The Printer Boy; Or, How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark: An Example for Youth. — John Shaqi
The Printer Boy; Or, How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark: An Example for Youth.Thayer, William Makepeace
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The Printer Boy; Or, How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark: An Example for Youth.
Thayer, William Makepeace
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Interview with Governor Keith--Arrangements to go to England in the
Annis--Only one vessel a year to sail--Still works for Keimer--The
latter a singular Man--Experiment of a Vegetable Diet--Keimer's
Abhorrence of it--Eats the whole of a Pig at last--How Benjamin came
to relinquish a Vegetable Diet--Courting Miss Read--Her Mother
objects to Engagement--Ralph resolves to go with him--Four or Five
Printing-offices then, and Two or Three Thousand now--The Governor's
Letters--Set Sail--Arrival in London--Discovers that his Letters are
Worthless--The Governor a Deceiver--Tells his Story to Denham--Goes
to Work in a Printing-office--An Advantage of written Composition--
His "Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain"--Won
him Fame--Bargain with a Bookseller--Beer-drinking in the Office--
Benjamin's Opposition to it--He wrought a Reform--His Firmness and
Independence--Swimming--Drawn a Mile by his Kite on the Water--
Advised to open a Swimming-School--Decides on Returning to
America--A Scene forty years after 204-219
CHAPTER XXII.
FAREWELL TO ENGLAND.
Arrival in Philadelphia--Calls on Keimer--Meets Governor Keith in
the Street--Interview with Miss Read--His want of Fidelity--Denham
opened a Store, and Benjamin was his Clerk--The Sickness of
both--Denham dies--Benjamin thrown out of Business--Returns to his
Trade, and works for Keimer--Legacy from Denham--His Fidelity always
pleased his Employers--Many Youth do not care for the Employer's
Success--Fidelity one Secret of Benjamin's Success--The Oxford
Student--Dangers of Theatrical Amusements and Bad Company--Trouble
with Keimer--Refuses to work for him--Arrangements to go into
Business with Meredith 220-229
CHAPTER XXIII.
SETTING UP BUSINESS.
The Inventory--Keimer's Message--At Burlington--Friends made
there--Interview with the Surveyor-general--Opening his Office--
Samuel Mickle--His Croaking--The Result--Poetical Notice in the
Printing-office--His Resolution in the Outset--His Industry--
Prophecies about Failure--The Every-Night Club--The Lounger
rebuked--Franklin never above his Business--Case of Judge
Marshall--Economy--How he began to Keep House--Maxims--
Integrity--The Slanderer turned away--Socrates and Archelaus--
Business prosperous--Hopes and Fears--Coleman and Grace, and
their Offer--Talk with Meredith, and the Latter leaves 230-243
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE JUNTO.
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