Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1882 — Boston “Culchur.” [ARTICLE]

Boston “Culchur.”

A bright and quick-witted young lady of Providence, visiting in Boston, was so amazed at the airs of superiority put on by the “ cultured people ” she met that she determined to test the genuineness of their accomplishments at the first opportunity. Accordingly she hit upon this ingenious plan : A Mr. Thaxter was giving readings from Browning, which were quite the rage, and almost everybody the Providence lady met referred to the poet, whonf'nobody understands,

in terms of rapturous appreciation. Bo one day finding herself in a group of acquaintances she took np a volume of Browning and read from one of hi* poems —every other line . Nobody discovered the farce, and the adjectives and applause came as usual.