The Life of Benjamin Franklin: With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographersWeems, M. L. (Mason Locke)
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke)
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Statesmen -- United States -- Biography
Having finished printing the New-Jersey money, Ben, accompanied by
Keimer, set out for Philadelphia, where he had scarcely arrived before
in came Meredith, with a face of joy, and taking Ben aside, told him
that their press and types were all come. Immediately the two friends
went forth in search of a good house and stand, which they were so
lucky as to find near the market, at twenty-four pounds _a year_! The
fixing and putting all their things to rights, having consumed every
penny of their money, our young beginners were at their wit's end what
to be at. In this extremity, one of their acquaintance, a Mr. George
House, brought them a countryman who wanted some advertisements for a
cow he had lost. Ben soon had the old cow up for him in a "_staring_"
shape, which so pleased the honest rustic, that he instantly counted
them down their _five shillings_. Never did five shillings come more
acceptably. The gratitude which Ben felt towards George House for this
little kindness, fixed on him a determination from that day, "_never to
miss an opportunity to lend a helping hand to young beginners_."
His favourite young Hercules, the PRINTING-OFFICE, which had been so
long labouring in his brain, being now happily brought to birth, Ben
determined immediately to give it the countenance and support of
another noble bantling of his own. I allude to his famous club, called
the "Junto," a kind of Robinhood society, composed of young men
desirous of improving themselves in knowledge and elocution, and who
met one night every week, to discuss some interesting question in
morals, politics, or philosophy.
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