New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-29
STORIES OF MlTHER BYLES And HID
FAMILY.

From The Boston Transcript
There is living in Boston today lady who .
Of the Old south cloclO She is related by mar
rage to the Byeses as her granddadner BrU%n
of this lady married the oldest daughter OF Slather
Byle; called the attention Of my TREND s adNs
mind and excellent memory. and tells the toiio ,S
ing resardns the nsr 9h %as VISITING the yes
s sisters. Katy and Mary. who were maiden ladies'
Lying ;bd in 'he hpuS wbsn was decided to
reront-st. through and take down The front r OF
gentlemen holding official places u the S,i So soy v
ernmen-among whom was ne MayoT CIV VINO c, ny
came up look over the premises 10 see where mere
the line of the street was 70 run Whe hsy e @sas
from house and made her appeayrance oe eibs
open, and proceeded to read from Proverb KILL
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not
The Mayor and his associates removed their hats
the reading OF the text with a violent speech OF
opposition TO the proposed violation OF her prem
mained under the Crown such outrages would not
have been permitted" A. the conclusion o, o, mes
way telling OF the great need to the city Of the
but the od b ad So Wes nHt 10 WITH 20
wrath and Indignation: soon after workmen came
and staked the proposed street: In the evening
Miss Mary again appeared upon the scene. brnt.
ing with her my friend, who was then little girl:
them to the kitchen which was done: subsequently
The street was cut through their field and house.
and they continued living in the same house. re-
building the front. until their death. They were
intense Royalists. and never ceased regretting the
success of the American Revolution. There arc
two anecdotes of Mather Byles my friend tells
which may be Of interest. During the famous Dark
DAY. one OF the ladies connected with the Rev.
Mather Byless church sent her daughter 10 MIN
end Of the world had come 'My dear" said the
reverend gentleman. go to your mother and tell
her am as much in the dark as she is on one
occasion. a sailor. accompanied by woman. came
DR. Byless house and asked him to marry
them. saying he had no money to pay him. but
would subsequently. The good-natured minister
did as requested. and some months after was sur
prised the sailor come into his yard with .
huge bag on his back which sat contentedly a
monkey: ne told the doctor that he to pay
anges and monkey; DR. Byles replied that he
was exceedingly obliged for the oranges. but that
he didn't want the monkey; but his colored serv-
ant came to him and begged him to take the
monkey and he finally did. The monkey played
many FRANKS on the doctor, among which was go-
ing to the church early one Sunday morning and
concealng himself in the pulpit. which was one Of
the large, old-fashioned pulpts in use in New
England churches 100 years ago. The doctor did
know OF his presence there. and. at the
pulpit. and IL being an intensely hot day. removed
his wig and laid IL In chair by his side 10 rest
his head for few minutes. When ne looked for
IL TO put il on, that he might proceed with the
ercses of the church. II was gone. The minister
i'm a terrible situation but his daughter-rwho
sat near the pulpt-noticing the delay. watched
the pulpit very intenty and saw the monkeys tail
stick up above the desk. Suspectng there might
be mischief. she went TO her fathers rescue and
found Mr.. Monkey in possession OF the wig She
took II from him. gave IL TO her father and the
service After this Jocko locked IN
from Saturday night until Monday morning.