Scribner's magazine . helife of the goose that lays for themsuch golden eggs is really in peril. n The old town may be called pictu-resque in distinction from the generaljnctorial effect that is noticeable. It isfull of narrow streets and quaint turn-ings ; little squares left undisturbed bythe march of municipal imjirovementswithin their old-time staid and recti-linear demarcation ; trai:)ezoidal housesbuilt originally, it is evident, in exem-plification of the sound princij^le thatexpression of function is the one thingneedful in architecture ; gently inclin-ing gambrels in themselves a comp
Scribner's magazine . helife of the goose that lays for themsuch golden eggs is really in peril. n The old town may be called pictu-resque in distinction from the generaljnctorial effect that is noticeable. It isfull of narrow streets and quaint turn-ings ; little squares left undisturbed bythe march of municipal imjirovementswithin their old-time staid and recti-linear demarcation ; trai:)ezoidal housesbuilt originally, it is evident, in exem-plification of the sound princij^le thatexpression of function is the one thingneedful in architecture ; gently inclin-ing gambrels in themselves a composi-tion. But even its streets and liouses,its courts, impasses, and docks have asdetail too much character and individ-ual sap justly to be termed the merematerial of a picturesque whole. Theyhave none of the indeterminate andhuddled look of the detail of Amalfi orAssisi. They make a harmony that issensibly organic. They are individual-ly C[uaint now and then, without, how-ever, tlie sharp accent that we usually ^ne^. Bass-fishing Stand. associate with quaintiiess, and the} fitthe landscape hke the j^aper on thewall. Some of the narrow oainbrel-roofed houses have gables that gaze onthe streets, on which they often look, likehuman faces. Cottons Court, AYantonAvenue, and similar places, contractedas they evidently are in area, have an airof complication and variety that temptand Avould reward the exploring juxtapositions of shop, dwell-ing, stable, warehouse, and what notform incomparable nooks. The pub-lic buildings are interesting. The CityHall, admired by Allston, is a charmingbit of classic, and the State House acolonial monument of much dignityand character. The jail, on Marlbor-ough Street, is absolutely delightful andcharacteristicalty domestic ; there is alegend of its one prisoner once com-plaining because there was no lock onher door. In all the world probablythere is nothing like the Long Wharf,with its succession of boat - buildersshops, tenements, ign
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