The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities
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During the Spring of 1886 TICKNOR AND COMPANY began the publication of
"YE OLDEN TIME SERIES, OR GLEANINGS FROM THE OLD NEWSPAPERS, CHIEFLY OF
BOSTON AND SALEM," with brief Comments by HENRY M. BROOKS, of Salem,
Massachusetts. Six volumes are now ready: each in 1 vol. 16mo. Cloth.
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Of this Series there are now ready:--
=Vol. I. CURIOSITIES OF THE OLD LOTTERY.=
=Vol. II. DAYS OF THE SPINNING-WHEEL IN NEW ENGLAND.=
=Vol. III. NEW-ENGLAND SUNDAY.=
=Vol. IV. QUAINT AND CURIOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.=
=Vol. V. SOME STRANGE AND CURIOUS PUNISHMENTS.=
=Vol. VI. LITERARY CURIOSITIES.=
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="New-England Music in the Latter Part of the 18th and in the Beginning
of the 19th Century."=
="Travel in Old Times, with Some Account of Stages, Taverns, etc."=
="Curiosities of Politics, among the Old Federalists and Republicans."=
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LITERARY CURIOSITIES
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than most scholars do in their great libraries._--F.B. SANBORN.
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first._--CARLYLE.
THE OLDEN TIME SERIES.
GLEANINGS CHIEFLY FROM OLD NEWSPAPERS OF BOSTON AND SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
SELECTED AND ARRANGED, WITH BRIEF COMMENTS
BY
HENRY M. BROOKS
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Literary Curiosities
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that is not a twist of these two strands. By necessity, by proclivity,
and by delight, we all quote."--EMERSON
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JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE.
INDEX OF NAMES.
PAGE
ADAMS, JOHN 82, 107
Adams, Rev. Mr. 8
Adams, Sally 8
Aiken, Rev. Mr. 125
Aldrich, Mrs. 105
Andre, Major 111
Arnold, Benedict 32, 33
Averell, Joseph 7
BARNARD, EDWARD 19
Barnard, Rev. Thomas 19
Barnard, Thomas, D.D. 19
Bayley, Matthew 105
Belcher, Governor 6
Belcher, Miss 5
Binney, Spencer 8
Birbeck, Morris 42
Blunt, John 39
Blunt, Mary Ann 39
Bons, Francis 103
Bowen, Henry 9
Bowes, John 102
Bradstreet, Anne 69
Breed, James 7
Brent, Eleanor 65
Brent, Robt. 65
Briggs, Enos 118
Brodie, Charlotte B. 9
Brookley, John 103
Bulkeley, Peter 68
Bullard, Polly 7
Bulow 111
Burt, Emily 8
Burton, Francis 12
Button, John 104
CABOT, J. 30
Cameron, Mary 104
Cass, Lewis 46
Cass, Miss 47
Casteguedo, F.L. 102
Checkley, Samuel 6
Checkley, William 6
Cheever, Master 125
Clough, Sally 11
Clough, Samuel 17
Cobbett, William 123
Columbus, Christopher 16
Consist, Francis 103
Cook, Nancy 12
Cotton, Charles 82
Cranston, Polly 6
Cromwell, Oliver 70
Currier, Samuel 11
Cushing, T.C. 62
DALAND, JACK 13
Davis, Benjamin 4
De Cugna, Numas 101
De la Roche Sur Yon 115
De Lametter, Christina 105
Derby, E.H. 117, 118
Desmond, Countess 102
Dexter, Lord Timothy 13, 14, 15, 16
Dodge, John 96
Douglass, Dr. 57, 58
Drakenberg, C.J. 103
Drinker, Edward 105
Dryden, John 72
Dumaresq, Phillip 5
Dunham, John M. 8
ECLESTON, MR. 102
Edwards, Pierpont 93
Ellis, Miss 103
Ellis, Mr. 103
Erskine, William 48
Erving, John 6
Erving, Nancy 6
FEARON, HENRY B. 107
Follart, John 104
Forbes, Mr. 48
Forster, Margaret 103
Foster, John 51, 52
Fox, C.J. 113
Franklin, Benjamin 116
French, Josiah 11
French, Moses 11
Froome, Mr. 103
GARDINER, REBECCA 5
Gardiner, Sylvester 5
Gibbon, Edward 96, 97, 98
Goldsmith, Oliver 32
Gore, Mary 103
Grant, Abigail 7
Grant, Alexander 7
Green, B., & Allen, J. 17
Green, S. 20
Green, Samuel, jun. 52, 53
Greenleaf, Anstess 4
Greenleaf, Stephen 5
Guthrie, Mr. 110
HALL, BASIL, R.N. 54
Hanson, Elizabeth 95
Hanson, John 95
Hanson, Rev. Mr. 93, 94
Harper, Miss 47
Harris, Benjamin 20
Hart, Rev. Mr. 10
Haven, Rev. Dr. 39
Herrenden, Elisha 11
Hill, Elisha 9
Hill, Jane 9
Hogg, Catharine 8
Holyoke, E.A., M.D. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Hubbard, Rev. William 51
Huntington, Rev. Mr. 7
ISAIAH (VII. 20) 126
JACKMAN, BETSEY 11
Jackson, Daniel 10
Jackson, Edward 5
Jackson, Mary 5
Jackson, Rebecca 10
Jay, John 82
Jefferson, Thomas 112
Jenkins, Henry 102
Jennison, Dr. J. 5
Johnson, Dr. Samuel 49, 50
Jones, John Coffin 6
Jones, Polly 8
Jones, Thomas 8
Josselyn, John 57
KEIMER, MR. 116
Keyser, Miss 46
King Charles I. 83, 84
King Charles II. 32
King George IV. 112
King Henry VII. 81, 82
King James II. 20, 23, 32
King William III. 53
LAINCOURT 111
Lamson, Eunice 7
Lawrence, Mr. 102
Lawrence, Schuyler 10
Lemon, Eliza Peel 12
Loring, Caleb 7
Lovell, Master 126
Lushure, Elenor 11
Lyell, Sir Charles 55
MAFEUS 101
Maiden Aunt, The 4
Mansfield, Lord 49
McDonald, Mary 103
McIntire, Elizabeth 89
McIntire, Samuel 88, 89
McIntire, Samuel F. 89
McKeen, Donald 104
McLane, Miss 47
Millot 98
Milton, John 38
Minns, Chloe 10
Mirabeau 120
Montgomery, Robert 102
Moore, Larkin 12
Moore, Thomas 124
Morse, Rev. Jedediah 68, 110
Murray, W. 51
NELSON, MR. 106
Nicholas, J.H. 44
Noah, M.M. 10
OGLETHORPE, GEN. 103
Oliphant, Rev. Mr. 12
Osgood, Aaron 38
Otway, John 72
Oulton, Mrs. 29
PAINE, THOMAS 96
Parker, Elizabeth 7
Parnell, Paul 11
Parre, Thomas 102
Payne, Mr. 105
Pearson, Joseph 64
Pickman, Benjamin 30
Pittengill, Abigail 5
Plum, Lewis 12
Pork, Robert 8
QUEEN ANNE 16
RANDOLPH, EDWARD 20
Reeder, John 68
Richards, Giles 8
Richter, J.P.F. 83
Rimbault, E.F. 32
Robinson, Miss 8
Rose, Aquila 16
Rousby, Matthew 10
Rowe, Mr. 104
Russell, Benjamin 97
Russell, E. 94
SACK, SIMON 103
Sagar, F. 102
Scaredevil, Mary 117
Scott, Sir Walter 47, 48
Selsbry, Polly 7
Sewall, Samuel 51, 52
Seymore, Bridget 5
Silsbee, Miss 46
Silsbee, Nathaniel 46
Simes, Mark 39
Slock, Mrs. 105
Smallpeace, Robert 122, 123
Smith, Major 9
Smith, Mr. 104
Smith, Samuel 5
Spalding, Hezekiah 5
Sparks, Jared 46
Sprague, Charles 44
Stewart, Duncan 6
Stiles, Rev. Dr. 113
Stillman, Rev. Dr. 7
Swift, Jonathan 71, 72
Symonds, John 119
TARRING, WILLIAM 12
Taylor, Ann 10
Thatcher, B.B. 125
Torrey, Rev. Mr. 52
Trollope, Mrs. 56
Tuck, Rev. Mr. 53
Tully, John 20
Turner, John 30
Turner, Rev. R. 109
UPHAM, REV. C.W. 12
WAGNER, ELIZABETH 12
Walker, Thomas 90
Walter, John 7
Wardwell, Ester 38
Wharton, Eliza 89, 94
Watkins, Dr. 82
Webster, Noah 88
Welby, Adlard 40, 41, 42, 43
Weld, Mr. 111
Wendell, Oliver 5
West, Benjamin 95
Whipple, Plato 13
Whitman, Elizabeth 91, 93
Whitney, John 5
Willard, Joseph 98
Williams, Judith 6
Williams, Mary 5
Willis, N.P. 44, 45
Winsloe, Thomas 103
Woodwrod, Ebenezer 8
YATES, MARY 103
Young, William 6
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LITERARY CURIOSITIES.
THE following humorous lines well describe the difficulty that editors
find in pleasing the public. They are expected to know everything, and
to be able to satisfy all tastes and capacities. No imperfections can be
excused in conductors of newspapers; they are not even allowed to be
unfortunate.
THE EDITOR.
That editor who wills to please,
Must humbly crawl upon his knees,
And kiss the hand that beats him;
Or, if he dare attempt to walk,
Must toe the mark that others chalk,
And cringe to all that meet him.
Says one, Your subjects are too grave,
Too much morality you have,--
Too much about religion;
Give me some witch and wizard tales
Of slip-shod ghosts with fins and scales,
Of feathers like a pigeon.
I love to read, another cries,
Those monstrous, fashionable lies,--
In other words, those novels,
Composed of kings and queens and lords,
Of border wars, and gothic hordes
That used to live in hovels.
No, no, cries one, we've had enough
Of such confounded love-sick stuff,
To craze the fair creation;
Give us some recent foreign news
Of Russians, Turks, the Greeks, or Jews,
Or any other nation.
The man of dull scholastic lore
Would like to see a little more
In scraps of Greek or Latin;
The merchants rather have the price
Of southern indigo and rice,
Of India silks, or satin.
Another cries, I want more fun,
A witty anecdote or pun,
A rebus or a riddle;
Some long for missionary news,
And some, of worldly, carnal views,
Would rather hear a fiddle.
The critic, too, of classic skill,
Must dip in gall his gander quill,
And scrall against the paper:
Of all the literary fools
Bred in our colleges and schools,
He cuts the greatest caper.
Another cries, I want to see
A jumbled-up variety,
Variety in all things,--
A miscellaneous, hodge-pod print,
Composed (I only give the hint)
Of multifarious small things.
I want some marriage news, says miss:
It constitutes my highest bliss
To hear of weddings plenty;
For in a time of general rain
None suffer from a drought, 'tis plain,--
At least, not one in twenty.
I want to hear of deaths, says one,
Of people totally undone
By losses, fire, or fever:
Another answers full as wise,
I'd rather have a fall and rise
Of raccoon skins and beaver.
Some signify a secret wish
For now and then a favorite dish
Of politics to suit them.
But here we rest at perfect ease,
For should they swear the moon was cheese,
We never should dispute them.
Or grave or humorous, wild or tame,
Lofty or low, 'tis all the same,
Too haughty or too humble;
And every editorial wight
Has nought to do but what is right,
And let the grumblers grumble.
From a Salem paper of 1828; author not stated.
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"All are needed by each one,
Nothing is fair and good alone."
EMERSON.
In "old times" almost all the young ladies upon their marriage were
"amiable" and "agreeable"; at least they are so represented in most of
the announcements. The "maiden aunt" could not speak plainer in writing
for the "Boston Sunday Gazette." We copy some specimens from Boston and
Salem papers.
On Thursday last, in the Forenoon, was married Mr. BENJAMIN
DAVIS of this Town, Merchant, to Mrs. ANSTESS GREENLEAF,
second Daughter of STEPHEN GREENLEAF Esq; High Sheriff of
the County of Suffolk.
The same Evening Mr. OLIVER WENDELL, of this Town, Merchant,
was also Married to Mrs. MARY JACKSON, only Daughter of the
late Mr. EDWARD JACKSON; both young Ladies of great Merit.
Sept. 13, 1762.
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On Thursday Evening last Mr. _Phillip Dumaresq_, Merchant,
was Married to Mrs. _Rebecca Gardiner_, third Daughter of
_Sylvester Gardiner_, Esq; of this Town, an agreeable young
Lady.
Dec. 19, 1763.
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MARRIED]--Mr. SAMUEL SMITH, to Mrs. ABIGAIL PITTENGILL, an
agreeable young widow.
Dec. 22, 1790.
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Thursday evening last, JOHN WHITNEY, Esq. merchant, of the
state of Georgia, to the amiable Mrs. BRIDGET SEYMORE, of
Wesport.
June 2, 1792.
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--At Plainfield, Mr. Hezekiah Spalding, a batchelor of large
fortune, aged 68, to the amiable Miss Mary Williams, aged
22!
1790.
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MARRIED]--At Cambridge, Dr. J. JENNISON, to the amiable Miss
BELCHER, daughter of his late Excellency Governour
_Belcher_, of Nova Scotia, and grand daughter of his
Excellency _Jonathan Belcher_, Esq. deceased, formerly
Governour of the then provinces of Massachusetts Bay and
New-Hampshire.
Aug. 31, 1790.
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