. Benjamin Franklin: his autobiography : with a narrative of his public life and services. al to us, in their own natures, all thecircumstances of things considered. And this per-suasion, with the kind hand of Providence, or someguardian angel, or accidental favorable circumstancesand situations, or all together, preserved me, throughthis dangerous time of youth, and the hazardous sit-uations I was sometimes in among strangers, remotefrom the eye and advice of my father, free from anywillful gross immorality or injustice, that might havebeen expected from my want of religion. I say will-ful, b
. Benjamin Franklin: his autobiography : with a narrative of his public life and services. al to us, in their own natures, all thecircumstances of things considered. And this per-suasion, with the kind hand of Providence, or someguardian angel, or accidental favorable circumstancesand situations, or all together, preserved me, throughthis dangerous time of youth, and the hazardous sit-uations I was sometimes in among strangers, remotefrom the eye and advice of my father, free from anywillful gross immorality or injustice, that might havebeen expected from my want of religion. I say will-ful, because the instances I have mentioned hadsomething of necessity in them, from my youth, in-experience, and the knavery of others. I had there-fore a tolerable character to begin the w^orld ^^ ith ; Ivalued it properly, and determined to preserve it. We had not been long returned to Philadelphiabefore the new types arrived from London. We set-tled with Keimer, and left him by his consent beforehe heard of it. We found a house to let near theMarket, and took it. To lessen the rent, which. LIFE OF FRANKLIN. 101 was then but twenty-four pounds a year, though Ihave smce known it to let for seventy, we took inThomas Godfrey, a glazier, and his family, whowere to pay a considerable part of it to us, and weto board with them. We had scarce opened ourletters and put our press in order, before GeorgeHouse, an acquaintance of mine, brought a country-man to us, whom he had met in the street inquiringfor a printer. All our cash was now expended inthe variety of particulars we had been obliged toprocure, and this countrymans five shillings, beingour first-fruits, and coming so seasonably, gave memore pleasure than any crown I have since earned;and the gratitude I felt toward House has made meoften more ready than perhaps I otherwise shouldhave been to assist young beginners. There are croakers in every country, always bod-ing its ruin. Such a one there lived in Philadelphia;a person of note,
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