. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . ofPhiladelphia could boast of but two, and in both ofthose only ordinary merchandise was on sale. I had brought with me a goodly part of all mymoney, counting to buy for my mother some tokento remind her that I had been during a certain timeof Governor Penns following, and when I said as muchto Amy of Maryland, she seemed as eager as I, pointingout this thing or that, which I knew full well wouldcost more of money than I had ever earned by thelabor of my hands. It was when I was beginningto despair of finding what would come within thelimit
. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . ofPhiladelphia could boast of but two, and in both ofthose only ordinary merchandise was on sale. I had brought with me a goodly part of all mymoney, counting to buy for my mother some tokento remind her that I had been during a certain timeof Governor Penns following, and when I said as muchto Amy of Maryland, she seemed as eager as I, pointingout this thing or that, which I knew full well wouldcost more of money than I had ever earned by thelabor of my hands. It was when I was beginningto despair of finding what would come within thelimits of my purse, that my eyes lighted upon two flasksof glass. I had heard of such things, but never had the pleasure THE RESULT OF THE VISIT 159 of seeing them before,and, luckily, the pricefor two was but eightshillings. I paid themoney at once, and theshopman stowed bothmost carefully in a boxof wood, so that I mightnot break them on thejourney home, for, ashe explained, this wareis so delicate that aslight blow will send itinto an hundred THE RESULT OF THE VISIT It was more like a dream than a reality to be livingin this colony of Maryland, and although the desirewas great in my heart to see my mother once more,I was saddened when word was sent Jethro and me thaton the morrow the journey back to Philadelphia wouldbe begun. As to the business on which we had come, I knewlittle regarding it, since, of course, it would not havebeen seemly in a lad like me to ask information from i6o STEPHEN OF PHILADELPHIA my elders concerning affairs of state: but I heard enoughas we journeyed, to understand that Lord Baltimorehad not give*n way in any degree. He claimed most
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