SHAKSPEARE, _King Henry V._

_"The earth hath bubbles, as the water has,
And these are of them."_
SHAKSPEARE, _Macbeth._

_"How widely its agencies vary,--
To save, to ruin, to curse, to bless."_
THOMAS HOOD.

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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Curiosities of the Old Lottery

"Old and new make the warp and woof of every moment. There is no thread
that is not a twist of these two strands. By necessity, by proclivity,
and by delight, we all quote."--EMERSON

[Illustration: Crest]

BOSTON

TICKNOR AND COMPANY

1886

_Copyright, 1885,_

BY TICKNOR AND COMPANY.

_All rights reserved._

University Press:

JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE.

INDEX OF NAMES.

PAGE

ARNOLD, WELCOME 50
Atkins, William 10
Austin, Benjamin 14
Austin, Benjamin, Jr. 53

BARLOW, JOEL 56, 57
Barton, William 35
Beeman, D. 47
Beers, Elias 33
Beers, Nathan 33
Bemis, Mr. 25
Blake, William P. 22
Blodgett, Benjamin 42
Bonaparte 62, 63
Bridge & Renouf 39, 54
Bridge, Mr. 36
Brooks, Peter C. 70
Brown, John 50
Bryant, William 61
Burr, Aaron 62, 63

CABOT, ANDREW 59
Cabot, George 59
Carlton, W. 53
Carter, Ephraim