The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-26

only be earnest and helpful IN a moral
and religious way. but must also be
beautiful and inspiring in an aesthetic
way
8Iy experience is that the modern city
New Englander. even where he Is thor
oughly religious. is not so uncomfor,ably
religious as pious person Of the same
type further west The true Puritan Of
our time is found in the west. The
western Christian is much more likely 20
taboo all worldly amusements. The east
ern Christian is more liberal and cosmo-
politan in thought and action. Keeps his
religion more to himself and seems 10
have many other interests. aesthetic and
literary. which prevent his being mobid-
ly or oppressively religious.
ROUND ABOUT BOSTON.
The old Joke about the streets OF Bos-
ton being so crooked because they grew
up along the ancient cowpaths. impresses
one as being not all a joke. Live here
as long as one may and tramp over the
city thoroughly. and yet one can seldom
be exactly sure OF his locality or able
10 direct a stranger more than one block
ahead. The ancient cows who formed
the early paths surely must have always
taken the longest way home.
Take Washington street the greatest
business street in Boston 1t IS about
half the width Of Douglas avenue, and SO
crooked that you can rarely see moro
than two OF three hundred feet ahead
But in this very crookedness and irreg-
ularity is some Of the subtle charm and
interest Of Boston. One IS constantly
wandering into new corners. surprising
hidden and previously unObserved archi-
tecturaI combinations, finding prosperous
little restaurants and cafes in seeming
" narrow back alleys. running across
quaint old buildings hidden away behind
slcy-scrapers, or stumbling upon mOuldy
old cemeteries In the midst Of the most
busy whirl Of modern ife All this
makes for an interest and variety in-
possible In the regular checzer-board mo-
notonous streets Of a Chicago or Omaha
The streets in Boston grew up and
they all are OF more or less historical in
terest. and hence one finds they all have
names which once had a meaning. Rum
bered streets OF alphabetical rows OF
streets SIRE not found This IS, Of course
not so convenient but decidedly more
aesthetic. Who would not rather I've on
Beacon street. or Commonwealth avenue,
or Berkeley street. than on 1s1st or 15eth2
Boston has decidedly aesthetic and
human appearance. II impresses one
with the feeling that here IS place
where people live and enjoy Hfe. i IS a
great business end financial center and
yet the wheels OF commerce and manu-
facture do not grind so loudly as 20 Chl-
cago or Pittsburg OF even Kansas city
One feels none Of that indescri5abIc de-
preston and longing to escape which the
tear and dirt and grotesqueness ~ Chi
cago gives There seems more time for
the amenities and pleasures and idea'i-
ties Of life.
Perhaps the lack or rolling mills and
great iron works. with their titanic and
overwhelming energy cleaning fires and
belcfnng clouds q smoke, tend n give
one q brighter and kindlier impression
than is possible amidst the o.arE and
roar and crash OF great iron uaru1actur-
ing centerS
Boston seems more ike a great. clean
country Gown not yet 70 big and terrible
as % overawe. crush and deDress the in-
dlvsduaI Yet nothing fmpresaes vest
e-ner more here than the density ~ pop
uIauon-and a greater Boston might
easily equal Chicago. for Wlthln 2 radius
OF twenty-five miles from the Hn
state house there i've probably over sf'9-
90 people Take n trolley ride iu any
direction from Bostcu and u seems 20 -
one con Huuous town for miles
One cannot help but notice that people
dress better here than go The west wax
Up fremont street any Afternoon ard the
Ter cent u elk hats worn bY che men.
and ~ sesiaicin eacks ana other rtan-
ming garments worn by the wcme1- T
ne surprising and Indicates tht nt At
western investments made tv
people turned olt badly
notice that Roawel Fge'5 writing 20
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