Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-01
A NEW ENGLAND TRIP.
Playing Mark Twain ON an ES-Piiot-
Changes In Boston.

changes brought about during 80 long an
interval OF time.
With such a preface / begin in gurgite
vasto:
/ left Norfolk towards the close OF an
awfully-hot summer day, and as / steamed
down Hampton Roads. what with the
coolness created by the breeze and the
smoothness Of the water, | was very
certain that | was a good sailor, and dis
ported myself accordingly. There was
among the passengers an "old salt" In
the shape OF an eX-pilot. however, who
said very little, but kept n keen eye
occasionally to windward. with a very
knowing look The next morning I regret
to say that the exploit had 1t all his
own way. | awoke TO find the thermOme-
ter down TO 90 degrees, a cold gale Of
wind blowing. and the ex-plIot as happy
as clam ut high tide. He was loQuaciOus,
| audacious, sagacious, and when | paid
that tribute TO old Neptune, which his
rough sea generally exacts from me at
such times. he was so unfeeing as to
laugh at my discontinue. l passed
through the sound made historical from
certain vineyard, which vineyard, | re-
gret TO say. exists more In fancy than In
fact, and passed up along the Cape Cod
coast. AS | was off Plymouth the afOre-
said exploit though somewhat subdued,
yet was still very garruOus and after
talking about the tariff, the silver bill.
ct Id omne genus, turned toward the
shore. and said There is the monument
TO tie great Miles Standish. 1 saw that
my moment for revenge rad come at
last. Tipping the wink TO the rest Of thd
passengers. and assuming an Air which |
thought would do credit To Mark Twain
when he discussed with the Casti-
lean the merits OF ChristOphoro Colombo.
exclaimed: Miles Standish! Who was
he?' The pilot turned. a series of
changes followed each other I'm rapid sue
cession over his cOuntenance: First,
amazement; second. Indignation; third,
doubt; fourth, great uncertainty. Finally
he spoke up, and said. somewhat plying:
"Who was Miles Standish? Why, he was
- Miles Standlsh" An unfeeling con-
federate OF mine came forward: looked
AT the monument, and asked the old fel.
low what he had done TO deserve so grand
a sepulchre. The old salt was posed. He
| knew Miles Standish was Miles Standish,
! but he halted there. The chorus OF fel-
! lOw-passengcTs then let loose upon him
! Unless he could tell what Miles Standlsh
| had done they vowed they would put
down all his other yarns and self-gloria-
| cation as bosh.
The old fellow looked mournfully
around, and seeing in the countenances
! OF everybody a set expression Of doubtful
ness, he murmured, Damn such igno-
| ramuses." After this explosion he walked
| of a majestlcally as he could, and slowly
mounting the poop-deck, he lighted his
pipe, and subsidized for the rest OF the
voyage into a dignihed silence.
BOSTON CHANGED.
The city Of Boston had changed en0r-
mously II had added. multiplied, and d..
viIed Itself. 1t had beautitied itself, and
! It Is now a truly queenly city, with
queenly surroundings. Amongst the most
| striking changes is the one wherein the
part Of the city formerly given over %
the Irish emlgrant, IS now almost en-
| tirely mOnOpOlized by the Italians Men
| with long earrings In their ears, and
! women with the bright shawls of the
Campaena peasant were 50 numerous on
| the street as 10 occasion no notice.
Such an appearance in Is would have
created riot, in which on one side would
be marshalled, the youthful paddles.
armed with ancient potatoes. while on
the other the rage Of the despatched
daS0s would exceed the much-yaunted
wrath Of Achilles, which brought such
woes u Greece.
ICNCIOUS SILENCE.
Harvard square came in for its share
Of Investigation. but a mild attempt tC
Mark Twain the conductor OF the car by
the remark that Mr. Harvard had a very
pretty square Was met by such an ap.
pearance of contempt from the entire car
and pity for such ignorance was 50 mani
fest that the writer became alarmed and
made a hasty shit % another car, wher
he maintained a judici0us silence
call upon the president OF Harvard Uni-
versity renewed very pleasant acquaint-
ance begun exactly quarter OF a
century ago. II was with great pleasure
that native Of Dixie heard him speak
50 highly Of the South. An invitation 70
break bread with the dean of the Law
renee Scientific School. who is generally
recognized in Europe as the most em.-
nent geOlogist IN this country, afforded
an opportunity Of meeting his most
charming wife. the sister Of one OF our
great jurists. whose sudden taking away
by the King Of Tcrr0rs caused much grief
in Richmond not long ago. As she is one OF
the nearest relatives to the greatest liyins
| novelist Of the South. whom Richmond dio
claim a. her own until tho silken bonds of
marriage drew him elsewhere. an eutr.
! cordial was established between us ai
| once. II did the heart Of an advocate Of
| Chesterfield countys resources Il power
ful lot Of good 70 hear the most distn-
|
teriuc terms Of the great cOal-basn be-
tween the Appomatt0X and the james
As one Of the objects Of the Boston pill
grimage was TO organize a deal by which
these coal-ields could be corralled into a
! great trust. II was with delight that an
attentive listener heard him eXpatlate ON
the fact that these fields were those
nearest to deep tide water. between Nova
Scotia and Mexico, and % enlarge on tho
advantages Of such petition for all iu-
ture time, to say nothing Of the advan-
tage due 10 the scarity Of coal on ac'
count Of the present strike.
DIR GATLIN.
The writer also visited Hartford. While
there he met his fellOw-cOuntryman, Dr.
Gatlin. of gun fame. As Dr. Gatlin and
the writer's father were cronies in the
nftfes. the Doctor was very aifable and
pleasant. He happened To mention casu-
ally that he had recently patented a
great Improvement on his gun, and also
an improved and novel method OF con-
structing heavy ordnance. He had been
on the point of establishing a plant for
its manufacture at a place on the lakes
! where some land-bo0mers offered him
twenty acres free "a a site for the foun-
dry in order that they might boom the
adjacent land.
RICHMOND'S ADVANTAGES.
| He went on 10 state that he had read
with great interest the pamphlets Of the
late Colonel Frank Ruiiin on the adyan'
tages Of Richmond as a great naval and
military station. which, of course, included
its mercantile connections. He WAS not
astonished when he was told that your cor
respondent went to Essen in 80 author
tied 10 offer the Krupp Company a site
near Richmond for this very purpose, "a
this thing had leaked out somehow. \
pretty broad hint was given by the cele-
brated inventor that If a similar Offer
were made him that he might be a proof
OF Dickenss insight into character, anc
follow the ilustrious example OF Mr.
! Barkis As yet he was not committed Il
any site. Some Of our energetic rea
estate dealers might take advantage OF
the opportunity and test the Doctors vii
llngness. &. l.. T.. B.
| The Coroner's Duty.
WASH INGTON, VA, June p, 1881.