St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-04

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brutal parent or parents. If she
should return without sales she would
be beaten, and if she brought money she
would be beaten after it had been expended.
1t was shade of life so in contrast with the
surroundings where met her, that / would
have been glad to have known more of her
history had it been practicable.
And now, in passing, wish to say that
was reminded of the beautiful Boston park
scene in going through Rice park a night
or two since. The flowers, the fountain,
the peculiar hue of the grass
under the rays of the bright
electric light, with the numerous visitors
enjoying the cool air, made scene fully
equal to that of Boston, except on more
contracted scale. 1t made me realize, more
than ever, the beauty and comfort of that
little spot.
BUNKER HILL.
Of course called on Bunker Hill. To go
to Boston and not do so would be the I'M
pardonable sin, besides 1 had a curiosity
to see it myself. Breeds hill, where
the monument stands, makes slightly
spot for the monument. 1t is an appropri-
ate spot, for it is where the American re-
doubt was thrown up before the memorable
battle which will be remembered while civili-
cation lasts. 1t was June 18th, 1775, when
the battle was fought, and Gen. Warren, the
commander of the American forces slain.
For many years stone marked the spot where
Warren fell" bnt progress, which often
obliterates historical events, required street
to be made on that portion of the
field and hence tablet has been erected on
Breeds hill, not far from Bunker Hill Monu-
ment, with the inscription that Warren fell
in about the center of what is now the street
in front of the stone.
Bunker Hill monument is almost as fam
GUS for its massiyenessas for the event which
it commentaries. 1t was dedicated or the
corner stone laid on the fftieth anniversary
of the battle, Gen. La Fayette and Daniel
Webster being the leading speakers.
Edward Miller, the veteran type founder
of st. Paul, was then Boston school
boy and saw La Fayette on that memorable
occasion. Though the corner stone was. laid
in 1925, it was not until two years later that
funds were provided for the construction, and
fifteen years were occupied in its completion.
Its Instruction was more rapid than that of
the Washington monument at Washington,
which seems likely to never be finished
The visitor finds the door to the monument
protected by an iron fence and the entrance
must be made through small building
rbor
small fee of twenty cents is charged each
visitor, the amount being expended in keep
ing the grounds in order.n Each visitor is
asked to register, and in response to my
query the lady in charge told me the visitors
averaged about twenty-five thousand per
annum
Here was another evidence of Boston
thrift, which, like the sale of drinking water
on the street, don't admire. The monu-
ment was built in honor of the memory of
the men who fell fighting for American indie
pendence, and to make merchandise out of
their blood and valor is not credtable. The
$4,000 visitors make an income of $4,000,
but it would be more to the credit Of Boston
to pay this amount, or such
portion as is necessary to care for the
grounds, rather than make charge to the
public 1t is tax which ought to be met by
a congressional appropriation, and I hope the
day is not distant when that petty little fee
for the privilege of climbing to the top of
Bunker Hill monument will be abolished.
1t is a sort of twenty cent disgrace, and all
the more disgraceful because 1t bears
such petty stamp on its face,
But of course climbed They told me be-
fore I started that there were 295 steps to
climb around the shaft in the center of the
monument before the top was reached, and
up went, counting the steps for encourage
ment. made it 29S, but the twenty cent
fee for American glory had made me feel
liberal and didn't mind giving Bunker a
few extra steps, just once. The monument
is of Quincy granite, thirty feet square at the
bottom, fifteen feet square at the top aud
two hundred and twenty-one feet high. l
never think of the height of Bunker Hill
without recalling the story of the visitor who
had been told that the monument marked
''the spot where Warren FELL" and after eye
ing the structure from top to bottom, ex-
claimed:
stDid it hurt him much?'
They have iron bars across the windows
at the top of the monument so that the next
man who falls can be more careful and not
''hurt him much.''
The view is grand and only limited by the
capacity of the eye. The city and harbor lie
before you. Horses look like large dogs, and
full grown people like children. As far as
the eye can reach upon one side you see
vast city lying before you and upon the other
the ocean with its countless craft plying
hither and thither. There are probably few
of the $4,000 annual visitors who give much
thought to the eventit commentaries and few
who stop to think that on that spot 1900
Americans fought 1000 British, aided by
seven war vessels, and that 100 British
fell, killed or wounded, as victims of Amer
lean prowess, while but $50 were captured
wounded or killed upon the American side.
was interested in seeing what was to be
seen from the top of Bunker Hill monument
was proud when / recalled the event it
common Grated and the results which fol-
lowed the next succeeding years, and felt
that one days. ramble in Boston was fifty
terminated with visit to such honorably
historic ground. H. P. II.
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