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This, however, was afterward of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind; so that often, when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, _Don't give too much for the whistle_; and I saved my money. THIS HOWEVER WAS AFTERWARD OF USE TO ME THE IMPRESSION CONTINUING ON MY MIND SO THAT OFTEN WHEN I WAS TEMPTED TO BUY SOME UNNECESSARY THING I SAID TO MYSELF DON'T GIVE TOO MUCH FOR THE WHISTLE AND I SAVED MY MONEY
 155 THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN By ALBERT BUSHNELL HART Professor of Government Harvard University DEPARTMENT OF VOLUME 6 BIOGRAPHY NUMBER 7 TWENTY CENTS A COPY THE WHISTLE _A_ Bit _of_ Ben Franklin Wisdom When I was a child seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children; and, being charmed with the sound of a _whistle_ that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my _whistle_, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth; put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the _whistle_ gave me pleasure. ERVOX DOT O R G RECORDING BY JOHN DOUGHERTY THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VOLUME SIX NUMBER SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE FIVE FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BUSHNEL HART SECTION ONE THE WHISTLE A BIT OF BEN FRANKLIN WISDOM WHEN I WAS A CHILD SEVEN YEARS OLD MY FRIENDS ON A HOLIDAY FILLED MY POCKET WITH COPPERS I WENT DIRECTLY TO A SHOP WHERE THEY SOLD TOYS FOR CHILDREN AND BEING CHARMED WITH THE SOUND OF A WHISTLE THAT I MET BY THE WAY IN THE HANDS OF ANOTHER BOY I VOLUNTARILY OFFERED AND GAVE ALL MY MONEY FOR ONE I THEN CAME HOME AND WENT WHISTLING ALL OVER THE HOUSE MUCH PLEASED WITH MY WHISTLE BUT DISTURBING ALL THE FAMILY MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND COUSINS UNDERSTANDING THE BARGAIN I HAD MADE TOLD ME I HAD GIVEN FOUR TIMES AS MUCH FOR IT AS IT WAS WORTH PUT ME IN MIND OF WHAT GOOD THINGS I MIGHT HAVE BOUGHT WITH THE REST OF THE MONEY AND LAUGHED AT ME SO MUCH FOR MY FOLLY THAT I CRIED WITH VEXATION AND THE REFLECTION GAVE ME MORE CHAGRIN THAN THE WHISTLE GAVE ME PLEASURE
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