CHAPTER II. 



BOSTON AND ITS ENVIRONS. 



I 



HE month of April, 1876, found my- 

 self and horse fully equipped and ready 

 to leave Boston, but I will not ride 

 away from the metropolis of New 

 Eno;land without some reference to its 

 early history and remarkable develop- 

 ment, nor without telling the reader of 

 my lecture at Tremont Temple and 

 other contemplated lectures in the lead- 

 ing cities and towns along my route. 



Boston, standing on her three hills with the torch 

 of learnino; in her hand for the illumination of 

 North, South, East and West, is not one of your 

 ordinary every-day cities, to be approached without 

 due introduction. Like some ancient dame of historic 

 lineage, her truest hospitality and friendliest face are 

 for those who know her story and properly appreciate 

 her greatness, past and present. Before visiting her, 

 therefore, I recalled to memory those facts which 

 touch us no more nearly than a dream on the pages 

 of written history, but when studied from the living 

 models and relics gain much life, color and verisimili- 

 tude. 



Boston Harbor, with its waters lying in azure 

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