The book Boston New And Old was written by author T R Thomas Russell Sullivan Here you can read free online of Boston New And Old book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Boston New And Old a good or bad book?
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The lofts and ground-floors of the buildings were stored with pro- ducts of the Indies; midway, sunny count- ing-rooms overlooked the water, the load- ing and discharging vessels. There, where the merchants spent their days, the wide, comfortable spaces fitted with time-hon- ored furniture, with paintings of clipper ships upon the walls, had a look of well- ordered repose, and, between cargoes, were, indeed, at times so quiet that the gentle lap of the harbor-waves could be heard against the wo...oden piers below. There was always a fragrance of mingled spices in the air which tranquil dignity pervaded. They had their rough-and-tumble days, i6 Fishing Boat at Old T' IVharf ■t ■-. -■ V r'jf-iii ', 7' ' 1 / f nf, 1 - '-»(5-;"»^ - ■-'.. -'y I- Trimountain to be sure, when bags of ginger, cases of nutmegs, and flat bales of dusty palm-leaf swung up from the hold so fast that the tally-clerks lost count, confusion reigned, and tempers went by the board. The troops of small boys, who came collect- ing foreign postage-stamps and the deco- rative shipping-cards of elaborate design which were in vogue, must have been a pestering nuisance, yet were civilly en- dured.
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