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Title: 1642-1892. Legends of Woburn, now first written and preserved in collected form ... to which is added a chrono-indexical history of Woburn
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Converse, Parker Lindall, 1822-1899
Subjects: Legends
Publisher: Woburn, Mass., Printed for subscribers only
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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^, here given, is thebest of the short local stories, whichduring the last century, have beenfloating round unpublished, andnow, for the first time, find a per-manent home in this volume. These anecdotes will, it is hoped, furnish an en-joyable Olla Podrida of representative Woburn humor. Mr. George Flagg had quite a mania for purchas-ing all sorts of odd things at auction, and his home intime, became quite a museum. One day, as two men were discussing the subject,one said there was nothing that a man might call for,which Mr. Flagg could not furnish. The other wasequally sure he could stick him, so they went tohis house, when one said, Mr. Flagg, we are in wantof an article we have not been able to find, and have
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121 called to see if possibly you might not have one. What is it ? inquired Mr. Flagg. It is a secondhand pulpit. Have you one in your collection?To the utter astonishment of both, he instantly replied. I have five or six of different patterns. Please stepin and make a selection. One day the servant told Mr. Flagg, that one ofhis hens was setting on some rotten eggs, and hadbetter be broken up. His reply was characteristic. Let her set, if shewants to. The old hens time is not worth much. In a case concerning a fire he was a witness incourt, when this question was put to him, Who wasthe first man you saw come out? Mr. Flaggs an-swer set the court room in a roar. It was this, Thefirst man I saw come out, was the Widow Brooks. Mr. Henry Flagg told this story of Rev. Mr.Chickering. His servant came in, and informed him,that there was a skunk in the grass back of thehouse. Mr. Chickering took a gun, went out, andfired at the supposed skunk ; when lo, his cat jumpedout unhurt, and ran into

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