Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-06-03
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NOTES 90 A NEW ENGLAND TRIP.



No. 4
BosroN. May 20, "a.
Ma EDuoH Again al the Hub, the
Athens Of America oar hrsi visit was
10 the "lovelles,, qaeenllest OF months
iune-M that season when natafe as
sumo. her be-, sPParel. snd arrays herself
10 al the beauties Of the year.
The city. to-day. appears brIgai' lively
and busy, bu, We gladly turn from The
marts Of trade. the clAiter of countless
teams and the rush Of the streets, 10 sii
on the shady Common or 10 stroll among
the beautiful plants. flower. and tres %
the Pdbllc Garden. These two compfis-
log 20 acres, In the heart Of the city, are
adorned with lony elms, sheets OF water
and monumeots. while here, We are re-
mlnde,. 10 write 10 the DENoCEAr. bat q
nigh, Of restless slumber, passed on the
briny deep" followed by a day Of many
duties Is no, calculated 10 Inspire ones
pen. Below are few items
The towering column on Bunker lIlll i
usually climbed by al patriotic Americans,
bot view. said 10 be unsurpassed by any
10 the Union. Is Afforded from ihe cupola
OF the state House on Beacon I'M u i
q grand AMI varied panorama-the Zoe
harbor. dotted with Islands, forts ami
fleets; while beneath us Is The magnificent
city with q population over one-half that
OF Maine and q vast amount OF property
and We fnd 10 hard 10 imagine u a. being
sold two hundred and atty years ago for
$50. New York. however presents =
greater contrast The Island on which
now stands the largest city on this oont'
nen, being bought Tor 81, but two hun
drcd and any years ago. OF course, both
cities have oatgrown their original limits,
Bo.,on now covering 5S square miles.
A. We stand here aud recall the little We
know Of Bosion's history from IL foaniA-
ton 10 1880. and particularly the scenes OF
the Reyolutlon-ihe Boston Massacre
the " Tea Party. and other little s0irsss
OF that klnd-ihe words Of Webster 10 The
veterans OF Bunker IIlll come 70 mind
" The same heavens are Indeed over your
heads; the same ocean rolls a, your feet
bu, all else, now changed
Boston has a wealth Of interesting and
noble buildlngs-ihe post-oiiloe, city ball,
State House. Museum OF nne Art, Hotel
vendome, Cathedral OF the Holy Cross,
Trinity and the new "Old South" churches
are famous FOR their architectural beauty.
Boston. like Brooklyn way well be called
the "Clty OF Churches. since the spires
aud towers OF two hundred churches
proudly eleaye the sky. The Oldest Is
Chrlst Church. the "Old Nor,h"-on Sa-
lem ST., from the steeple Of which, In the
Revolutionary War, Capt John Failing
hung out the signal 10 Paul Revere. "Old
South Church, on Washington Street, Is
now a historical museum, with a second
hand bookstore 10 the basement The
greatest ornaments OF Boston are her
churches, while the new Trinity Is said TO
be the gem Of her sacred architecture.
Passing along Boylston SIT might be
not appropriately called "Physie ST.
since Doctors shingle swings before or
his name Is cut In silver on every door,
and probably there Is more physic ard
pills prescribed on this than on any other
street In the Commonwealth,--we reach
the lower end Of the street where ilunting-
don and ST. James Avenues and Clarendon
Street collide. Here 10 the triangle stands
Trinity, built ln the shape of a Latin cross
the grandest, most beautiful and awe
inspiring edlnce we ever beheld. I, seems
like q cathedral dropped from the middle
ages. Just beyond, Is the New Old
South" with Its Gothic architecture and
Imposing tower OF colored stones, 2ls feet
high, and It's nave OF CAen stone supported
by columns Of Lisbon marble. ca one
hand Is the famous Hotel Brunswick, and
near ls the Hall OF Art with its bun terra
Gotta work and marble porch. But Trinity
surpssses them all. Time and space fall
Us to give any Idea OF Il 20 well no, make
the attempt. some master Of wori-pAint-
ing, like the author OF Alhambrsi or OF
theoretical architecture, like John Ruskln,
could picture Trinity As Il Is, bat our
humble pen Is wholly inadequate TO the
task. Trinity WAS consented 10 lss9,
and has for Its pastor, Phillips Brooks, ID.
d., one OF the most famous Of modern
preachers.
Near here Is the Institute OF Technolo-
~, the Society OF Natural History, Har-
ward Medical School, etc. These are all
In the famous Back Bay District" which
comprises hundreds OF acres OF "nais, }"
nlled In and reclaimed from the lnrosds OF
the ocean, and now covered with msgnin-
cent avenues and lined with elegant and
palatisi buildings.
Returning along Boylston Street We pass
the Public Library, opposite the Common
Here are <50. 900 volumes belonging TO the
best and most accessible library OF the
new world, and the largest. save the H.
brary OF Congress.
one Boston institution Is OF special In
tsrsst 70 al music-loving people," The
New England Conservatory OF Music," on
r-~-h,t. oc,.~. ssid IN h the lsro$sf ana