Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20

can easily be pointed out, for the peo-
| pie who live around them never take
the trouble to visit them unless it is
necessary.
The same people, though, who care
nothing about these famous historic
landmarks, will stop on their way to
| business and crowd around shop
window in which woodchuck is
scrambling around in a large wire
cage, and no window in Boston has
attracted more attention this past
winter than one in a large clothing
store on Washington ST. in which
were quartered for long time two
comfortable looking, half grown
sheep. The floor of the window
was strewn every day with fresh
straw, in one corner was plentiful
supply of good hay, and in another a
tub of fresh water, and here the two
lambs stayed for long time as COM
Portable as could be. Above was
sign, 'sThis is the kind of wool our
clothes are made from" Last year I
remember another big window in
which a motherly looking old hen
raised up a thriving brood of chick
ems, who scratched in the sand spread
upon the floor as naturally as if it had
been a garden.
just at present the very best adver-
Using device in the city is the old
stage coach which has been used to
advertise Richard Golden in his play
of cold Jed Prouty," which has been
running here. The scene of the play
is laid in the country, and the general
plan of the play is something like the
more famous cold Homestead" Ever
since the play has been here in Boston,
one has met anywhere in the streets
of the city, since it has been driven
about all day, the most marvellous old
stage coach, drawn by four old horses,
driven by a man whose SLOUGH hat
and long beard, though both, judge,
are put on, makes him look verita-
bic Jehu. A sign upon one side of
the old red vehicle explains that ''This
is the coach which Old Jed Prouty
drove" On top is big bundle of
hay, and a large and varied assort-
ment of most wonderful trunks, bags
and boxes. Under the coach hangs
pals, buckets, a lever for prying it
out of the mud, and various ct cetera.
while strapped on behind is the pro-
verbal "fifth wheel to the COACH"
carried as resort in case of accident.
Even in the crowded, busy streets of
Boston, this establishment has at
tracted attention, and hurrying peo
pie stop, and smile, and turn around
to look after it, as it takes it's deliber
ate way along the streets.
Apropos of the things which inter-
est the strangers who come to Boston,
1 had occasion not long ago to enter
tain two exceedingly Upright young
women from Illinois, teachers, who
had never before visited the Atlantic
coast. 1t was warm, but pleasant
weather, and with the east wind which
gives Boston such a bad name, but
sometimes is such a blessing. We
had done the monument, the state
house, Cambridge, the reservoir, the
place where Franklin was born, the
Equitable building, the Art Museum,
and at last only one afternoon remain
ed. I asked tho visitors what they
would like to to do. After some hes
itation, one said that, though it might
seem foolish to me, she wanted to go
where she could dip her hands in the
water of the Atlantic Ocean, before
she went back. 1t was an easy matter
to take a South Boston car for City
Point, and then from there walk out
over the long, new causway to the is
land where the deserted old gray fort
stands. By the generous forethought
of the city government this is now
one of the most delightful bits of park
ground about the city. On the back
side of the island is flight of stone
steps leading down to the water. My
friend went down these to dip her
hands in the water, and whipping
from her pocket little bottle, which
she had evidently brought with her
for the purpose, she filed it with sea
water, corked it carefully, and took it
home with her. The moral of all this
is, that when your city friends come
up to see you this summer, don't feel
that you must over exert yourself to
entertain them, but rest assured that
they will be best pleased with the very
things which are most common to you.
I had occasion not long ago to re-
port piano recital, given by Mr.. E.
Cutter, at which Mrs. Margaret NJ.
Turner was one of the assisting ar
tiCtS Mrs Turne1, will he rannarn-