To read the signs in this town is a delicate, sentimental
repast.--I hope _Bostonians_ will never complain of want of
amusement, while there is one sign standing. If I had time,
I would certainly consult _Milton_, to see how he has
_arranged_ matters in his description of _chaos_.--I doubt
not I could there get a _hint_ for two whole chapters. I had
as lief take a walk through Cornhill, as to go to the
new-invented moral lectures.

_Herald of Freedom._

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A CURIOUS WOMAN.

We have often heard it said that men are curious, and we can well
believe it; but now we find it recorded that there has been at least
_one_ curious woman. Read the following extract from the "Salem Gazette"
of 1795:--

Married at Andover, Mr. Aaron Osgood to the _curious_ Miss
Ester Wardwell.

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"AWFULLY GOOD."

In our opinion the oft-repeated words "awfully good," "jolly fine," and
similar expressions, which sound so "charmingly sweet" from the lips of