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So almost every locality and phase of this venerable metropolis could be studied, and really should be studied, according to its historical strata: Colonial, Provincial, Revolutionary, economic, and literary. SO ALMOST EVERY LOCALITY AND PHASE OF THIS VENERABLE METROPOLIS COULD BE STUDIED AND REALLY SHOULD BE STUDIED ACCORDING TO ITS HISTORICAL STRATA COLONIAL PROVINCIAL REVOLUTIONARY ECONOMIC AND LITERARY
pends on whether or not you are a Bostonian. Perhaps the happiest attitude--and the most intelligent--is tinged with both amusement and affection: amusement at the undeviating ceremonial of baked beans on Saturday night and fish balls on Sunday morning; at the Boston bag (not so ubiquitous now as formerly); at the indefatigable consumption of lectures; at the Bostonese pronunciation; affection for the honorable traditions, noble buildings, distinguished men and women. Boston is an old city--one must remember that it was settled almost three centuries ago--and old cities, like old people, become tenacious of their idiosyncrasies, admitting their inconsistencies and prejudices with complacency, wisely aware that age has bestowed on them a special value, which is automatically increased with the passage of time. To tell the story of an old city is like cutting down through the various layers of a fruity layer cake. When you turn the slice over, you see that every piece is a cross-section. AUGH AT BOSTON IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE A BOSTONIAN PERHAPS THE HAPPIEST ATTITUDE AND THE MOST INTELLIGENT IS TINGED WITH BOTH AMUSEMENT AND AFFECTION AMUSEMENT AT THE UNDEVIATING CEREMONIAL OF BAKED BEANS ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND FISH BALLS ON SUNDAY MORNING AT THE BOSTON BAG NOT SO UBIQUITOUS NOW AS FORMERLY AT THE INDEFATIGABLE CONSUMPTION OF LECTURES AT THE BOSTONIES PRONUNCIATION AFFECTION FOR THE HONORABLE TRADITIONS NOBLE BUILDINGS DISTINGUISHED MEN AND WOMEN BOSTON IS AN OLD CITY ONE MUST REMEMBER THAT IT WAS SETTLED ALMOST THREE CENTURIES AGO AND OLD CITIES LIKE OLD PEOPLE BECOME TENACIOUS OF THEIR IDIOSYNCRASIES ADMITTING THEIR INCONSISTENCIES AND PREJUDICES WITH COMPLACENCY WISELY AWARE THAT AGE HAS BESTOWED ON THEM A SPECIAL VALUE WHICH IS AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME TO TELL THE STORY OF AN OLD CITY IS LIKE CUTTING DOWN THROUGH THE VARIOUS LAYERS OF A FRUITY LAYER CAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE SLICE OVER YOU SEE THAT EVERY PIECE IS A CROSS SECTION
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