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this represents 81 ,ical operation-the
patient being under the influence of ether.
The second, an angel of mercy descending
to relieve suffering humanity. The third,
| the interior of field hospital, showing a
wounded soldier in the hands of the sur
geon, and the fourth an allegory of the tri-
umph ofscience. This monument was Civ
en- to the city in 1863 by Thomas Lee. ]. @,
A. Ward was the sculptor. Two other
statues are those of Edward Everett in the
centre of Beacon streetsde, and opposite of
Charles Sumner. The latter is of bronze
81 feet high, and is by Ball. In Park
Square, in front of the Providence depot, is
the statue commemorative of the Emanci-
patton Proclamation. The principal figure
is Abraham Lincoln, while at his feet
kneels a negro slave, from whose limbs
the broken letters are falling. This group
cost 1000, and was the gift of Moses
Kimball. The sculptor was Thomas Ball.
One of Boston's most famous sights is the
Boston Common. Right in the midst of the
busy, bustliDg city is this great, grand
park. The Common was used as grazing
ground by the early settlers before the
founding of the city. During the siege of
Boston the Common was fortified by the
British. The horrors Of witchcraft and the
eloquence of Whitefeld's preaching are as
sociated with the Common. Four persons
were hanged there for witchcraft between
1856 and 1860. Murderers, pirates and de-
serters were put to death there until 1919,
when memorial signed by a number of
citizens induced the selectmen to order that
no part of the Common should be used for
such purposes. At the foot of Flagstaff
Hill stood the famous odd Elm.' Quakers.
witches, murders and pirates are said to
have been hung from its limbs. The Sons
of Liberty adorned it with lanterns in Rev.
olutionary times. Duels have been fought
under it's branches. 1t outlived the great
hills around it, and finally fell in 1876, leav-
ing vigorous shoot, now an outrageous
tree to uphold the honor of its great name.
The old Elm was 72 feet high. The
Army and Navy Monument on Flagstaff Hill
designed by Martin Millmore is probably
the fiDest soldiers monument in the coun-
try. When it was dedicated September II,
1877, on the oath anniversary of the settle-
ment of Boston, the President of the Uni.
ted States and all his Cabinet were present.
Boston is justly noted for its beautiful
drives, comprising within its limits many
well-known historical and picturesque
towns. Longwood, with its lovely resi-
dences and unexceptional social life, and
Brookline, said to be the wealthiest town
in the United States. Here is Harvard
Street Church, splendid example of eccle-
siastical architecture. Brighton, with it's
nurseries and fine gardens; also noted as a
great cattle-market /; Newton, cluster of
suburban villages, Jamaicee Plain and
here are the beautiful Forest Hill and Mt.
Hope Cemeteries. Cambridge, and here
the famous Harvard University, and the
Washington Elm, an historic tree, under
which Washington is said to have first ta-
ken command of the American army, July
3, 1775. Here Longfellow was born, lived
and died. He had purchased the house said
to have been Washington's headquarters -
From this place the view across the st.
Charles river is exceedingly fine. Longfel-
| low was very fond of it and has perpetuated
| it in verse. Near Cambridge is the beauti-
| full Mount Auburn Cemetery. Upon the
highest hill is a stone tower, which is 1S5
| feet above the leYel of the st. Charles river.
Many distinguished persons are. buried in
this cemetery, among them Charles Sum-
ner, Louis Agassiz, Edward Everett and
| Noah Webster Some of the other towns
are RoxbGy, Dorchester, Milton, Quincy,
Arlington, Winchester and the Middlesex
Falls. Boston is almost entirely surround
ed by water and has beautiful aud exten-
sive harbor. 1t is noted for its splendid
summer resorts along the sea coast where the
wealthy Bostonans have their summer res
idencos, and people como all the way from
west and other parts Of the country to spend
the summer. One can always find unbound
ed amusement on the streets of Boston in
the very peculiar-looking people one en-
counters there. Individuality prevails to
an alarming extent. one odd blocking Great
ure entirely differing from the next odd
looking creature. 1t is impossible to do
Justice to Boston's cranks in description
it would take Dickens to render them fa-
nous. / remember passing one woman, es
pecially, whom | Immediately put down as
an escaped lunatic, for such a costume |
never before beheld. l was Informed, how
ever, that she was nothing more formidable
than one of Boston's well-known blue
stockings. The Boston people took her as
a matter-o course but l think stranger
would have jumped to the same conclusion
as myself. A very peculiar thing about the
streets of Boston are the old burying-
grounds right in the thoroughfares of the
city. On the tombstones are some very odl
Inscriptions, for example
"a Sister of Sarah Lucas Lyeth here,
| Whom Did Love Most Dear,
| And Now Her Soul Hath Took Its Flight
And Bid Her Spiteful Foes Good night"
Returned 20 New York by the Old Colo
ny Road and Fall River Line. These Fall
1 hlV6T StSdIU6Tb dEt LDOSb COuIOTJdUl6 anu
elegant Each is furnished with an orches-
| ira, and one can be as comfortable in the
large, handsome state rooms as in hotel
or at home. Indeed, the beds are more
comfortable than some first-class hotels
The steamer s'Pilgrim," in which we re-
turned to sNew York was the one which
carried ex-President Cleveland, some time
ago, and only the other day President Hsr-
rison, to Boston. We left New York by
the B. g o. R.R., which now runs through
direct from New York to Chicago. Tho
train stops for about fifteen minutes in the
elegantly newly-built depot in Philadelphia
to leave passengers and take on large
number of other passengers bound for Bal
timore, Washington, Chicago and other
western cities. Our train moved along so
swiftly, and the shifting scenery was so pic
turesque, that before we knew it, call out
for Baltimore" shouted the conductor, and
we found ourselves in the Monumental City
again. EMMA HOWARD WIGHT.