LITMIR.BIZ

Скачать книгу

Together—James Praised His Pieces—Proposition to Write, Print,

       and Sell Verses—Wrote Two—Sold Well—His Father's Severe Rebuke—

       After-talk with James—Best Writers Deficient at First—Reporting to

       James—Benefit to Ben—One of His Verses Preserved—What Franklin

       Said of It in Manhood—How He Used the Spectator—Determined to Improve—His Own Description of His Literary Work—How He Acquired Socratic Method—Rhetoric and Logic—How a Single Book Made Wesley, Martin, Pope, Casey, Lincoln, and Others What They Were—A Striking Case.

      XV. THE "COURANT" IN TROUBLE.

      The Startling News from the Assembly—A Discussion—A Sarcastic Letter

       the Cause—James and Benjamin Summoned before the Council—James

       Defiant—Benjamin Dismissed—How Mather Assailed the Courant—How James Answered Him—James in Prison—Benjamin Editing the Paper— Quotation from Parton—Persecution of Printers in the Old Country—A Horrible Case—James Released, and Still Defiant—Inoculation a Remedy for Small Pox—The Mercury Denouncing James' Imprisonment—James Still for Freedom of the Press—Secured It for All Time.

      XVI. THE BOY EDITOR.

      Attacking the Government—The Council Exasperated—Action of the

       Courant Club—Plan to Evade Order of the Council—Benjamin, the Boy-editor—His Address in Courant—Quotations from Courant of January 14, 1723—Not Libelous—Extract from Parton's Life—When Newspapers Ceased to be Carried Free—How Long Ben Was in Printing Office—Remarks by Mr. Sparks—What He Says of General Court—How the Experience Developed Benjamin—Right Boy in Right Place—Extract from Courant about Bears.

      XVII. THE YOUNG SKEPTIC.

      Reading Shaftesbury's Work—Discussion with Collins—Ben's Orthodoxy in

       Peril—Benjamin a Thinker—Saying Grace over the Pork Barrel—Reading

       from Collins—Several Paragraphs Repugnant to Orthodoxy—Shaftesbury

       Attacking Miracles—Ben's Influence over John—Charged with Being

       Atheist—His Confession—Letter to His Father—Letter to Sister—Seeing

       His Folly—His Prayer—Sad Experience with Infidel Books—Similar to

       Lincoln's and Garfield's—Lincoln's Farewell.

      XVIII. HOW HE QUIT BOSTON.

      Decision to Leave James—Cruelty of the Latter—The Indenture—

       Discussion over It with Collins—Advised to Get Place in Another

       Printing Office in Boston—James Had Warned Them against Hiring

       Him—Discloses His Decision to James—Unfair Use of Indenture—What

       Benjamin Said of It Afterwards—Resolved to Run Away—Planned The

       Method With Collins—Why Go by Water—How He Obtained Money—Collins

       Engages His Passage—Collins' Deliberate Lie—On the Road to

       Ruin—Collins' Report to Benjamin—Final Arrangements—Boarding the

       Sloop—Scene off Block Island—Ben Converted to Flesh—Benjamin

       Franklin's Experience Like William Hutton's.

      XIX. TRIALS OF A RUNAWAY.

      Applies for Work in New York—Bradford's Advice and Kindness—Starts

       for Philadelphia—The Drunken Dutch man—Driven on Shore by a Squall—

       A Fearful Night—At Amboy—Benjamin Sick—A Young Man Travelling in

       Maine—Advantage of Reading—Sir Walter Scott's Advice—Going in

       Rain to Burlington—Landlord Suspected He Was a Runaway—At Doctor

       Brown's—A Fine Time with the Doctor—Buying Gingerbread of Old

       Woman—His Disappointment—Way out of It—Unexpected Deliverance—His

       Skill at Rowing Again Useful—Finally Reaches Philadelphia.

      XX. THE WALKING COMEDY.

      Meeting a Boy Eating—Buys Three Loaves—His Surprise—A Walking

       Comedy—Sees His Future Wife—His Generosity to Mother and Child—A

       Trait of His Life—Back to the Boat—On the Street Again and in Quaker

       Church—Sleeping in Church—The Kind Quaker—The Crooked Billet—

       Suspected of being a Runaway—Meeting the New York Bradford—Interview

       with Young Bradford—Interview with Keimer—Showing His Skill at

       Type-setting—Senior Bradford's Ruse—Giving Account of His Boston

       Life—Doing Things Well—Case of Budgett—What Parton Said to Maydoll.

      XXI. GETTING ON.

      Repairing the Old Printing Press—Caution to Keep Secrets—Repairing for Bradford—Conversation with Bradford about Work in Boston—Unbelief—Changing Boarding-place—Talk with Boarding-master Read—Study and Companions There—High Rank of Printing Then—Letter from Collins—Found by His Brother-in-law, Captain Homes—Letter from the Captain—Benjamin's Reply—His Letter Read by Governor Keith—His History Told Keith—The Latter's Promise—Colonel French—Two Traits of Ben's Character, Observation and Humility.

      XXII. GOING UP HIGHER.

      Governor Keith and Colonel French Call on Benjamin—Keimer's

       Surprise—Benjamin's Interview with Them—Proposition to Establish

       Printing House—Keith Proposed He Should See His Father—Keimer Very

       Inquisitive about the Interview—Waiting for Vessel to Boston—Letter

       to Collins—How Long Take to Start Printing House—Tells Keimer He is

       Going to Boston—Sails for Boston—A Great Storm—Experience in

       Reaching Boston.

      XXIII. THE SURPRISE, AND ITS RESULTS.

      Hastens to See His Parents—Joyful Meeting—Account of Correspondence

       with Homes—Going to See James—Delight of Journeymen—Many Inquiries—

       Proposition to Treat Them—Report of James' Treatment to Parents—His

       Mother's Counsel—Meets Collins—The Latter Intemperate—Counsels Him

       to Let Strong Drink Alone—His Father's Opinion of Keith's Letter—

       Arrival of Captain Homes—Approves Plans of Benjamin—Calling on

       Friends—Seeing Doctor Mather—An Incident and Its Lesson—Collins

       Decides to Go to Philadelphia—Benjamin's Father Declines to Help

       Him—About Courant—Bidding Parents Farewell and Returning.

      XXIV. HIS RETURN, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.

      Leaves Boston for New York—Collins to Meet Him There—Calls at Newport to See His Brother John—Takes a Debt to Collect—Finds Collins Drunk in New York—Talk

Скачать книгу