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Show The tViiyit ef Old Time ISimton. Visit in;? in I'ostoii nooms in old times to havo been attended with soino ditii-ritlti'"1. ditii-ritlti'"1. .".ml if tho inferences which ono would naturally draw from certain entries en-tries in the old records are correct, the authorities of tho town wi re not accustomed accus-tomed to be overiven to the etii'oura;,'o-ineiit etii'oura;,'o-ineiit of hospitality, whatever may have been tho case with individuals. Fur .1 meeting of the selectmen of tho town held on Nov. Ill, 17 !). for instance, tho record begins as follows: "Mrs. Hidiekah Yountf, Appeai-iii;? Informs In-forms that She with Ono Child is lately comi! into this Town, from Harwich tu VUit l i r Sist r, tint She intends to ro-tnni ro-tnni in tho bprhitf. & that Sho hath hronsht with hor to tlioYaluo of Two ll indr :d Pounds in Money and Household House-hold Good. 'Liberty is Granted her to tarry nn- i til the Spring, and then ton turn to Hur- , wich with her Child or givo neeiuily to Indemnify tho Town." j The jjood folic of lioston wero in a per- j petnal paiiio in tho.jo days Tst they j hhoiild ;;et um their hands to t iko ci;:a ! of paupers that really heloned to soma ! other community, mid it U very likely j that they hud (,'ood reason for their fear j anil their precautions'. Ona would hv.j- ! pose, however, that a woman who could bring with her a conplo of hundred Niunds in gold and 'ear might hoof nuf-ficieut nuf-ficieut importaneo to bo Rpared tho formality for-mality of (ippearing boforo the seh'ct-liien seh'ct-liien of tho town. It would be interesting interest-ing to know bow small an amount of bo-longings bo-longings would have admitted her to tha privilege or pacing tho winter with her sister. Boston Courier. |