The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
THE TIMES.
Boston Of ye Olden Times.
BY MISS LEILA MosELEY JOHNS.

! BY. MISS LEILA A
Some cities claim different distinctions.
! as wealth. vast areas. population or
| splendid situations, but Boston is one OF
| the ideal cities of America, ana u mas
constantly and rapidly developed onward
and upward in all directions during It's
two hundred and sixty years OF existence
so that it's citizens have just cause 70 DC
/ proud of it and really feel it deserves 10
| be designated as the hub Of the SOAR
| system.
Boston was called 'Tri-Montaine" by
some English settlers at CharlestoWn.
from the three peaks Of Beacon Hlli,
"Shawnout" by the Indians, meahilis
1.-The Place Where Boats Co. ana uiel-
| nately Boston by the Massachusetts Leg
/ laturc after seaport in England. Gov
| ernor Winslow, when he came. over 10
| 1890 with his colony, not being pleased
with either Salem or Charlestown, found
! ed BOSTON, FortficationS were ere'teu
! at Castle Island and Fort Hill. snip,
/ building became the chief industry, ana
an extensive foreign commerce vas 60
/ tablished The poor, disheartened, OPP
| pressed Puritans came over to found q
home in this wilderness, where they cou.a
| Worship their God as their own hearts
dictated and to get from under the Sc
| rious blundcrs which were engendered by
| the Church of England f'or thirty
years only church members were alo".
| ed to vote. Suppose such an 1dea OF
s,1ffra ee were IN vogue to-day, what
would be our pollt1cal STATUS ~ LIS
try?
In 1761 the resistance to British au-
thority began. followed by the Stamp
Act riots Of 1865. the occupation OF Bos-
ton by the redcroats in 1I6o, massacre IN
ITO the Tea party in 1915, the seige and
battles in 1772-1776. The town was
very long time recovering from the ruin
wrought by the British In lS22 Boston
became a. city with $4,000 inhabitants, and
by annexing Dorchester, Brighton, RoX-
bury and Charlestown and filling IN
water fronts its area was over lbooo
acres. II all the cities within twelve
| miles of Boston were anneXed-and they
are really part Of tit would nave
over a million population
Boston has a grand, lovely haroor' WIN
such very beautiful spots as beautiful
as a poets dream for sumner hol!ss
and resorts James Russell Clarke sara:
..IIvcry sunrise in New England is more
full of wonder than the Pyramids why
60 to see the Bay of Naples when We
have not yet seen Boston Harbor? Inc
thoroughfares Of the city are picturesque
winding and narrow, so much SO
stranger finds great difficulty IN nnd-
ing his way around the city alone. II
Is said the Puritans are to blame Tor
il crooked streets. which the city has
never entirely succeeded in getting eA-
actly straight: they would go round
hill to avoid climbing it, and from these
paths the streets were laid out
Most readers are familiar with the
characteristics Of modern Boston. so l
will merely comment on the quaint Tea
lures remaining Of Boston OF ye oiden
times.
Faneul Hall, 1.-THE Cradle Of Liberty.
was built by Peter Faneul for a public
hall and market, and was given by him
To the town It can never be sold or
leased but under certain regulations Its
use is given for meetings OF various KINGS
free Of charge; then the participants as
semble and rock the cradle. ana inns
antique old "reminiscences OF primitive pS-
gone days was the scene Of many patriot
ic assemblages In it State dinners were
given to the great Lafayette, Lord Ash
burton, Count D'E,staing and many other
distinguished persOnages, and Bullln-
games remains there lay in state. Ihese
old walls resounded with the eloquence
of silve--tongued orators-Webster. Otis.
Garrison, Sumner. and others. Here was
discussed momentus, and important ques-
tions. as King Georges tyranny, the tan
IN, tea etc There are paintings on the
walls of Washington, Hancock, Webster,
Peter Fanuel Samuel Adams, General
Warren, and John Quincy Adams. These
paintings are large anG some OF them
hne pieces of work evidently executed by
master hand Faneuil Hall is of dig
nified architecture with broad galleries
on Doric pillars. 1t has spacious ros-
truln. but having no seats on its floor,
the hall can accommodate vast au-
dience. Overhead is the ancient Honor
able Artillery Company, numbering among
its commanders the illustriouS Wvnslow,
Winthrop, Dearborn. Heath and others.
1t contains also a valuable museum OF
military relics and curios. The ground
floor is still used as a market-place. and
lust across the street is the great Quincy
Market of to-day.
On State Street is the historic, ancient
Old State House. built in 174S on the site
Of the Town House of 1859. Here for
long long years the Provincial Council
and State Senate met, and here, according
to John Adams, independence was born.
Here Hancock. Samuel Adams and others.
fought 'Btitish oppression with GRAND
fery elouuence. The British troops were
CHARTERED here. General Howe and 9TH
crs held their war councils within Its
walls, with their officers in lace and scar
let The State Constitution was born
zens at its doorway. The Boston mas
sacre occurred in front of the State
House The house is in the care of the
Rcstonian Society that has a vast muse
ur, of antiquities, which are very. very
interesting. The lion and the unicorn,
burned in 1777 with every other royal en-
hlen, has been replaced upon its eastern
gables. This quaint cid building stands
OFT in bold relief and startling contrast
to the immense modern buildings sur
rounding it.
The .Old Corner Bookstore" on the
corner of Washington and School Streets.
is the oldest brick building in the Hub
city. It was erected In 1712 on the site
Of Anne Hutchinson's home: and since
1923 has been a bookstore 1t has often
been visited by Emerson. Webster. Lowell
I.crgfellow, Holmes, Whittier, Thackeray
ard Dickens. Oliver Ditson started his
music business at a little counter in this
", si ON IN "a 1t building in 1922 Snrinc Lane