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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 23., Turnpikes Past and present. (search)
Further search in our Public Library (by the ready courtesy of one of the staff) shows that Ben Johnson didn't turn up his axle. Rather, he dug into ancient mythology, and made one of his characters (Picklock by name) to say: Tut, I am Vertumnus. On every change, or chance, upon occasion a true chamelion; I can colour for it, I move upon my axle like a turnpike, Fit my face to the parties, and become straight one of them. Neither did the said (aptly named) Vertumnus turn up Vertumnus turn up his axle, or turn up on it, but moved (or turned) upon it. He was a sort of all things to all men and everything to everybody. It is evident that rare Ben Johnson was misquoted in the recent press notice, otherwise an excellent one. The Medford Turnpike Corporation (like all others) by its charter was authorized to set up and maintain a turnpike gate or gates. Old residents cannot remember any such as above described, and there is nothing in the Act that speaks of toll on pedestrians. The