The Republican journal., 1886-05-20
Our George in Boston

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only they always go by the air line. while de-
waite somewhat. We left home on the Penob-
scot for Boston. | missed Geo. Woods face
in the office George has given up water l
mean the water has cut his toes apart and he is
no longer web-footed. The patrons of the line
will miss George, but as the obituaries read,
"our loss is his gain" George has good job
ashore and don't care darn now whether it
storms or not. But if the company wanted to
plug up the hole in the office which George
filled. they didn't miss it when they stuck Al
Ilanscomc in. Al. has that rare gift, possessed
by few, of making the man who can't get a
room believe that Il berth in the cabin next to
a sick passenger. is really worth about four
dollars more than the bridal >tatcroom. with a
bride thrown in. Speaking of the gift Of popu-
larity, our toWny Fred Pote. the Steward en-
joys liberal share. | hear, Il stranger say of
him, steward Pote j. officially color blind
He is just As polite to one lady rs he is to an
other. He Will pick out a poor woman with
two or three children. take UP the dirtie>t one.
and assist the mother with her bundles, just As
quick as if She Were the finest woman aboard.
4 and he will treat the fine lady just as well and
no hetter.' This complaint | happened to
hear, and like Cap'n Cutie when heard, made
Il note ont. have noticed with envy the rare
grace with which Fred can shoulder baby.
Now when | get hold of one of those little
>crabs | feel as if had that fifteen thousand
dollar peach blow vase in my arms, and that
the floor was a glare of ice. but Fred will care
les>Iy hang one up on his coat lapel a. if it
We're button-oc bouquet. Notwithstanding
the unfortunate disaster the company met with
the line is very popular and dc>ervcdy 50, for
far a> it can be everything is done for the
safety and comfort of the passengers.
We found Boston looking a. green the
man from the country. Tho trees we'll i'll leaf,
ANA many of the pear and other early fruits in
blossom. The grass on the Common was look
ing as well as it could. considering the fact
that it wa, mostly covered over with trousers,
IN each pair of which was a striker the own
er doing his best to hold the grass down. and
seemingly attempting the impossible task of
keeping nature from doing her work, unless
she signed their scale Of prices. These strikers
remind me Of those old iron clad. copl or fas-
| tened Puritan>. who came here to worship
God according to the dictates of their own con-
science. and dictate the worship of God to
everybody else. The strikers say. This is a
free country where every man can he his
own master, and do a. he plea>c> We will
not work for less than so and 50. and further
than that, nobody els, ShuN"' TO di>intcr-
e~tcd party it is hard to see why you have not
The same right to work. ii YOU want to. that
have not TO work when don't want too. But
| don't intend to settle the labor problem in
this letter, n tattcr heads than mine are at
work ON it. That il will be settled cticrtualy l
have 10 doubt but not until il is admitted and
conceded too. that u man has the same right
TO work, that his ncghbor has to he idle. and
that | have much right to try and provide
bread for my wife Il don't want any bread
myself. prefer pie), that you have to >tarvc
yours.
While on The Common the other day, took
a look at that Cog@>wc drinking fountain.
about which there has been 50 much said in the
papers. and of which Boston is 50 ashamed.
never noticed it before. but it is daisy and no
mistake. 1t was a gift of hydraulic crank in
san Francisco. believe, and it, object is to ed
ucatc people up TO drinking water. but don't
believe it will accomplish its mission. 1t GER
tainly won't unless they turn the water Oh
and hang up Il dipper. 1t is not Il Very gaudy
affair. 1t has Il little roof about a, large as one
of those old cotton umbrellas. with the rattan
ribs. that the boys used to cut out to smoke. |
don't know but what they are all called i'll now.
] rcmcnpcr trying to 20 through "A doorway
with an open one once, hoping 10 break some
of the ribs, 50 that it would be condemned as
an umbrella, in which case | proposed to start
a cigar stand with it. but before got it through
the doorway, some remarks from my father
changed my mind, and shut up the umbrella,
and father shut me up, and Il lucrative cigar
business was ruined. As ! was about to say.
this roof i upheld by four marble pillars.
about AZ big as a ballet dancers legs (:t> | re-
membar them-) the pillars mean, thcy resting
on marble foundation, in the center Of which
are two huge sculpins in the throcS of death,
standing on their heads. with their number ten
mouths open, evidently doing their level best to
vomil mp Il fish hook which is somewhere con-
cealed down amongst their internal improve
ments. In wet weather the water is supposed
to run out of the srnpin's mouth. but no Down
Easter could ever relish water when he used a
Sculpm for a dipper. He will use his hat. or
the inside heel of his shoe. but no sculpim
please. 1t may do for California. but its too
rich for Boston. | don't blame the city for
wanting 10 put that fountain out in the barn in
the spare horse stall, and hope She will
We were fortunate III seeing two fine enter
tainmcnt> while in Boston. Mary Anderson.
a. Parthcna in the beautiful play of Ingomar.
at the Globe, was quite treat, having never
seen her Critics say that Mary's love is too
cold That unless Romeo wears an ulster, her
Juliet will frost bite and winter kill him. Now
if | We're Young unmarried man, would pri-
1atcly Tehear>e love scene with Mary. and
wear a scersucker and take my chances of
freezing. Mary may never have been in love
really and truly, but if She ever does and the
Thermometer doesn't register 80 on her lovers
Ncrtebra. you may kick me with pair of
divers shoes. Don't fail to see Mary Anderson
my friends, even if she can't make love. At
the Museum we saw Augustin Days company
German. il was a most amusing comedy and
a. acted by his company was well worth seeing.
| With James Lewis. John Drew, Geo. Parks
and Ada Rehan in the cast it could not fail to
be enjoyable. The Madison Square Company
was playing at the Park, and the New York
Mkado Company at the Hollis st. Theatre, but
our limited stay did not allow us to attend
either, as we were busy preparing for our fly
inc trip to the Sunny South. from where. if
nothing prevents, will write you again. Com
ing as | shall, 50 soon after the visit of Mr.
Davis, don't expect my presence will create
any great enthusiasm, as they have probably
burnt all their powder, and spent all their mon
ey, but / shall enjoy a quiet time Just as well no
doubt. OUR GEORGE.
IN BRIEF. the fishing schooner Ella NJ.
Doughty of Portland has been seized by the
authorities at EngShtown, y. 5. for blIving
bait The captain had permit but was told that
il was no good. The Doughty is deep water
| fisherman. Railroad Commissioners Wides, An
derSon and Mortland have approved the articles
| of the Association of the ROckpOrt LIMERICK r.
X. Co.....Senator Frye has introduced into the
Senate Mr.. Mliken'S bill to allow railroads
compensation for mail cars in proportion to
| the length of the apartments furnished. ..Joel
| Wilson has been appointed collector of customs
| for the district of York, Me......A meeting of
the Knox & Lincoln railroad directors held in
Bath Monday, it was voted to extend that road
from its present terminus at the outskirts of
| Rockland to the business center of that city at
cost not TO exceed 800 600 and tho pynansaS