The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-06-07
OR George at the Hub.
ROSTON. ,June Is

Boston never looked better than now. The
lawns are green, the trees are in full leaf, the
birds full of music, and bananas selling at
fifty cents per dozen. | am happy to state that
the season here is no further advanced that in our
own beautiful little city. l am particular in stat
ing this, and have the statement secured by good
collaterals. In order to be certain of the fact l
borrowed an almanac, and found that the first day
of June is earlier here than at home in fact,
Belfast can take off her hat and assure the world
that the first day of June is about ten minutes
earlier with her than at Boston.
One city cannot boast of all the advantages.
Boston has her Old South, her debt on the Taber-
nacle, her Faneuil Hall: but New York has 235 res
taurants which boast Of having the "original straw
berry short cake"
1t Is wonderful how yerdant young man
be who lives in the country and finds himself in
big city. | experienced this feeling in an over
whelming degree. and found myself green
bunch OF lettuce. 1t happened in this way. |
stepped upon a horse car and standing on the
platform ] entered into conversation with the
conductor. | remarked that the horse car system
had completely done away with the old omnibus
mode Of conveyance; "and," said l. probably in
years to come the horse cars in their turn, will
give way to some other invention" NO" said
he, THE horse railroad system can never be brok
en- up, because, said he, mechanically transferring
some change to his private pocket and forgetting
to ring his bell punch because it is held together
by too many tics y Just then saw man rush
ing toward u.s. waving his hand and l asked the
conductor if he was Russian. and he said that
he guessed not. | observed that Judged he was
as he seemed quite anxious to capture the Cars
But am forgetting about my vcrdancy. | was
sitting i'll the car and the conductor sung out
''Oiiycr street" but no one paid any attention to
him. and in a minute or two he sung out again
''Rollin street His second remark passed
needed, and he sung out again MAY street." and
the passengers sat as still the stone Of
church. ] began to pity the man, and l was
uneasy as cat in a strange garnet Once more
the conductor yelled out, Perry street" and l
saw that he was getting provoked So got up
and said, Gentlemen, I'm a stranger in these
parts, and am not much acquainted with your Gus
toms. ] am young man. struggling with poverty
and should try to keep the wolf from my door, if
| had a door. The conductor has called on Mr..
Oliver and Perry and several of you gentlemen to
treat, and as none of you seem to respond if he'll
stop his car at the first beer saloon, well all go in
and have some beer at my expense. If Mr.. Perry
and Mr.. Oliver don't want to treat, | will !" And
then all the passengers looked at me and smiled,
and didn't find out till the next day that the con
ductor was calling out the names OF the different
streets instead of asking the passengers to treat
felt so mean that tried to hire boy to kill me
| told him | had been bitten by mad dog and
wanted to die but he looked me over and declined
the job. 1t is humiliating to be obliged to relate
this circumstance, but truth compels me to.
The regular theatrical season is about over The
Union Square Theatre Co. Of n Y have been
performing the play of the Danchetfs 1t is
Russian play, and has been doing a rushn bust
ness. This week comic opera prevails. Aimee at
the Boston and Mrs, Oates at the Museum. 1t is
rather early in the season for oats but there is
prospect of a good crop.
With the foreign war news, and the reports of
the base ball matches the newspapers seem to be
kept busy. 1t is wonderful, when stop to think
of it, the Influence that the newspaper exercises
on society in its many different ways We, with
our tables piled with the dailies and weekes can
haiuig iouiAC ~" PooEo ioiuSil. oot alohs WIN
out them What would the woman Of the house
do without the daily paper to - put under the
carpet! What | ask, would our young ladies do
without the weekly story paper to i put in
their bustles What can take the place of the
religious weekly i'll its moral effect Oh society and
what is better than it to clean windows or lamp
chmneys! The influence Of the press can hardly
be reckoned i'll dollars and cents, though girl with
considerable sense told me in dolorous tone that
she thought that the usefulness Of the press
running good deal 10 waist Then | asked her
if she ever had young man reach his arm round
her and try to take his watch out of his pocket
with the same hand. She said she never had and
asked me to show her how it was done, and Just
as was trying to make glad the waist places"
her father came into the room, and deemed it
best to postpone the experiment to another time.
The weather has been such that fans, handker
chiefs and sun umbrellas have been i'll order for q
few days. The mercury would run up the tube of
the thermometers and try and crawl out Of the
top but after struggling all day would drop down
again toward night Clcrkshps on ice carts have
been at a premium.
Business men complain Of duh times Every
thing seems to be dull dropped into II BARRIERS
shop, and as the artist was skirmishng over my
face asked him how business was. ''0h dull,
dull said he. | told him | guessed so, and
judged his razors sympathized with him, as they
were duller than his business could possibly be !;
and then he shaved few strokes against the grain
and daubed my mouth full of lather, and | wished
that had not been so anxious about the state of
business. The safest thing stranger can do when
he is getting shaved is to restrain his mouth from
indulging i'll any undue amount of conversation.
A man asked me to change a bill for HIM The
bill looked to me as if it had lost friend-in fact
it looked bad. intimated as much, and the man
said was sharp Not to be outdone in politcness,
l told him he was a sharper" lind that polite
ness is thing that is handy to have round Some
people to think that politeness is as useless
as starch in napkin, but it braces me up like
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