred years st least You VIII
please reject that this centennial Ia triangular fight.
Ike the between the old lady, Fer husband, ana the
bear. Por Boston IL celebrating. and Lexington Is eele-
brng ard Concord Is celebrating, ard II could ac-
coinpish H. would he well 10 he in all three places az
once. Our only means OF approximatng this trangn-
lsity however, is the and they rum II running II
can be called in such odd promscuous way, AZ 10 be
what school girls, who have language OF their own call
"sggravatlng" I have come to the conclusion after
much considering that Paul Revere took the most sensi
bic way Of getting tO Lexington, when be went on horse
back am II he had had the Fitclibrgh Railroad
instead Of his depend on the Britifh would have
cot there before him. IL is ancient road, and believe
what am told about bat they the old slcePers TO
make directors Of They alter their timetable. toe at
their pleasure, and night kept 500 400 people wait
ing the 1T the depot FROM 0:2O until 10 O'Clock
having changed the hour Il the last minute FOR no reason
that any body could discover.
NY day ends at Lexington, but 1t begun at Boston NJ
time The Old North Church Is the Oldest house OF pub
lie yor4ip in Boston, end its history Of peculiar
Interest was well told By the present rector the Rev
Horny Burroughs in an address delivered OF the 10th
annlyersar OF tie opening OF the church In this
address which published In pamphlet form In 1874
sIr. Burroughs gives account OF the Communion
service OF tho church. probably the handsones Ia The
country; much of it was presented by George H. and
wish for the sake the silverSnh art 1t could be sent
TO the Centennial Exhibition The noble Bhe-the 80
called Vinegar Bible also presened by King George
H. md II used IN the services Of the church. with the
hn, ono prayer books and many curious articles be-
lou gny to the Society al described In Mr. Burroughss
np,npblet which seems 10 me q model OF what such an
stojcal ssetl on .h be- Eut the connection OF this
church with the event at Lexington md Concord
IL what gives It interest for us today. IL was
from the steele OF THE church that Robert Newman the
se Ton displayed the lanterns that Uniformed Paul Revere
Of the starting Of the British by land for Lexington
climbed I'D to the top of the old secplc passing the
chino OF bells slso gift from George H. and one OF
the sweetest well the oldest chimes III our country
disturbing cloud OF pigeons, who make their homes and
build their nests in this network OF beams and r0fters
and no last coming out OH the platform just below The
spre where the two lanterns were hung out hundred
years ago by the old sexton, whose venerable hung
them cut in the same place tonight. Looking ont from
Che windows tGat command an unrValed view OF land
AID wutrr able "a understand clearly the scenery
OF this romantic and get clue to the alliance
ton and the cng1avcr no to have been awetodo
man lye, close together aud Revere attendant
on the scvccs Of the church. As We were looking out
at the quaint, wrniled map Of the city beneath Us, an
old man. sl hale and hearty with iOn-sray hair, come
climbing up the crazy stairs and proved TO be- MI New
man, tho Of the old SEXTON who had come up TO sec
where no was To rchearse his fathers fGnous feat
Tonight 1t carried back wonderfully near To the old
tloe 10 see the very sOn-not secondhand Boston
gandson but tho OF The old hero himself VIC could
easy believe that the tin stable lanterns ha; stood there
really TO hung out the same old fellows, bright
ened up that had sent out their feeble eminer on that
famous night sgn Of the times that lset night
the lanterns were Outshope hy modern upstart calcium
light and for that matter the moon WAS ouishone by it,
too but scrm OIL good enough FOR the heroic sexton
You must thank tho officers Of Christ Church for their
an)he Whites to your correspondent, who fluids the
watchwOrd Of TIE TRIBUNE spei 10 open all doors in
the frcndHcst way; nore is nothing pefunotcry nor
Official merely about the way In which services are rem
,ered to any who car 'es your credentials; but
hearty good will that is very pleasant ia meet.
getting to Concord found myself one of long pro-
casson that Glled both sidewalks with pedestrians and
the with carriages and zone horse hays as thick
~ the leaycs in Valombroaa the bones sad Tho
objective point proved TO bs the MilicseI Hotel. where
We we're oil TO dine; but Alas. il proved that in sumo
c4ses IN spite OF Ohoa, not only know what Is but
We know what shall be. The scmi+tarvation Of
yestalda was / fear, ouly prophetic OF the full
starvation IL Tomorrow. The proprietor Of the
hotel found his surrounded 10y swarm OF hun
cry ard Ike .e desperate mother in the legend,
he threw out bis vashes in sncceasionfrst his soup.
then his absurd beef, and st Of all, With much
reIpg OF his manly bosom, the thing he called his apple
ic SOM aiybody can manufacture such ruastcef AZ
that pi ha "a few hotekccpcrs by equal talent for
ec0nGny could nysl but that applpie must hc match
less II WIS thin If the whole procession had
walked it, and tastelcss as bill Of fare. left
Il g table feeling that though had paid dollar Cor my
dinner. there arc things money won't buy Con
cord. however is too beautiful place and was too beau
tful with sort Of Spring Autumn OF bunting.
To lei man be long In gruiublms mood, and walked
about the TOW IN quiet admiration Of the uue old houses
OhoU they do taxa the shine out Of >. the
wec, ,ryrs OF the rural frame tho village u set in,
and l,- simple ~, that has thrown over all this new
charm iu decoration, Inspired ly love oi country and
generation for heroic deeds. Then start"l of of Lex
!aaton accompanied all the by an almost unorOken
string Of vehicles While equally unbr0k,n one came
the otLcr way. President Grant was at Concord the
ecs 81 judge f. H. IIoar and met the handsome landau.
with its four fine hors- that 10 bring him back to
tnwu With select company Of -J sh carriages support
ing IT, Ynn have heard Judge IIous crusty vittism
suDse hy this time the Osaasion OF tho receipt OF
some letter from the Lexington officials Ia ref
o,euee 10 a united celebration The old rivalry
betwern Lexington and Concord IN well known.
and nrovnhrs some out side snies. The Concord people
sain III the s0ralled Battle oi Lexington and declare
TINT tie MS, show Of 0ght from theasel'ee 20
wlan the Jnlsc bad Rad the COnnnitiecinans letter
which contained trivial error. he Is sol Ia have
remarked: "NoD. this Ia tho first time ever heard OF
The Lexington people killing tLc Kings EngllsbT But
Lexington Ou THIS occasion u hundred times more gay
and festive than Concord and ber people have put 10
much zcsi nto their celebration 10 make Concord
ser lanc With ell her bunting The great tent at Lax
s"n, i;i IA, danor table set WITH cold collation. for