The Portland daily press., 1898-03-01

(From an Occasional Correspondent
st. Augustine, Florida, Feb. 23-It was
waukee lady to "a member of the Frye.
burg Chautauqua Club, now sojournine
in that CITY, that most of the bright peo-
pie of Milwaukee came from Maine We
will not infringe upon the patent (if not
patented) observation, by saying that a
large portion of the bright people OF
Boston came from Fryeburg. The Frye
burg citizen, be he man or woman, is Co.'S
mopolitan, readily adapting him or her
SO II to the situation. whether in the
American or Grecian Athens.
On our way to Florida we passed week
among the .Fryeburg- Boston Colony, and
the goodly number of Fryeburg people
we found in the high positions their tai
ents fit them so well to I'LL soon made us
feel quite at home. Hon. Senator W.
W. Towle, who is now doing SO much TO
originate and shape Massachusetts legis-
lation was very courteous Offering to
show us over the new part OF the State
House. and the recently restored and
strengthened Bulfnoh Front, and intro
ducipg us to his brother senators. Ora
tor Surbridge, always giving cordial
greeting to persons from his old home,
offered lis ''the freedom of the city. -
Editor and artist, j. S. Barrows Of the
Journal, one evening gave US friendly
tap on the shoulder, whom we we've glad
to meet several times later on-also his
sister editress, Miss Anna, with whom
we lunched in the cafe in the same build
ing where is published the bright and
prosperous 'tN e. Kitchen" managed
BY Miss Anna and her sister Mary. Their
parents, also, Hon. G. B. Barrows and
wife. we met at their winter home on
Cazenove street, piled with books, works
of art, curios and br1c-a-brao. We were
glad to meet Teacher w. 0. Robinson,
with his gracious wife, who is doing such
excellent work in the schools Of Boston.
We spent some time with the late Herald
reporter and his wife, MIR. @. W. Lewis,
who is gaining some distinction as the
slayer of the observation-disclosures Myth.
The way Mr.. Lewis has pounded and
hammered away at this tradition for the
past few years suggests the thought that
Mr.. Lewis believes the story is very
! lGtllbUY, hult uOCS AOu eeeoA4J 6Aa oAAeAe
the slayer thereof believes in punish
ment after death" Should Mr.. Lewis
CONTEMPLATE a visit to the scene of the
famous duel we would suggest that he
take out a special permit on his life in
surance policy, as the territory might
prove dangerous, and the climate un'
healthy for him, and he might receive the
fate of the Myth Killer. The people dc
not likesto have their favorlte traditions
trifled with We have not space to men
ton many other Fryeburg people prolni-
nent in Boston life.
We took the Fall River line to New
York Our day spent in Gotham was
one of great discomfort. 1t was cold and
the wind was blowing a blizzard, a
tornado-yes, what in the East we should
call "a cyclone, though it would hardly
come under that head on the prairies,
Men were rushing through the streets at
mad rate, both hands in their pockets,
or one holding on the hat, and many
rushing for their headgear which was
being borne from them on the dust laden
gale Ours was twice lifted into the all
and went bounding down broadway at q
furious pace between the horses legs,
under the big teams, tbs horse and
cable cars till 1t landed beneath horse
car just in front of one Of the wheels.
The driver at once took in the situation
put on the brake and stopped just in time
to save US from appearing In "a shock.
ing bad hat Had we not been first
class sprinter we clearly should not have
| been lin the race" with the runaway
hat. There was most friendly spirit II
| the Jolly crowd and several came to my
aid by Joining in the race to stop the fast
disappearing head covering. The veteran
| osborn lamb eve had just had a Close
clip given us for warmer cl1ne) ap
pealed deeply to the sympathy OF ths
crowd. By way Of reciprocity we JOINED
| in several races to corner and corral lost
hats careering on the gale. The scens re
minded us not a little of foot ball field
the wind acting the part of the kicker
and the runaway hat, with the crowd il
pursuit, the pigskin. Among old friends
on whom we called in New York wer,
Attorney j. W. Fiske, formerly of the
Academy DIR. Goodman of thu
Bellevue Hospital, who Ia now connected
with the American Hospital in Mexico
At torney Charles Wiley, who bore ava!
from Fryeburg "Fair Doctor Nell of tn,
class of MCMILLAN, and Eastman John
son the eminent artist whose childhood
and early life were passed in Fryeburg
| and who by an accident escaped beinl
| horn in the same town. We hear grea
deal of late about Greater New York
but what impressed us more, was Taller
New York. Within eight or ten years thu
|
IN into the sky are marvellous-remind
ing one of the adage: "There is Away
room at the top" At little distance
| the tall. straight piles made US think o.
Giotto's tower at Florence, of the Cam
pane at Venice 3 and ,s the Leaning ,s} e., T0Ts
did not venture too near those tall pile!
on that windy day-we were not calling
the or thf asa Wy ans
We would have been buried in lnauso
leum higher and broader, if not SO ornate
AS the one that protects the remains o.
Cen Grant on the shore of the Hudson.
The Klondike fever seems at full sum
mer heat in New York, made 20 by thu
walking advertisement which we see OIL
many street clad from top to toe il
woIf-skin and fur-seal robes, with pleasing
SIGN floating from his head: ''pve
bought my ticket to the Kl lon
we vent TO the new Mills Hotel for oul
breakfast. We had read of this new form
Of genuine charity Though not built OF
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