The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02
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To tho Editor Of The Post
BOSTON, January y -Uuc must needs
come IA contact with the sccucs of our
ccuntry's early history to fully appreciate
ard to feel heart,swell Of pride at the
evidences Of the hcrcism mud hardlnooi OF
the pioneers Of the oldou days. 4 visit
TO the old South church dscloees touch
Ing apotheoeis NJ the times that tried
mems souls" Standing amid the mai rush
Of tho living present, suuoIn led hy tower
Ing modern sky scrapcrs, It's covered walls
furnish mute but eloquent reminder Of
bygone days Within its wallis hays been
gathered n rare collection Of relies. 1nerc
are mdecus calashes headecGrl Of Sc Giles
OF l0C0 and 100. and the dainty ciupro-d
cred wnlstcoats Of the gallhnts OF tho g
days. There are swords Of great ruidiet d.
creats Of grand dGmes. In ian impie ments
| OF war priceless manuscripts, an lmmens'
1 iae plncn 70 exploit the ponderous "crnnc'
| hung heavily with pots and kettles.
l was particularly interested iu map Of
/ primitive Boston. showing nilcs Of water
where row there are blocks aud blocks OF
massive eight and ten.story buildings stand
( Ing upon the long-ago reclaimed area
Yesterday small party of us threadea
! o1r way through the old 'coWpathe down
| through The iInnenae market place through
| F8nrWl ball into ROW lane whlcl
| brought us TO the "Iilucock Tavern
D
1 10 Che room where the iWmnrtI. tea pllb
| dofcd their clothing and donnci the lh
! dian masquerade lof iH"t mem r"nf ue
| scent upon the harhtr ANA for All Wt
| know mermaid spnsteis may stil be hoiu
! ing Ave o'clOckS' down I'm the unrl d.
! with dishes Of tAnt same o;d {e1 4o'.iP
| ing spiteful thngs about tRr hichelo. m ''l'
of our iny ana hopping their hony hns nj
the prnnks Of Malcom prononneed u. hN
| ward c5in Marsonny \ little further NJ
shorr--hut this IS 9 digression. Let us 2e
fHIIr ga
| feet wide halls OF tlc Hancock Tavern
rooms the largest perhaps nine by twelve
s [ Of the irayrs Of the Rcy6,utionar,
times feasted and rested ami couuSolol tS
while I'm Boston was nained to hea
that this old building "a soon 10 he tort
dawn to make way for the ear Of progress
What r. pity that o. people so devoid %
pride of country cam permit this Interesting
Min ttromgc, rn,fions one raise
ono's cvcg from the dusty graVcstoNcs o
more than a century 10 the suToludin
cdiaeccs devoted to modern art and IN
fuStry aud commerce. When VIC think %
BENJAMIN Franklin at school at the t NC
qre Of eight Years, put to work at ten Il
his fathnr's tallow cudlcr's shop, apntGr
flced whom bat twelve IN the primltir
printing ofRec When ON" recalls th'
familiar history. standing hv the mont
mcnt TN the Granarv Thriving Ground lete,
cd 10 the memory Of his parents by Benz.
, cducation hy this boy Of twelve wear,
wo.Eirg MI day ana reading Whit hooks h
could borrow away into tho hours II "a
night with this IN our mind we reailz
. tho manifold blessings youchsafed 10 t1
youth of TODAY IN nngsiug on aud out TO n
' Splendid public library, with It's wenlt
@ az gooi books. as free rs the mir VIC nrrgi
wac FOR Ic,ucation
! John Sargent. the great pninter, by IN
II way rs busy lust now INSTALLING some ma
nlAcent mural, decoration IN the lhror
% which gives promise Of superb Anish
" this already beautiful huilding r,.-....