A young man called to see him, as he lay upon his death-bed, scarcely able to articulate. Dr. Franklin welcomed him with a benignant look, which he was wont to cast upon the young, and imparted some good advice to him. "What is your opinion with regard to the truth of the Scriptures?" inquired the young man, who was somewhat sceptical. Franklin replied, although in a very feeble state, "Young man, my advice to you is, that you cultivate an acquaintance with, and a firm belief in, the Holy Scriptures; this is your certain interest." THE END. London: Thomas Harrild, Printer. [Transcriber's Notes: Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including obsolete and variant spellings and other inconsistencies. The transcriber noted the following issues and made changes as indicated to the text to correct obvious errors: 1. p. ix, Cricticisms --> Criticisms 2. p. 65, bread his buttered. --> bread is buttered. 3. p. 86, in print. --> in print." 4. p. 88, sell them. --> sell them." 5. p. 119, Who can the author --> "Who can the author 6. p. 136, thaI --> that 7. p. 144, start with. --> start with." 8. p. 155, sir," --> sir." 9. p. 209, "The old lady --> The old lady 10. p. 240, "The next day --> The next day 11. p. 257, Philantroprist --> Philanthropist 12. p. 264, your certain interest. --> your certain interest." End of Transcriber's Notes]