Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-03-27

Du tOH, the IfSt OOIect That caught
Molly eye was not. as now, the gilded
dome of the State House, but tall
mast. With a long arm or crane. from
which hung 4 huge iron pot--tiie bea-
con upon that hill called Beacon.
''AiolIs destination was with
friend of Abram :. who lived on what
Is now Ioy street, IN the immediate
neighborhood of Thomas Hancock
house, which he afterwards left to his
nephew, John Hancock. Molly soon
became Familiarity acquainted th
npfothy, or Dolly Quincy, .afterward
me wife of John Hancock, for Abram
Hunt was a partner in the firm of
which Dollys father. Edmund Quincy,
was senior rn@ni,3vr
I'm a few weeks Molly and Abram
were marrrd. AMI went to keeping
| horse near Springate, though Molly
alwass hai special liking for Beacon
Hill, ssitEsits sloping hnckleberry pas
lures and sparkling springs, as being
| the first place Of her residence in New
England. =
:. Hnckleberfy pastures on Beacon
Hillr calculated Sue
..Sue thinks said Trix scornfully.
| ''that Beacon street and the Back Bav.
as they exist to-day, were part of the
original creation and Sue. who lives
ko1 Commonwealth avenue. was 81
( }enced.
(Aunt Pen. it seems, d d not deem it
! necessary to explain to these girls, who,
rs native Bostonians, were, of course.
familiar with the topography of old
| Boston. Where Springate was. But
Others may like to know. In or near
what is now Spring Lane was one OF
those springs with which the peninsula
abolrnded. and u fence having been
| built round about it, with gate for
i entrance. the immediate neighborhood
1 was known as Springate.)
/ Molly had come to New England in
a time of ferment. Echoes of the
storm @athering in the Western
| World mad reached the ance stral
home. hit her father only .poon.
! pooh d. at the bare supposit.on OF
ii successful rebellion against the al-
thority OF his Most Christian Majesty.
George the Third. SO Molly was
greatly surprised and disappointed, /
fear 10 lind that Abram was as arrant
a rebel as could be found in the Colon
| les: bitter againt taxation. snd Ready
to follow Hancock and Adams TO any
length.
''As have sa d. her friendship with
/ Mrs Hancock was warm and intimate.
and she ass sted at many of her famous
Goldfish dinners, and was present at
that historical breakfast when Madam
Hancock enterta ned Admiral d. 'Est;t-
ing and three hundred of his officers.
and not hlving sufficient milk to sup
| ply the wants of her guests, sent out
her servants to milk the COWS pasturetI
OH the Common. with orders that all
owners who complained should be sent
/ TO her.
.'Abram Hunt was one of the famou,
Boston Tea Party and there i charm
ing story of Molly connected with it.
i Although partially disguised as an In
! dian. Abram wore h 5 white top boots.
and after the tea party was over. aS ht
stood by the parlor fire giving Molly
who now sympathized with b M in hi.
rebellious feelings, some details of tht
affair, he shook out from the tops his o
boots quantity of tea which hat
lodged therein upon the hearth. ant
then swept it carefully into the fire,
But Molly noticed that a small
quantity OF tea still remained in tn,
top boots. and this she removed with
out Abram' s knowledge. The next da,
Phoebe, whom Molly still employed il
confidential matters. took note t,
Dolly Quincy. inviting her to take
cup of tea with Molly that evening
"A cup of tea. The temptation wa
irresistible even to so determined
rebel as Dorothy Quincy. She came
the tea was made-one cup had beel
drank and Molly was on the point o
pouring out second when footstep
were heard coming rapidly through tn
hall Abram ) footsteps, unmistakabl
and Molly gultily hustled the tea
pot out OF sight under the edge of he
ample train. But alas. the deliciou
fragrance could not be SO promptly o
effectually hidden. Abram shifted tn
aroma suspic. .ously:
;. Molly he said with unusal stern
ness. is it possible you are maxim;
tea?'
How can |, answered Molly, col
oring under his eye, but smiling re
guishly, when you yourself tipped th
last pound into Boston Harbor?'
,, but Abram was not to be cajoled
Molly he said. / am not deceived;
know You are making tea Give it t
me- and Molly reluctantly drew GU
the tiny teapot from its silken hiding
t place.
! Without moments hesitat o
, Abram walked to the Fireplace an
, poured out every drop of the preciou
, beverage into the fire. shaking ont vic
orously the elinging tea leaves. 1t wa
with feelings OF intense satisfaction
doubtless. that both Molly and Doll
. Quincy relectel that they had at leas
} drank one cup of the forb dden tes
: though it was many a day before the
. had another.
! Molly afterwara had her full shar
OF the cures and anxietie of the Ress
/ lutiolary War. for Abram became
Captain in thu Continental army an
; served yaliantly and faithfully
! .She was Il friend of Lafayette 5, an
/ when he made his last visit to Alneric;
i she was an old woman and Abram ha
! been dead many years. She was liyin
I with her son in Roxbury. and She ha
! a strong desire once more to see an
! take the hand OF her old friend.
she came to Boston on a short visit I
r await his coming. But few days b,
: fore his arrival she suddenly d ed. an
i as they were taking her home, upo
! the Dover street bridge the funeral pr.
5 eession met Lafayette incom ng ca
! rage and SO they met
r Almost any day, girls, you may Sc
e the descendants of Molly's carrier dos
9 fiying about the Common and abos
{ the roofs on Beacon Hill and drinkin
/. from the fountains and ponds.
e It was a silent group that went