The Republican journal., 1882-03-23

their children while they go out to their day
work; into the carpenter shop, where the boys
come in between school hours and are taught to
make knife trays wash benches. and all sorts of
household articles; into the kitchen garden, where
little girls trained with miniature utensils) to
sweep, wash dishes make beds, &c; into the shoe
shop and laundry, and " as just whipping out note
book and pencil, when whom should meet but Mr.
Thorndike from city. As he was taking notes
for the purpose will not steal his thunder by
writing any more about this charity. Perhaps
however, you may be interested to know that Mrs
Caswell is the wife of wealthy merchant Of the
firm OF Abram French 4 Co. I knew her as Hattie
Clark when missionary to the Seneca Indians
and She is a marvellous combination of good sense
and pety.
After peep into the Wanderers Home. where
poor children are gathered in, not only from the
streets here, but from all the surrounding towns
to be fed, sheltered, and taught and after a brief
call at the Old Ladies' and Old Mems Homes,
went to a meeting for the relief of poor children in
Rome at which Dr. Z. E. Hale presided. Forbe it
known that these busy Boston women are ready to
relieve suffelnG anywhere the face of the earth
The same individuals whom saw three hours pre-
viously cutting ont garments to clohe the naked on
subscriptions in behalf OF little Italian beggars
1900 miles away. Then followed Il farewell meet
ing 10 foreign missionaries. where had the pleas
ure of seeing Mrs. Capt, RoiN. Her presence re
calls a rhyme made by the mother of the now dis
tinguished NJ. p. Farrow, formerly of Belfast " no
once pupil of hers. His full name is Milton
Paoli, and he had habit of being late at school.
One day his mother sent the following ingenious cN
cuse for his taroliness:
My dear Miss Pratt.
tell You that
You must excuse PaOli.
He makes it rule
10 go to school,
But he gets there very slowly.
Naturally this suggests the poet Whittier y from
whom had a call the other day. He came to in
vito me, with a few other friends, to meet himself
and niece (whO an Old school friend) at the
Quincy House that afternoon. | looked in dismay
at the pile of work my desk, but decided to &C
cept, even If the printers did howl for ''copv.''
" lille waiting for my card to be sent up, looked
across the reception room and saw the familiar
face of Mrs. Hayward, nee Emma Washlllrn The
years of wife and motherhood sit lightly upon
her that it was easy to imagine were chatting
IN the Old High School house, in the days when Col
Hersey led Us through the Ened; but ne did not
allow us TO translate orma tirumqte caAo, Il sing
arms and rirus after the fashion of aWltss youth,
in these days Of vaccination
Mr.. Whittier begins to show the signs of seventy
four winters in slower gait and in ,ilvery hairs,
but his dark eyes have lost none of their brightness
and his speech retains its kindly grace We talked
of books and authors, of old faiths and new philos-
ophies, and the poet is always like his verses
strong true and simple. The evening was spent
with kindred sprit-that rare sweet woman
Lucy Larcom, who has worked her way from the
life of factory girl in the Lowell mills to place
in literature granted only genius and patient in
dustry. Her presence is sure to suggest thought
that it may be her own picture given in two verses
of Unwedded
And here is a woman Who understood
Herself. her work, and Gods win with her
To gather and scatter His sheaves of good.
And was meckly thankful, though men lenur
Would she have walked more nobly, think
With Il man beside her, 10 point the way,
Hand Joining hand in the marriage-link?
Possibly, yes; it is likeer, nay.
Boston is ready to bow down to merit of any
kind but the literary idol this winter seems to he
Sarah Orne Jewett, She is with Mrs. James T.
Fields in her beautiful residence Charles street,
and expects to travel abroad with her th, summer.
This must be a delightful Workshop, said to her
one day. Yes the reply, "only a trfe dis
Jewett (her home being in So. Berwick for she is
as fresh and charming her Country BY
Ways" supposed she was a woman of forty or
more and was surprised to meet young. girlish
person, with beautiful dark eyes, and a manner
that is both shy and frank. In marked contrast
with Miss Jewett is Nora Perry, the breezy news
paper correspondent, who takes one all by storm.
She has lot of fluffy light hair about her face, and
she sparkles in speech Just she docs in writing.
The Art Club has been the center of attraction
the last month, and the new rooms on Dartmouth
street were crowded during the days and evenings
of exhibition. There fine paintings.
particularly the portraits bv Fuller and Porter and
The Funding Bill by Eastman johnson. But the
finest collection i'll the city is that of the
late Alvin Adams at Leonard's auction rooms
There were two paintings by Bierstadt, two by De
Haas, and three by Meyer Won Bremen, which
alone were worth visit The gem of the collec-
ton was the latter's "Worls Of Comfort" Is bv Is
inches which sold for $1,000. These art exhibi-
tions patroniz Il by everybody, even if they do
not know the difference between an oil painting
and a water color. The man Of whom YOU bought
your beefsteak for breakf and the Young woman
who sold your wife buttons in the forenoon's shop
ping, are sure to be there. Herein lies the secret
Of the widespread intelligence of Boston people
They will gtrevcrywhere and see everything. sur
prsed to hear young lady who is employed in a
small retail shop criticising picture with rare
good sense, said to her, "Wherc did you learn
about prtures:" She glanced around to see if any
one was listening, and then said with laugh, ~
pick it up from customers. Most of them gabble
about clothes, but when one comes in who is posted
on such things | set her talking, and you've no idea
how much | learn. 1t saves reading, too,' She
added.
1t is rather chilling in the midst of storm
to mention spring dresses and millinery, but no
weather can check the enterprise Of Jordan "
Marsh They have led in the openings, and the
display of hats ami gowns Wns too bewildering for
my poor brain may as well confess that | don't
know anything about toggery, and any attempt to
describe what saw would be like that of the poor
editor who wrote up a wedding, and said that the
brides hair was corsaged on top, and her slippers
trimmed with fchu
In speaking of charitable work should have al
luded to the Casino that last pet project of this
| philanthropic city. 1t is brilliantly lighted saloon
on asington street, where one can get bowl of
excellent coffee, doughnuts and sandwiches for ten
cents or less, and where books music, billiards,
and games are used to draw men and boys away
from the gin palaces which abound in the neighbor
hood. 1t is a grand movement, and no one who
visits the place in the evening doubt that it is
power for good
Lenten services are no longer confined to Catho-
lies and Episcopalians, and this year have noticed
people of all denominations at st. Paul's and
Trinity. Phillips Brooks belongs to the people,
and even the spacious church edifce on the Back
Bay cannot accommodate the crowds who go to
hear him. Meetings will be held every day during
Passion week, and already there are signs of the
| approaching Easter. F.J.D
1t is now stated that the bark w. j. Stairs
recently wrecked near New York, was lost in
| directly by the action of two nilnts who ran