did not agree with him in doctrine. In the
curious poem on Boston Ministers, already quoted, we read:--

Last in my list is a Baptist,
A real saint, I wot.
Though named Stillman much noise he can
Make when in pulpit got.
The multitude, both grave and rude,
As drove by wind and tide,
After him hie, when he doth try
To gain them to his side.

NOTE 72.

Mr. and Mrs. Hooper were "King" Hooper and his wife of Marblehead.
He was so called on account of his magnificent style of living. He
was one of the Harvard Class of 1763; was a refugee in 1775, and
died insolvent in 1790. The beautiful mansion which he built at
Danvers, Mass., is still standing in perfect condition, and is the
home of Francis Peabody, Esq. It is one of the finest examples of
eighteenth century architecture in New England.

NOTE 73.

This "Miss Becca" was Rebecca Salisbury, born April 7, 1731, died
September 25, 1811. She was a fine, high-spirited young woman, and
upon being taunted by a rejected lover with,

"The proverb old--you know it well,
That women dying maids, lead apes in hell,"

(a belief referred to in _Taming of the Shrew_, Act II. Scene 1),
she made this clever rhyming answer:--

"Lead apes in hell--tis no such thing;
The story's told to fool us.
But better there to hold a string,
Than here let monkeys lead us."

She married Daniel Waldo May 3, 1757. The "very pretty Misses" were
their daughters; Elizabeth, born November 24, 1765, died unmarried
in Worcester, August 28, 1845; and Martha (who in this diary is
called Patty), born September 14, 1761, died November 25, 1828. She
married Levi Lincoln, Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts, and
became the mother of Levi Lincoln, Governor of Massachusetts, Enoch
Lincoln, Governor of Maine, and Col. John Lincoln.

NOTE 74.

The fashion of the roll was of much importance in those days. A roll
frequently weighed fourteen ounces. We can well believe such a heavy
mass made poor Anna's head "ach and itch like anything." That same
year the _Boston Gazette_ had a laughable account of an accident to
a young woman on Boston streets. She was knocked down by a runaway,
and her headdress received the most serious damage. The outer
covering of hair was thrust aside, and cotton, tow, and false hair
were disgorged to the delight of jeering boys, who kicked the
v