Year: 1871

Boston March 9th, 1871.
Editor Superior Times


DEAR SIR: few Sabbaths since, attending church
at the Music Hall, listened to discourse from the
Rev. w. R. Nger delivered a congregation of not
less than three thousand soeas


He took for his subject " Local Attachments
thought christian could have taken any exception
to his remarks, and conceded with him when he said
in effect, that many persons the present time ap-
peared to teach and practice religion with view to
fitting them live life hereafter about which they
necessarily knew comparatively little rather than as
means of promoting their happiness and well being
while here. In common with portion of the audi
ence remained after the service listening to the
organ, which you aware is the largest in America


mentioned in former letter that C. S. vessel
would be loaded with provisions donated by the ci-
zens and despatched to France The steamer Wor-
cester having been furnished by the Government for
that purpose is taking in her cargo It consists
in part of 5000 barrels of mdse, mostly -four Some
S75,o00 has been already raised in this city The
New York subscriptions reach about Sl0S 600 Other
large cities including Duluth Philadelphia and Chica
60, yet to be heard from


Upon launching the Worcester it is stated as a sim





found that the trcoored flag of France had been
substituted by nlisfata for the stars and strinas


The extremely mild weather OF the pest few dayss
has put an end for the present to the sleghing
nival" on the Brighton road.


Upon driveway in this country can more elegant
turn-ous be than here varying as they do from
the $4,000 colt in single harness. driven by his own
err often at a 2to gait, to the elegant four tandem
and stately four in hand, often driven by able
bodied representative of the 18th amendment duly i'm
pressed With the responsibility Of his position and
realizing that with his precious freight of young and
beautiful women no mistakes in handling the ribbons
will be either conducive his personal safety or toll
Grated by the occupants of the elegant sleigh he NAV
be honorng by this display of his generalship An
endless chain of sleghs two deep on either side
Of the track, being continually driven over the
course the middle being left for those ambitious ones
who desrous of testing the speed of their several
turnouts.


Awaiting ourselves of the polite invitation of
friend arrived upon the festive scene, and soon
concluded that friends horse could get over the
ground at a fair rate of speed, Altogether it was
most ENJOYABLE and exciting occasion.


A certain degree of timidity is usually experienced
by those who like myself have not been much accus-
toned this style of recreation the danger from
runaway and inexperienced drivers is consider
BILE; this feeling informed soon wears off after
visiting the several hotels in the vicinity where flip,
and several other New England speeiates are dis
pensed to dry and appreciatve crowd


While doing the thing about right as we imagined
two teams laundering down the course upsetting
third and throwing the four of US into great confu
sion. To add to the excitement of the moment it
flashed the writer's mind that he was without
Accident Insurance Policy" (he never having been
solicited by the urbane agent Superior to take out
one) What with ladies shrieking. horses prancing
and drivers calling strangers we were seized with
a singular hallueination and imagined we were dryine
dog train Arriving at this stage Of temporary in
sanity were of course perfectly at home Selling
the whip we calculate IN a tragic manner Teacah
Narsh at the same time bringing il down upon the
back of the quadruped with much emphasis. when.
Presto off starts horse and we do not succeed in
stopping him until reach the classic shades of the
Cattle Tan Hotel Conducted upon the European panl
when with the assistance of our glasses we saw the
danger not as imminent had imagined


The writer had supposed certain peculiarities of
pronunciation and transpostion of words which some
old residents of the Lake Superior region may have
remarked upon the arrival of the first boat in the
spring the annual return of the 4th of july were
confined to that locality. This find is an error as
forced TO admit to myself the 22nd ult. Wash
ingtons birth day, upon hearing gentleman politely
invite an acquaintance to his room to drink a
scottle of botch ale in celebration of Birthingtons
washday" adding that he didn't care if Washington
did cut down a horsechestnut tree with his little
hatchet, he told lie and the Father of his
Country. ATTA-KO-MEG