Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . iladel-phia. The world knows by heart every detail of his firstday there. Kmijloyincnt was at once obtained with anew-comer in the town, one Sanuiel Keimer, long-haire«land bearded in an age when close cropping was impera- A PIASTER BUILDER. 315 tive, and with a turn of mind equally j^trong in oi)pof?i-tion to accepted theories. Franklin found lodging inthe home of the young lady who had looked !>;niilinglyat the travel-stained and hungry voyager, and a timeof quiet work and of pleasant life began. Good pay,co
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . iladel-phia. The world knows by heart every detail of his firstday there. Kmijloyincnt was at once obtained with anew-comer in the town, one Sanuiel Keimer, long-haire«land bearded in an age when close cropping was impera- A PIASTER BUILDER. 315 tive, and with a turn of mind equally j^trong in oi)pof?i-tion to accepted theories. Franklin found lodging inthe home of the young lady who had looked !>;niilinglyat the travel-stained and hungry voyager, and a timeof quiet work and of pleasant life began. Good pay,congenial friends and more time for reading and studyincreased his liking for the easy-going city ; and whenlinally his secret was discovered, and he was promisedfull forgiveness and more privileges if he would returnhome, he declared his tixed resolution to remain inPhiladelphia. The letter in which he stated the reasons for hiscourse, written with a dispassionateness not to be ex-pected, chanced to be seen by Sir William Keith, theGovernor of Pennsylvania, through whom one of. MEMENTOES FROM FRANCE. 316 A STL VAX CfTY. Franklins most disastrous yet most fruitful of expe-riences was to come; a man whose first craving was pop-ularity, and who promised always far in advance of anypossihility of performance. He urged that Franklinshould set up for himself in business, having, to theprofound astonishment not only of Kcimer but the en-tire neighborhood, called in person on the young printer,and even followed up the suggestion by writing to thefather. Josiah Franklin, pleased as he could not help but beat the honor to which the lad had already come, was toowary and sagacious a man not to ponder carefully everyside of the question. The son, meantime, set sail inApril, 1724, for Boston, and after a dangerous voyageof over a fortnight, astonished his relatives by ap-pearing among them. Ilandsomeh dressed, owninga watch, and with live i)()unds in silver in his pock-ets, he met his brothe
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