Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . l me something about Poor Richards Alma-nac. When did Franklin die and where was he buried ? JOHN PAUL JOI^ES THE FAMOUS I^AYAI. HEEO. ^ .0 YOU like to hear tales about the sea and sailors ? askedjj Uncle Frank. I do, said James ; the others can speak for them-selves. Elsie and Mabel were much interested, theysaid, in important events on sea or land which gavethem a knowledge of American history. Listen, then, said Uncle Frank, to what I haveto tell you. The greatest naval hero
Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . l me something about Poor Richards Alma-nac. When did Franklin die and where was he buried ? JOHN PAUL JOI^ES THE FAMOUS I^AYAI. HEEO. ^ .0 YOU like to hear tales about the sea and sailors ? askedjj Uncle Frank. I do, said James ; the others can speak for them-selves. Elsie and Mabel were much interested, theysaid, in important events on sea or land which gavethem a knowledge of American history. Listen, then, said Uncle Frank, to what I haveto tell you. The greatest naval hero of the Revolu-tion was John Paul Jones, a Scotchman, who first came to America whenhe was an apprentice-boy, on an errand for his master, a great Englishtobacco merchant. He was only John Paul then, for the Jones was addedto his name in later years. At the age of twelve he had been sent to Whitehaven, in England,which IS just across the Solway Firth or bay from his native place,ihere he was apprenticed to a merchant who had a layge trade withAmerica. He was a ^ht boy, fond of his books, and one that could be. JOHN PAUL JONES. 88 trusted, so the next year, when the merchant sent a ship to Virginia foru cargo of tobacco, John Paul went along, for he had a brother in thatState. He was much pleased with the new country, but still more so withhis voyage. Life at sea seemed so delightful to him that he began tostudy navigation at once, that is, how to manage a ship; and when, soonafter his return to England, his masters business failed, he was glad tobe released from his apprenticeship so that he could become a sailor. His studies had fittedhim to take a good place inthe merchant service, andhe soon had an offer to shipin the slave trade, whichwas one of the most flour-ishing branches of Englishcommerce at that time. Soarrangements were made,and the day came when theship King George set sailfrom Whitehaven withJohn Paul for third ship went to Africaand returned, and whenP
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