The Portland daily press., 1883-01-20

This was the title of Mr.. Emerys lecture be-
fore the Me hanies' Association, but it was
unreportable, and the following is as good an
abstract as we can give of it.
Boston was founded by three mechanics. ref
ugees in the sperson after the building OF
Babel, VIZ, a bos-tinman, a funnel maker and
manufacturer of bacon. To the first Boston
is indebted for its name, the descendants hay-
ing substituted ton, to which they belonged, for
tin. which they were inclined to gnore. TIL G
second, who had furnished the town with
stoves, found some demand for his work among
the Indians, but his principal prof s accrued
from stove-pipe hats, which every Boston boy
has worn ever since. A much esteemed monu-
ment to him still exists, however in Funnel
Hall. The bacon man had his piggery near
Miller's river, noisome smells from which in
modern times were offensive to some, but were
enjoyed by others because traceable to him who
originated the same, as established by the
archives of the N. e. Hist. and Genealogical
Society. His smoke house was on high hill,
and his business SO increased as to require en-
largement, and it was afterwards bought for
the State House, where Senator Hoar has
just saved his bacon. Some of the original
Mass. Historical Society.
Among the first public buildings erected was
windmill, trightful to the Indians until they
found its main office was to furnish wind for
public speakers, since supplemented by large
gasometer to supply club orators and the
mayors for public addresses, and largely uiil-
lied by governors at agricultural shows and
Sundays school anniversaries Kings chapel
was also noticed. The uses of the Comm. n
were pointed out, correcting Drake, who omit
ted the frog pond to the early croakings in
which Bostonians owe their musical ''cul-
chaw" and extravaganza love of opera The
business of match matching is also largely car
ried on there on Sunday afternoons under the
inspiration of brass bands playing the sacred
melodies of "Hail Columbia and" All on ac-
count of Eliza
Sketches were then given of later master
mechanics, such as Sam. Adams, the brewer of
beer and rebellion; John Hancock, the writing
master employed to cancel the royal stamps;
Paul Revere, the first lighthouse builder and
originator of the express business; John Adams,
the cabinet maker; Ben Franklin, the printer
and diplomatist, before whose statue the City
Council bow before voting appropriations ex-
cept for junketing bills; John O. Adams who
followed the trade of his father but later
Spite driver in the d. G. for hitching the old
ship Constitution with free rations for all on
board; Josiah Quincy, the great Cook of Bos-
ton and builder of the market house; Daniel
Webster, at first a N. 81. fence builder, but
who took up stone masonry in Boston and be-
came Dos as such at Washington; Rufus
Choate, castle builder for refugees, and con-
structor of a bridge at Waterville for his old
Wing friends to pass over to the Democratic
camp; Theodore Parker and Wendell Phillips,
not builders but demolishers, the one using
lightning, the other dynamite; Charles Sum
ner, painter and polisher, the greatest effort
of whose life was substituting a tailor for prin-
ter on the ticket with Lincoln from regard to
the fact that Rome was once saved by cack-
ling of q goose; and last, but not least, Gen.
Butler, Jack at all trades" some of whose
explois purported TO have been versifed by an
old "frind Nike for the occasion.
The four principal institutions were specified
as the Mass Historical Society, Harvard Col
lege, Mount Auburn and the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company, and their func-
tions described.
The lecturer closed with handsome tribute
to Boston. waving her devotion to blood and
antiquity, thought Portland might we'll initiate
her in fostering just local pride, is doing So,
and among the potent forces for good he high
ly complimented the Mechanics Association.