The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-29
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Al u town Of 1000 INHABITANTS com
munjty Of bustling and vigorous life
Boston is situated five miles
~ nMN From, The open seas, on the naviga-
hle river Witham, which here has
W q tidal rise ana fan of some 20
tk6E feet That river is picturesque in
- EF sretches rather than beautiful to
A .,ual view At low tide iofty mud banks
~ na.Iosed Atoms either side OF these are
= timber piles and Stagings In every circum-
n n~oe .ua or newness. with lofty wharves and
4. s.,ses of antique or modern appearance.
- nNw' NJ, residential suburb Of Boston is Shir-
vblch indeed claims to be older than Boston
~ 49, while the town is not mentioned in
4. pook Shrbeck finds place in It's
seaport ana thriving on trade with
b'"ith Sweden and Norway and the Baltic
s% !, its fisheries Boston has in most Of
ats and queer old-word lanes a tang of
vt the visitor will nothing of the
r. B,ston town unless he cares to ascend
pn. to,rer Of the parish church, whose Ian
N .ooe was built for the purpose not only Of
.,mart when roads scarce existed and when
a.ag LARGELY overspread the land, but also
aa,eo, for mariners out at sea and ascending
al s,n,lno river channel. II has been stated
4 pgton stpeple can be seen 40 miles out at
IN cert,inly ii Is easily visible 20 miles
tho lapd Roads leading from the town ,
II ,hore are few, and the shore il 'f when
bpd Is not attractive.
II Why II Has Foreign Air.
ro curiously foreign air Of Boston, like that
II rogs Lynn. is derived from its trade with
= .dm parts and from the merchants of other
tntres who once had houses here, in the times
u !, great commercial prosperity. For Boston
"a, at one time second only to London as port.
IN was In the opening years of the Thirteenth
Lmr While London and other ports have de-
y anM Boston has simply stood still.
1 rapre was, however, a period when "decayed"
ksat well have been applied here. 1t was, curl
kJy enough exactly at the time when the PHI
N Fathers sought to leave these shores; for In
n tho CORPORATION petitioned that their borough
INT bp pIt among the decayed towns" The
M was TO escape paying subsidies, but the
mr. was there The cause Of decline was the
sus choking up by mud of the winding river
kmne Modern docks. cut about 1882 below
hheck, have. together with railways, brought
Il prosperity; and there seems no reason to
uh but that In the future there will be con
! sale expansion.
ssborne trade has been shifted below the town
wre many of those old warehouses empty,
soon, no doubt, to be dsmantled, for they
! NJ an architectural distinction which the mod
ones wholly lack. Looking at them, we see
Hhr reason, apart from their situation, why
% are no longer desirable, They are buildings
IN the small windows that make dark interiors
modern warehouses have little wall space
much window Secular architecture has. In
h followed on exactly the same lines as eccle-
aal for Romanesque developed into Gothic
NJ few and tiny Norman windows into the vast
Hghtsome fenestration Of the Sixteenth cen
We nnd this well exemplified I'm the case Of the
nj church Of Boston, that of st. BotOlph's,
~ dedication gave the town Its name. the
tng church Is largely Of the decorated and
pendiculsr periods of the Fourteenth and Fiji
|nh centuries, when windows had already at
lhh great size.
Boston Church and the stump"
Boston church entirely dominates the town, as
lofty steeple does the surrounding country.
tald to be the largest parish church In Eng
There are several claimants to this dig
~ Michaels Coventry, is, however, the
es' but st. Botophs interior certainly con-
. the Impression of greater size. 1t Is an
Ehgly ample and dignified interior. There
snelent memorial brasses a wonderful series
fupnred 'mserere" seats beautiful ia
no pulpit of 1920. far more restrained In style
e commonly to be met with Of that period
N efigy Of the lady, Dame Margaret Tilney
paced e. on the foundations of the great
Y, excavated In 1909
ias pwer VI Boston church, so noble, so re-
vo'e known in endearng fashion to all Lin
1ane folk ms Boston stump" from Its singu-
hunted outline, rises to height of 288 feet.
sns astounding that the builder should have
wv confidence to raise so lofty and heavy q
eaR upon the banks OF n muddy river chan
IVY some 40 feet from It's shore; but the
"suons were carried down 30 feet. to a stone
~ rect below the level Of the river bottom.
wears the work of building the tower was
ahd then recommended. being finished
~ me topmost octagonal stage. which was
later period, especially to exhibit q
:" sailors making the haven.
Vuh chapel, used In the Eighteenth CEN
.% ahol comparatively recent years as
eMe mouse, was restored by citizens Of BOs-
america In honor Of Rev. John Cotton,
- s'eu MS post as vicar I'm 1888 and, accom-
~ many OF Bostons most prominent men,
"e Gr1nin for the newer Boston. 1t Is
10vn as Cotton chapel.
selling Their Antiquities.
49,. nus never been a good warden Of her
M ~. s,u.u'hgs and picturesque corners and
.ah, mas been destroyed The Guildhal Is
"A !. w building Of two floors Built In red
rth,n. s FIFTEENTH century II was evidently
AsAm. religious character. from the great
- ~. WINDOW still containing some stained
y m,rs- epresenting the twelve apostles. The
no /. 'e''s are snrvivas of several made
Nsrss Huer OF the town council They are
- long and high ind about five feet
sher !, a'fease once led to the courtroom,