"I, too, would like to be a Quaker." The Quakers believed quite differently from other people in England. They were like the Pilgrims in one thing,—they would not go to the regular church of the country, but had a different service among themselves. They thought everyone should be free to worship God in his own manner. They were quite different from the Pilgrims in other ways, however. They thought it was wrong to fight, even to save their country. "One man should not take up arms against another," they said. They believed it was not right to dress in gay colors. They said it makes people proud and vain. They spoke to each other simply, and used the words thee and thou instead of you, after the manner of the Bible. They called themselves "Friends," not "Quakers." The word "Quaker" was at first a "nickname," but is what they are now generally called. It seems strange that a rich young man, brought up as was William Penn, should care to join the Quakers. He did care, however. He cared so much that he did not change his mind even when he was driven from his college because of what he believed. His father was very angry when he learned that his loved son had joined with people who were despised by nearly everyone else. How Penn's mother must have wept and pleaded with him! It made no difference, however. The young man had made up his mind what was right. He could not change his belief, even to please his parents. When his father saw that words were of no use, he told William to leave England and travel about in Europe. He gave him plenty of money with which he could enjoy himself. Admiral Penn thought his son might forget the Quakers while visiting other cities and having a good time. It was not so, however. Soon after William Penn came home, he was sent to Ireland on business. While he was there he went to several Quaker meetings. He was arrested and put in prison because he was found in these places. It was against the law for the Friends to hold meetings or to attend them. When Penn was free once more, his father sent for him to come home. He said: "I will forgive you everything if you will promise to do three things: Take off your hat to the King, the King's brother, and to myself, your father." William Penn said he would think about it. He could not promise at once, for the Friends did not think it right to take off one's hat to certain people; all persons should be treated with the same honor. After a while the young man came to his father and said: "I cannot do as you wish." His father was so angry that he turned his son out of doors. Young Penn would have had a sad time if his mother had not sent him money to keep him from want. He began to preach in the streets of the city. He hoped other people would listen to him and also become Quakers. It was not long before he was arrested again. He was put in the Tower of London for breaking the law. His cell in the Tower was a dark and dreadful place.