New-York tribune., 1903-05-23

lawyers" was still abroad in the public ser
vice, he became the pupil Of still greater law
yer and threw himself into the life Of this little
New-England town.
Il was narrow life but by means z puri-
tanfcal one. The young people Of Newburyport,
Haverhil and Braintree were as pleasure low
ing as their grandchildren, whom they after
ward doubtless scolded for levity. But their re-
sources for amusement were rather limited
There was much drinking, and once Adams,
Il ough never drunk, was Ill for two days
as lie result OF rum and late hours at the club
OF young fellows which met about at their lodg-
ings. Dances were frequent and young men
fond II possible 10 neglect their law offices for
days while they rode from town to town for a
succession Of balls. Adams went from New
buryport 20 attend the ordination Of Henry
Ware where they sang "a good anthem eX-
rremely WELL Following the services he dlned
at a friends house with thirty or forty people
al table chiefly young gentlemen AFTER
dinner We had two or three songs, and then
waIk'd We went TO Colonel Rice's, where we
found a similar company smoking and singing
We rambled about until about Z o'clock; and
then went to Mrs. Derby's hall, where, it was
said there was to be a dance" The hall was
SO crowded that stratagem was resorted TO IN
order 10 pack of half Of the company Those
who remained danced till 3, and then the diarist
went 10 his friends and supped The next day
the town was not so crowded. The rabble (by
which word is meant people who have neither
2 fortune nor an education at university"
had gone, and the genteel company, or other
wise people who have no business to call them
from scenes Of dissipation remained and dined
and danced. and then ''the lads after conduct
ing their ladies home retained the music ana
vent a-serenading all over the town till day
light"
Adams himself played the flute and enjoyed
good music. Now and then he notes that some
young lady on whom he called played the spin
net or harpischord well. but more often ne re-
cords being bored in company by people VINO
said they could not sing only TO be presSeu -
Try. Sometimes he took them at theH WIZ
and made enemies thereby On the other SIDE
Of the ledger he puts down with accustomed
frankness the result Of little insincerity OF ms
own y had sent a billet TO Miss H GreenieaI
requesting the honor Of waiting upon her one
was not engaged and was taken at my "orO'
which VIII teach me be sincere" AT thaI Dan
he danced enough himself and made out u
afront three OF four ladies, which is much III
my favor" Toward most Of the women ne hie'
IN NeW-England society he took critical atti-
tude. They were too silent, or empty and highty
in their talk, and he did not enjoy their fash-
ionabe kissing games. one Of his comments
was: "In the state Of female education here
there are very few young ladies who talk anu
yet preserve our admiration" He found 1aull
with some for reading too many novels, Whlch
rendered their manners fantastical ana al
fe-ted Others he spoke Of having as
surned an Importance rather above their years.
and 10 the trifling conduct and conversation oI
childhood" united '-the punctiiious formaIity OF
rper years" a fault which we commonly speak
of as peculiarly modern Another FEMININE
trait was -an uncommon felicity attending
many young ladies at this day, that they can
enjoy all the benefits OF Ill health without De-
ing much afflicted with its cruel pains
Nevertheless, he saw astonishing amount
q genuine I'll health, especially phthlsis, and at
every few pages in the diary We find express
sions OF fear that this that friend is goihs
into consumption
Medical education must have proceeded unoer
great difficulties in country where even the
body snatcher had such crude ideas of its re-
cuirements as the Newburyport sexton VINO
one evening appeared before medical student
with whom Adams visiting TO tell him that
AT last he had secured a subject which had been
buried "buI a few years, and was IN quite
good condition The advantages for lawyers
were much greater under the personal super
vision OF really able masters II is interesting
TO observe the course of reading which Theoph-
fus Parsons prescribed for his pupil He tolo
him TO begin with RObertson's Charles v,