, 1877-05-06
BOSTON,
Madame Norton and Her Recep'
tion--The Significance
Of Ii.
James Russell LsTtll.en the Platform at tho eld
Soutl-~Blondina Finds Fault with Him.
The Under Dog-Gems from the Lecture
The Woman's Club to the @'-,:
Front.

| From Our 0lcn Correspondent.
Hosroy. NAV 2-The feeling about the olf
South is rapidly spreading into WE'VE VI eA.ss
| ment. or rather OF steady going enthusiasm. NOS
| NJ the F. F. "a at the West End and elsewhere az
,valinp nm very decidedly, and lending hand II
one way and another to the work of salvation. Ane
the result OF 1t a that they and good part OF te
| community are having nice time OF It. Tnese II
tha of lectures at the old meeting the
most notable Of which-that BY kaiph "a'oo
| Emerson-I spoke Of at ionsth IN recent lette1.
| Then the Woman Club have come to tue 'front.' ana
given what the daies call "a Fechefene entertain
ment- at So ticket: And ont ut Dorchester the
other night, all the dne folks packed Lyceum Hall
IN sse ..one of the inimitable uales" masquerade
as Mime. Norton, and, aided by her brother, Edward
Everett Hale, James Freeman Clarke, Prof.. Ever
cit. aud otner lights hold reception Of the OLD
| Revolutionary worthless. =
MADAME NORTON, ..
| - mav or uay not be remembered ont OF Boston,
| was the generous giver whose bestowal OF tue
sold South" and It's site was one OF the events Of
the Revolutionary period. 1t was royal giffr ane
as proyso usually goes with such gifts there was
one with this, which took the form OF perpetual
promise that the site nor the building should ever
mss from the Socicty's hands. They had more re-
| spect for riffs and promises In those days, and
fondly fancied that succeeding generations "on1a
keep the compact with equal faith Miss Ha!e tne
other night at Dorchester dressed and acted the oo
Revolutionary dame to perfection. It was an iaea
that was worthy of Hawthorne, and suggested IN
deed that old story he tells Of the Province House
where the former dne company came back, not
In Krave cerements,
hnt onv rhosts rosy checked and sound .limbed
to ali appearance, ready take their part In LIE
again
Miss Hale as Madame Norton sat stately and gra-
cions in hoop and farthingaIe, holding forth to
the audience upon the audacious changes since her
day Surprise, and sorrow. md Indignation gave
dainful contempt would flavor her speech. at the
folly and degeneEacy Of the present generation. In
the midst Of this caller u announce. ona a. 5ae
hold in me your meeting-house !" lie then
immediately 6ssan @s seath Ending poen onse
Which uosm was very plauant affxir, purporting
to be the autobiography OF the old building While
Madame Norton iH spreading her robes and nod
ding her head In the midst Of gracious acknowi-
edgment,
THE CARD OF ELDER HALE IS BROUGHT N,
and presently appears personase@ @ who bears an
Country story teller, who plays his part so well
that his offer to read three volume history OF the
world to the company Is received with almost seri-
Gus ufsmay- PeFcelving the state Of feeling. pc
pulls out children's history. delightful little
brochure, and Eeads 1t in the Hale fashion of ser-
Then benjamin franklin is announced, and such
hnely-appaEeled gentleman appeass that we
are amazed. Knee ee-buckles,.. silk stockings.
all tie rest OF the astonishing raiment wherein
ancestors lived and moved and had their being.
Plain clothes these were called in comparison
with the court gAlants across the water. Prof.
Eyerett@s face was recognized looking ont from
this masquetading. Prof. Everett, OF Harvard!
benjamin franklin had to tell her about Boston
life in 1876 was SO astounding that the good lady
was thrown into yerY amusing
STATE OF HORROR AND AMAzEMENT.
And on being introduced to tile Old South meeting
clerk that was Of o1enforde, also, from chaucer.
ton,-., Night on the three -hilled city," Then
arst break in the Revolutionary plan. for annie
Laurie " wasn't fashionable song in Madame Nor
toa's day any more than Comm thro the Rye.
tho
French Fleet" which the obllging Benjamin
an9 on In as, .ss whea in
tested buildns that filled with relics and all other
''*ss t 1s! "ssn 9sn '9saa sss ns 10 9ewaR
Tor :he education Of the people et the nation Il
that has been done in the way OF entertainments |
for the Old South fund IS 50 significant Ut the |
very deep feeling that is steadily On the increase,
as this Madame Norton's party in the Dorchester |
district. |
Just THINK OF THE PERSONS wno 1ooK PART
Everett, Of Harvard, and james Freeman Clarke,
and Edward Everett Hale All men past middle |
life; all: Hale especially, very much occupied
qns T. Of tas sst'as IL 70 sh pea
and iii that old Revolutionary inery. hayenta
doubt s1 ho"exss that after they GOT into It they
he casss days gs bsiess sass
they had bnrdened themselves with that
reverend handle 10 their names that requires 80
much disnided care -taktng But the oetttng into
was the point in question. And it is this point
were. It isn't the same thing By any means 10 20
She new essay i delytied agat nj 21aaaf %san
tton plan. but mean to say it doesn't strike one
as this unusual masqueradinR, with sudden sense |
81 that t sudden uprising, TINT aash Of fire in the
heart that makes
ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT Is THE WAY 10 VIC
TORT. |
T Lowelrs lecture at the old Westinghouse was
tine, scholarly, and Witty essay the poet Gray-a
bran new essay that Ii by and bY going INTO new
book There were some Of Lowells incompar-
nate enough to hear but these fortunate ones were
not legion. 1t ought to be against the law-thc
lecture Lecture law3for any man 70 try to speak 10 the
y mulnes and masks ercry muscle and movement
from the nostriis downward. II the speaker like
Me-: Lowell @ i hasn't u = particularly clear and reso-
unless one sits very close. blondina and Brunstta
~ to hear bin. and sit at different angles OF tie
house. and below ia The result:
II changed my seat three times, " says plondtna,
u recountiny her experience, ''three times. and |
'aised even then to fnd point from which could
lear readily. Mr.. Lowell drops his words into bis
beard aud they seem to .tay there. It was q yerv
ons essay, too,-over an hour and think people |
nay 1e paIdoned for getting weary wnen lecture
very word to hear thas third, goes beyond an
lour." al
Drnnetta. who had front seat and Ia familiar
With Mr. Lowell's voice. flames up:
who got uneasy, should like to know. It was
res, dare gay; bat II you want to know who
}ne man did 60 out-:' 'A''
Yes, and think such going out Is lust ont