The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-17

lcCIS Oh Interest DItttN N8uSbs abu AT VI
them have been described. OF course
went over 10 Charlestown and saw Bunker
Hill. After paying toll OF twenty cents
to the erudite young lady, profoundly i'm
merscd In Chaldean and Sanskrit re-
searches, who condescended 10 collect the
same, assembled to the top, when is 221
feet from the ground. and is reached by q
spiral stone staircase Of 29l steps. The
view Is Of course "superb THAT Is al
ways the woodland Is ample compensation
for the ache In the knce-joints the ascent
gives you. People walking on the streets
below look like pigmies or Lilliputians,
and seem to ,rdddie instead Of walk. II Is
indeed dizzy height, and one Involuntary
clutches q support rs he feels that curious
longing TO Jump off that seizes most people
so situated. For the purpose Of suicide
guarantee the monument TO be safe, speedy,
and effectual. On the grass plat surround
ing the monument are designated the spots
where the redoubts behind which the
troops which repulsed the British were
located, and standing there one almost sees
the whole panorama OF the Revolution
passing before him. II is right that these
places OF historic recollection should be
preserved, for they serve to transmit To
later generations the heroic impulses and
patriotic thrills which our forefathers felt
and which animated them TO such Illus
trious and unparalleled achievements.
THE STATE HOUSE.
also visited the State-HOuse, though ne
elected to pay my respects to his Excel
lency the Beast. / went to the top OF tho
great gilded dome upon it, and had another
fine view. The balls Of Assembly were
closed, so could not see what sort OF sur.
roundlngs the Massachusetts, legislative
mind needs TO witness its wondrous eyOlu-
tons. In the lobby are busts OF Sumner,
Governor Andrews, Lincoln, and Wilson
Henry, and also a large collection OF torn
and tattered banners-ilags Of the various
Massachusetts regiments which partici-
pated in the war. A wondrous piece OF
involuted syntax, taken from a speech OF
Governor Andrews, describes how these
banners were borne forth from the State
House, one by one, and returned by the
survivors OF the struggle and deposited to
await the next occasion.
BOSTON COMMON.
Boston Common, which is right in front
OF the State-H0use, is dismal-looking plat
OF ground indeed, not near as handsome as
our Capitol Square, which it about equals
in size, or is perhaps larger. 1t contains
only one monument OF consequence, which
was erected in honor Of the soldiers slain
in the war. Ii is by Martin Millmore, and
is of very good design and execution,
being a tall, handsOmely-ornamented gran
lte pillar, around which is grouped. some
thing after the fashion OF our own monu-
ment, bronze figures OF q soldier. a sailor.
Liberty, ETC., etc. 1t does not COM
pare with our Washington monu-
ment, nor does the Washington mOnu-
ment in the Public Gardens, adjoining the
Common. The equestrian figure Itself is
very fine one and is perhaps superior TO
ours, but there is no monument TO speak
of, but only simple granite pedestal about
fifteen feet high. Throughout the Com
mon YOU notice signs warning you to
"keep off the grass" but it seems to the
visitor from the South, where sure-cnough
grass grows, that it is only sort Of plea
SAINT fiction sought to be maintained in the
Bostonian mind that grass actually grows
on the Common. 4 regiment Of soldiers
constantly marching over it wouldn't hurt
what | saw much.
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
The Public Gardens adjoining the Com
mon are beautiful, however, in fact. The
flowers are the most beautiful | ever saw.
The whole place is filed with brilliant
beds OF many designs and the most eXqui-
site arrangement, and beautiful lake
stands in the centre, over which small
boats filed with passengers are being con-
stantly propelled by BOYS seated in the
stern behind n white swan, working the
little wheels which move the boat with
their feet and holding the steering
reins in their hands as though they
were driving the swan. Immediately
TO the northwest of the Gardens is the
aristocratic quarter OF the town
Beacon, Marlboro, Clarendon streets, etc.
where the acme OF elegance and "cul-
chaw" is reached. In this refined pre-
cinct and the contiguous localities ira
Yersed by Huntington, Columbus, and 81.
James avenues, the common mortal who
cannot extract Greek roots, eXpound an
cient mythoogieS, and tell all about the
Renaissance otl-hand. does not draw his
breath. In politics, however, he is better
off; for he was not called upon to swallow
Bon. Butler, as the bloods of Beacon street
were, TO whom the Beast" was about the
worst dish they were ever called upon to
digest.
TIE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS.
On Huntington avenue is the Museum OF
Fine Arts, which | visited, paying twenty
five cents admission fee. The collection OF
statuary is very large, bnt is almost en-
trely reproductions OF ancient Greek and
Roman work, donated by different citizens
to the Museum, Sumner being amongst the
In gest contributors. There are no mo-
dern works such as the Central-Palk col
lection in New York contains. In the de-
partment OF painting most all the modern
artists are represented. This collection is
very fine indeed. Artists are privileged to
copy these paintings il they wish, and
there were two young ladies and a gentle
man so employed when was there. The
youngest OF the three-a girl OF about
eightcen-seemed to be the best artist.
OLD SouTuCHURCH.
OF course | did not fail to visit the ia
nous Old South Church, on the corner of
Washington and Milk streets, where War
ren delivered, in the presence Of marshalled
sOldiery and in defiance OF the threats of
the authorities, his fearless Grafton on the
anniversary OF the massacre Of the 9Th of
March. 1770, and where the oppressed Bos-
tonians frequently met and INDUCED in
those peals OF patriotic eloQuence which
shook the British throne and finally re-
suited in freedom and independence for
the Colonies. In the church there is a very
extensive collection Of Revolutionary brio
a-brac, as well as a lot of rubbish having
no connection with our national history
whatever. Much OF it, however, is ey-
tremely Interesting and instructive, and
gives pretty good idea Of old times" to
The beholder. In the gallery of the church
Is marked the spot where Washington en-
tered and looked down upon and de-
nounced the havoc wrought by the British
riding-school, which desecrated the sacred
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