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      XXV. WORKING, READING, AND COURTING.

      Keimer's Religious Creed—Argument with Benjamin—Establishing a New

       Sect and Foregoing a Good Dinner—Benjamin's Three Literary

       Associates—Literary Club Formed—Discussion on Ralph as a

       Poet—Benjamin's Views—Each One Writing Poetry—Paraphrase of 18th

       Psalm—Benjamin Reading Ralph's—Plan to Outwit Osborne—Its

       Success—Osborne's Mortification—The Club a Good One—Benjamin and

       Deborah Read—The Result.

      XXVI. A BOGUS SCHEME.

      Ralph Going to England with Benjamin—Time to Sail—Governor Keith

       Promises Letters—No Suspicion of Keith—Letters Not Ready as

       Promised—Second Application for Letters—Final Promise—Bag of Letters

       Come on Board—Looked over Letters in English Channel—The Revelation

       of Rascality—Benjamin's Situation Alone in London—Ralph Discloses

       that He Has Abandoned His Wife—Rebuked by Benjamin—Advice of

       Denham—Governor Keith a Fraud—Finds Work at Palmer's Printing

       House—Had Ralph to Support—Ralph a Schoolmaster—Accepting Trouble

       Philosophically.

      XXVII. "OUR WATER DRINKER."

      Letter from Ralph to Benjamin—Ralph's Epic Poem—Assisted Ralph's

       Wife—How He and Ralph Separated—Kindness of Wilcox, the Bookseller—

       Loaning Books—Benjamin Reviews "Religion of Nature"—Talk with Watts,

       and His Opinion of It—Interview with Doctor Lyons—Doctor Pemberton—

       Lived to See His Folly—Interview with Sir Hans Sloane—Benjamin's

       Attack on Beer Drinking—His Sound Argument—Jake, the Ale Boy—Called

       "A Water Drinker"—Discussion with Watts—Refused to Treat the Company—

       Visits His Old Press Forty Years After.

      XXVIII. AT HOME AGAIN.

      What Became of Ralph—Benjamin Teaching Two Companions to Swim—Who Was

       Wygate?—The Excursion to Chelsea—Benjamin Swims Four Miles—Antics in

       the Water—Sir W. Wyndham Proposes He Should Open a Swimming School—

       Wygate's Proposition to Travel—Denham's Advice—Cheaper Board—Incident

       Showing Denham's Character—Denham Offers to Employ Him as Clerk in

       Philadelphia—Leaves Printing House for Warehouse—Returns to

       Philadelphia.

      XXIX. UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE.

      Visits Keimer's Printing Office—Calls on Deborah Read—Her Marriage to

       Rogers, and Divorce—Visit to Deborah Leads to Re-engagement—Now a

       Merchant's Clerk—Denham and Benjamin Both Sick—Denham Died and Left

       Legacy to Benjamin—Arrival of Captain Homes—Working for Keimer

       Again—The Latter Making Trouble—Benjamin Leaves Him—Interview with

       Meredith—Proposition to Go into Company in Printing Business—Meredith's

       Father Loans Capital.

      XXX. THE LEATHERN APRON CLUB.

      Reflecting on His Religious Belief—Rules He Wrote on the Berkshire and Introduction to Them—The Leathern Apron Club—Patterned after Cotton Mather's—The Questions Asked—Benjamin's Explanation—The Compact Signed—Bringing in Books They Owned—Establishing the First Library in the Land—Questions Discussed by the Club—No Improvement on This Club—Benjamin's View of It in Age—Organizing Other Clubs—Studying the Languages—Benjamin's Success.

      XXXI. BRIGHTER DAYS.

      Proposition from Keimer—Discussion of It with Meredith—Returns to

       Keimer—Printing Money for New Jersey at Burlington—The Surveyor

       General's Life—His Talk with Benjamin—Starting New Firm, Franklin

       and Meredith—The First Job—Predictions of Its Failure by Nickle

       and Merchants' Club—Doctor Baird Differed—A Proposition from a

       Stationer—Interview with Webb—Plan for Starting a Paper Made Known—

       Keimer's Paper—Benjamin's Articles in Mercury—Buys Keimer's Paper—Dissolves Partnership—Rum the Cause—The Gazette a Success.

      XXXII. NO LONGER A SKEPTIC.

      Time is Money—The Lounger Rebuked—Maxims—Avoiding Slander and

       Abuse—Revising His Religious Belief—Articles of Belief—Code of

       Morals Adopted—Creed for "United Party of Virtue "—Letters to

       Friends—Proposed Prayers in Congress and Speech—Epitaph for His

       Tombstone Written at Twenty-three.

      XXXIII. POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC.

      Publishing an Almanac—Discussion about It—When It Was Started—

       Maxims Found in It—Very Popular, and Great Circulation—Franklin's

       Fame Spreading—The Junto Pleased—Franklin's Account of Success—

       How He Conducted His Paper—The Libeller Suppressed—Success of His

       Stationer's Shop—Visit to Boston—Visits His Brother James—

       Reconciliation—Takes His Son Home—He Buries a Child—His Defense

       of Rev. George Whitefield—Building a House of Worship for Him.

      XXXIV. MORE HONORS AND MORE WORK.

      Clerk of the Assembly—Postmaster—Night-watch Discussed in the Junto—Plan of a Fire Department—Many Fire Companies Formed—Plan to Pave the Streets—Paper on Smoky Chimneys—Franklin Invents a Stove—Gives Away the Patent—Franklin Founds the University of Philadelphia—Its Great Success—Franklin Organized Militia—Influence of Quakers against It—Eighty Companies Formed—Franklin Secured Fast Day—Peace.

      XXXV. PHILOSOPHER AND STATESMAN.

      Entering into Partnership with Hall—His Large Income—Time for Study

       and Research—Rapid Progress in Science—His Fame in Both Hemispheres—

       What Mignet Said of His Labors—Kimmersley on His Lightning Rod—

       Called Again to Political Life—List of Offices He Filled—Drafting

       Declaration of Independence—Hanging Separately—Anecdote—His First

       Labors at Court of England—Minister to England—Source of Troubles—

       Hatred of Tories—Firm before House of Commons—Death of Mrs. Franklin—

       Famous Letter to Strahan—The Eight Years' War—Franklin Author of the

      

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