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A young lady on fire in the street.

--A young lady was proceeding leisurely through Court street, Boston, Friday, when a gentleman walking behind her discovered that the skirt of her dress was on fire. Without creating a general alarm he extinguished the flames, burning his hands slightly in the operation.

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