Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-07

ABOUT the condition MIR. West, q yer,
learned lawyer in Boston, found him
self few years ago, when the Bostol
people were on craze about Emer
sonian philosophy; he said, sit mus
be very fine, but can't understan.
Emerson, but my gals do"
I am not sure that I quite under
stand the metaphysical transcendenta
entanglements in which the possibili
ties of the impossible are defined b,
he fndefinable and limited by the il
limitable. But then I am sure m,
wife does, and so we shall have th,
philosophy IN the family, you see!
July 29th.-The weather, has beef
delightfully."- cool since we reached here
and as there are no lectures betweel
1890 and 2 P. NJ, we spend our after
moons in searching out every beautiful
curious and historic thing to be fount
in this "Mars Hilln of Athens For, j
Boston is the Hub of the Universe
Concord Philosophers and literary mer
here look down with averted eye pat
rronizingly upon Boston,
And in truth they have good title
papers to the dignity, for where, on the
face of the earth, has one small towr
given home and shelter, at the same
time and continuously during more
than quarter of century, to five
such literary lights as Alcott, r. w
Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau, and
Sanborn, whose fame has gone into all
lands where bright and pure thoughts
and an elevated literature are appre.
ciated? ~ e.,
The streets are arched by the grand
old elms, some of them over two hun.
dred years old. Iaa
The town is full of historic houses,
The "Wright Tavern" where I write,
was built nearly forty years before the
Revolution, and so is about one hum
dred and fifty years old. In 1t the
British drank their toddy before the
battle, when they marched into Con.
cord on the morning of April 10Th, 1775,
to destroy the warlike stores which
the Patriots had gathered. Across the
public square, still stands the long store
house where 100 barrels of flour, other
provisions and munitions, wer stored,
some of which were removed and SOME
were destroyed.
Just across, On the north and oppo-
site side of the square, III view from
my window, islands the great elm
where" says Bartlett in his history oi
Massachusetts, the aminute men stood
half an hour before the fight, and
where their Pastor the Rev. William
Emerson, delivered fiery and lmpas-
stoned address, urging them to resist
tyranny, and set the example by
marching cut with his own musket."
The spot is marked by a beautiful
monument.
Half mile further north is "the old
north bridge, spanning the Concord
battle of the Revolution occurred April
10th, 1775, the British ut one end of the
bridge, and the militia at the Other.
Where the British stood, is a granite
thus engraved: "Here on
the 10Th of April, 1775, was made the
first forcible resistance TO British ag-
gression." 2AE 4,% @<$
"On the opposite bank stood the
American militia; here stood the invad-
Ing army. And on this the first of the
enemy fell in the war of the RevOlu-
tion, which gave Independence to
these United States. In gratitude to
God and in the love of freedom, this
monument was erected, A. d. 1885,"
On the monument erected where the
A americans stood in the fight, are these
words taken from poem by the late
Mr.. EmersOn:
''By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world u
The place is further beautified by a
splendid grove of pines, set out many
years ago by the citizens.
The old cemeteries are amongst the
most curious things to be seen in this
sweet old town. The "Old Hill" buri-
ii ground is on the end of q steep hill
coming close to one side of the public
square,. Some of the quaint old slate
headstones date back to 1868, and are
decorated with cross bones and skull
most rudely engraved, the teeth glar-
ing with the most scowling grifnaee.
A study of the inscriptions on the old
stones is very interesting, for many Of
them contain names which have since
become historical, and worldwide on
the tablets of fame. II
One of the most singular Inscriptions
founI as a literary curiosity was on
the slab set up to John jack y an old
slave. It. is splendid specimen OF
copy part of it:
Though born in a land OF slavery,
He was born free.
Though he lived in a Land Of liberty,
He lived slave;
Till by his honest, though stolen labors,
He acquired the source of slavery,
Which gave him his freedom:
Though not long before
Death the grand tyrant
Gave him his final emancipation,
And put him upon a footing with kings.
Though slave TO vice,