. Scenes from the life of Benjamin Franklin. n the press. The pegs on theuprights of the press behind the apprentice are used for hold-ing the ink rolls when not in use. The large lye pot in the lowerright-hand corner was used for washing the type. The long hair gathered up loosely at the neck gives themen a rather feminine appearance. Although no women areshown in this printing office, they were employed as composi-tors at this period. The daughters of James Franklin assistedtheir widowed mother in the printing office which their fatherhad established at Newport, R. I., while their younger br
. Scenes from the life of Benjamin Franklin. n the press. The pegs on theuprights of the press behind the apprentice are used for hold-ing the ink rolls when not in use. The large lye pot in the lowerright-hand corner was used for washing the type. The long hair gathered up loosely at the neck gives themen a rather feminine appearance. Although no women areshown in this printing office, they were employed as composi-tors at this period. The daughters of James Franklin assistedtheir widowed mother in the printing office which their fatherhad established at Newport, R. I., while their younger brotherwas learning the business in Philadelphia in the establishmentof his Uncle Benjamin. Wlien James Franklin set up hisoffice in Newport, he carried thither the press on whichBenjamin had worked in Boston. Many years after, it wasreturned to Boston, and may be seen to-day in the Old StateHouse on State Street, which is within a few hundred feet ofthe spot on Queen (now Court) Street, where the FranklinPrinting Office once stood. [page 13]. FRANKLIN THE BUILDER OF FORTS WHEN the news of Braddocks humiliating defeatreached Philadelphia in July, 1755, Governor Morrisentreated Colonel Dunbar, who was in command ofwhat was left of the British regulars, to hold the enemy incheck at the frontier until he could raise and send reinforce-ments of colonials. But Dunbar and his seasoned troopswere headed for Philadelphia, on the double quick, andwith one accord they decided to keep right on. So to Phila-delphia they came, leaving the whole country at the mercyof the enemy. Now Governor Morris loved a dispute as a schoolboyloves a game of ball. He had promised Franklin to refrainfrom this little diversion while Governor. Nevertheless he wassoon enjoying himself to the full in this particular more unfortunate juncture could have been found forindulging his weakness than just after Braddocks whole colony was in a panic and needed careful, cool-headed leadership. Governo
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