New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-04
AMONG THE AMERICANS.
MEN OF ACTION IN BOSTON.

MEN VI NJ AlOIN 1AN DOCANNs
SKETCHES BY MIR. GEORGE JACOB HoLYoAKE OF
GENERAL BUTLER. DIR. HOLMES, JOSIAH QUINCY,
rlR REV. PHOTIUs FISK ANO OTHERS.
From The Manchester Cooperative Neics.
The Mayor of Boston, with what thought very
great courtesy. volunteered 10 give me day 10
drive me about the city, when l should have seen
many places which hope at another time To VISIT
bat the men who make the value Of Boston inter
Inc to ace General Buter-whO appeared to me to
res dc cverywhere-whO had great deal TO tell re-
lating to the ndu trial relations OF the people. he
bury and animated General, OF waywdrd repnta-
ton took his seac upon stool in his office, and told
me things of great interest Tor tine OF an hour
On leaving, q, friend asked me what said to
General Butlcr.n / answered: You ought
to ask me what he said TO me !;
| never had the opportunity OF SAYING
a wordn The person to whom spoke laughed, az
Though he thought he ougnt to have foresren that.
had desire to see Dr. o. Wendell Holmes, who
has delighted us 50 long ia England by his charming
stories. BESIDES being physician. Inc Is man OF
Jrnjus and Yvaclty. On attaining bis SEVENTEEN
year a dinner Of c0DgratuatiOn was g1vcu him at
Boston. He made his acknowledgements ~ series
OF verses winch proved to De II new and graceful
version of PITY the Sorrows of q Poor Old Man.!
OF course the verses had touches OF nderness aud
fancy. wnich are never absent from DR.. Holiness
poetry All his resources OF phvs;0lORcal knowl-
edge. as q physician, were brought into requsI-
tion in describing the tremOTs dlscOnfOrts and
heading of thrcescOre years and ten. Adj
njrrrs Of Dr. Holmes IN England know with what
hgitatiOu and Hvmpathy they read OF what they
must have thought inc last appearance IN this world
u
FREUD no met Dr. Holmes in tue street Iput anx
ious question to him to the appearance and con-
clifton OF that SOTiowiul sODgSler. when the welcome
assurance was given that he was perfectly upright
aud as 1.-the and active a gent as one would
wish 20 Iaoet: and there Is no doubt that the Auto
GRAFT of the breakfast Table will be found dflsing
wisdom and laughter from his morning
char for many years 10 come. The Doctors
seventeen birthday verses certainly show
as ever and that the description OF his own feeble
ness was part Of his art, employed 70 heghten the
continent Of his verse, aud contrast between
his burthen of piulul words and his own radiancy
Ut health and song. IL IS true that the people Ut
America do not. as o Inle live as long as people IN
England. hut that 10 owing 10 Causrs qilte within
their control. They have pursuits which interest
them more than longevity.
Among tao pleasant SUNDAYS IN Boston was one
spent with Colonel z. w. lIi.gns0n. who took me
10 the house of lady, Mt Cambridge. where large
number Of guests sssetnbled TO hear the hostess
read paper on IAN Ancient French Poet" l Lever
understood till then. what lad beard Mr. MOncure
Conway say that Colonel Hggins0n besides being
a man OF Letters, cxcelled interpreter OF
an assembly. At intervals, when Difference, or
deIicacv, or iDaptncss of thought. caused
yacuity in t criticisms Of those present, he spoke
as though the occasion was created for him..
novel of "MabOneD: Manhood s never common
place, ana no was a person t. whom one could
anchor When lie came into Che room, y0u felt as IL
good MANY people bad been added 10 tho company"
la Boston met the Hon. JOSIAH Quincy, whose
name We are now familiar with IN England as that
of real advocate OF cooperation. and under whose
influence 4 cooperative store has been established
Ia Boston. While was there u statue OF his father
WAS erected before the state House III tn" ty' the