The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
Old BOstOniAns and Boston TavernS.

the inestimable privilege OF American
citizenship.
Old BOstOniAns and Boston TavernS.
In the United Service Mr.. B. F. STEVENS
writes approximately Of Old Boston with
its curious old houses set in trim gar
dens, its pleasant inns and its unpleasant
Puritanism, mellowed little sometimes,
fortunately, by thirst and modest quenoh-
ers. The thirst survives in the modern
town. The surviving Puritanism yanks
out without q warrant people quietly
drunk on their own premises and arrests
a vinous breath.
The first old Boston worthy whom we
introduce is NICHOLAS UPsHAIL, who
came over" in 1880, but who could not
have had, as Mr. STEVENS asserts, the
proud distinction Of being member OF
the Artillery Company in 1897. We have
treasured the dates of great historic
events in vain, if the Ancient and Hon
orable Artillery Company was founded
before 1898. According to Mr.. STEVENS,
MARY FISHER and ANN AUSTIN, the first
Quakers to arrive in Boston, were cruelty
scourged and their ears we're cut on
NICHOLAS UPsHALI. old man, but = pous
and sincere Christian, applied 70 the jarer for
leave to furnish the poor prisoners with food. and
even went 90 far 10 pay ave shiIllnES per week
for that privilege, probably 70 the jansr; but his
kindness Of heart cost him hne Of Gao and sen q
tenoe Of Punishment was passed upon him. THIS
truly good man, Il Is said, was possessed Of large
estate on Richmond street. besides being church
member and a freeman. So 70 avoid unjust and
cruel punishment, he hed TO Plymouth, where he
remained TIL ies7, In which year his sentence seems
20 have been GnnuIled. He returned al once TO
Boston and prepared a room In his house for the
use OF the Friends,-
A tolerant man and a canny. These
early Quakers were not all quietists.
Here are two symbolists:
ALEXANDER COLEMAN went into one OF the old
/ Puritan meeting houses Ia a bloody coat THOMAS
| NEwHousE followed with a couple Of large glass
bottles. and. smashing them together. cried out
Thus VIII the Lord break you in peoesl'-
WILLIAM BLAxToN or BLACKSTONE,
formerly an Anglican clergyman, the
! first Englshman TO live on the Boston
peninsula, was a learned, useful and in
dependent citizen. He wouldn't 60 TO
meetin'. He came from England because
he didn't like the Lord Bishops, he said,
and he wouldn't submit to be bulldozed
by "the Lord brethren Removing 70
Rhode Island, he raised the first yellow
sweeting' apple. Whenever he visited
Boston in his old age he rode in on a
bull. A North Carolina Republican Rep
resentative in Congress stumped his dis
trict bullback few years ago; but bull
riding has not become a popular sport.
Has any @anecdotic' Boston painter de-
picted BLACKSTONE riding bullback in
Lobster alley, Cow lane High street, or
Founder lane?
The first Boston tavern was in Corn
Court. There, in 1885, Sir HENRY VANE
entertained MIANToNoMoH, the chief
OF the Narragansetts and twenty follow
ers. It must have been wet night.
SAMUEL COLE, Selectman and member
OF the Ancient and Honorables, was the
landlord. Coles tavern took the name
OF Hancock House when JOHN HANCOCK
became Governor. JOHN DUooAN, the
landlord, supplied Governor JOHN with
Hines and lemons, pretty large order,
we may be sure. Hancock House gives
us a glimpse Of some distinguished
Frenchmen and fine old gentleman and
journalist:
"TALLErRAND was a guest At the old Hancock
House In 1874, and that estmable man. JOIN cHEv.
ERUs the French priest, who came 20 this land OF
freedom 70 escape the horrors Of the French Revo-
luton. and who was subsequently the INST Roman
Catholic Bishop Of Boston, lived In this house on his
arrival here In 1926. The following year a more
distinguished exile lodged here, LOUIS PHILIPPE,
afterward King OF the French, and II was IN this
old inn that he gave lessons In the French language
while awaiting his remittance from home. Il IL
said, upon rood authority, that both TALLHrRANp
and LoUm PHILIPPE were frequent visitors AZ the
once OF the Cennsl IN state street 10 LOOK over the
nles ofths nonasur for the latest news from France
Who Of Ne has not In one way OF another seen or
heard Of the editor OF the Boston Cenfind. Major
BEN RUssEIL. who. while he was In the American
army. saw the execution Of Ma or ANDRRi TAt1Hr.
RAND. 10 show his appreciation OF the oourtssiss
che editor had extended 70 him, presented Major
RUSSELL with valuable gold snun boa, and n.
d'oRLhANs, as LoUu PHILIrFE was called. gave
him what was then veT rare ihdeed--an Atlas
Roth Fifis the Major was fond Of showing 10 n,
friends 70 the day Of bic death, In iStS The WIT
ers boylsh memory OF old Major BHH RussE1a.
Il that be was an lnveteHte tnun tsFer. and vor.
a magnificent shirt front Of nns lace such as wa
known by our SALON a half century ago a. ny.
ing I'D"
At one Of the old taverns the vestry-
men Of Trinity Church used 10 meet at
the full Of the moon, the last man In 20
pay the score, 'the full Of the moon being
undoubtedly selected that these ancient
Christians might more easily find their
way home
At the Hancock House you saw the