. Benjamin Franklin: his autobiography : with a narrative of his public life and services. tries totally ceased,it was a comfort to me to recollect that I had oncebeen clothed from head to foot in woolen and linenof my wifes manufacture ; that I never was prouderof any dress in my life ; and that she and her daugh-ter might do it again, if it was necessary. I told theParliament that it was my opinion, before the oldclothes of the Americans were worn out, they mighthave new ones of their own making. I have sentyou a fine piece of Pompadour satin, fourteen yards,cost eleven shillings a yard ; a
. Benjamin Franklin: his autobiography : with a narrative of his public life and services. tries totally ceased,it was a comfort to me to recollect that I had oncebeen clothed from head to foot in woolen and linenof my wifes manufacture ; that I never was prouderof any dress in my life ; and that she and her daugh-ter might do it again, if it was necessary. I told theParliament that it was my opinion, before the oldclothes of the Americans were worn out, they mighthave new ones of their own making. I have sentyou a fine piece of Pompadour satin, fourteen yards,cost eleven shillings a yard ; a silk negligee, and pet-ticoat of brocaded lutestring for my dear Sally, withtwo dozen gloves, four bottles of lavender water,and two httle reels. The letter then goes on to•enumerate various other articles, and describes theiruse. Among the merchandise in the inventory are 374 LIFE OF FRANKLIN. mentioned three fine cheeses. One can scarceforbear a smile, at this distance of time, in think-ing of Poor Richard forwarding such a consign-ment as Pompadour satin, lavender, corkscrews, and. cheeses; but the smile is inevitable when We findthe doctor suggesting in his letter that perhaps a bitof the cheese may be left when he comes have before remarked on the interest he took inminute affairs about his household, as shown in hisletters. An extract from a letter to him from hiswife, written a few months previous to the above,will give her testimony to his character. The con-clusion is exquisite. The original is in the posses-sion of Mr. Watson, the annalist. She is describingthe arrangement of their new house, erected duringthe doctors absence, in Franklin Court: In the room down stairs is the sideboard, which LIFE OF FRANKLIN. 375 is very handsome and plain, with two tables madeto suit it, and a dozen of chairs also. The chairsare plain horse-hair, and look as well as Paduasoj,and are admired by all. The httle south room Ihave papered, as the walls were very much t
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