. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . in this country of America, other-wise William Penn would not have gone so far out ofthe way as to call us by name when he was making upa list of his company. Jethro mourned because of his hands being hardand grimy, owing to our work of nail-making; but Iinsisted that such marks of honest labor became usfar better than would flesh so soft and white that onewould know we had not been accustomed to work aslads should, who count on helping to build a city inthe wilderness. As father has said again and again, he is a pooraddition to any town in
. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . in this country of America, other-wise William Penn would not have gone so far out ofthe way as to call us by name when he was making upa list of his company. Jethro mourned because of his hands being hardand grimy, owing to our work of nail-making; but Iinsisted that such marks of honest labor became usfar better than would flesh so soft and white that onewould know we had not been accustomed to work aslads should, who count on helping to build a city inthe wilderness. As father has said again and again, he is a pooraddition to any town in a new country like ours, whocannot turn his hand to every kind of work that maybe needed, and it is the drones, or the gentlemen asthey were called in Jamestown and Plymouth, whoare a drag instead of a help. A PROUD DEPARTURE The carts and the saddle horses were sent ahead, asI have said, and you may be certain Jethro and I hada hand in stowing the goods, not only that the peoplemight see we had become members of the governors A PROUD DEPARTURE 139. Vi following, but to make certain our fine clothes werewhere they would not come to harm. An hundred or more curious ones stood around withmouths agape when the carts set off, and I was almostinclined to feel sad for those who were not so fortunate asJethro and myself. But next morning, when we gathered at the BlueAnchor tavern to take ship, you should have seen thethrongs of people! It was as if the king himself werestarting on his travels, and Jethro and I were amongthose to be gazed at, rather than with the gazers. The ship Good Will was lying at anchor in thestream, and hauled upon the shore, with the seamenstanding near at hand awaiting our movements, were 140 STEPHEN OF PHILADELPHIA the small boats in which we were to be taken onboard. It may seem like boasting, but it is neverthelesstrue, that when William Penn came out of the tavernto take boat, he gave me good morning, calling meStephen of Philadelphia, as if the words had
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