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Persuaded to try his fortune in London with Keith's patronage, Franklin set sail with high hopes; but, on arriving, he found that Keith had played him false, and that no letter of credit, as promised, awaited him. PERSUADED TO TRY HIS FORTUNE IN LONDON WITH KEITH'S PATRONAGE FRANKLIN SET SAIL WITH HIGH HOPES BUT ON ARRIVING HE FOUND THAT KEITH HAD PLAYED HIM FALSE AND THAT NO LETTER OF CREDIT AS PROMISED AWAITED HIM
ise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise”; “Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other”--are some of Poor Richard’s proverbs that have passed into our everyday speech. PREPARED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE MENTOR ASSOCIATION ILLUSTRATION FOR THE MENTOR. VOL. 6. No. 7. SERIAL No. 155 COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY THE MENTOR ASSOCIATION, INC. [Illustration: ENGRAVED BY WILLIAM O. GELLER, OF LONDON. FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY BARON JOLLY, OF BRUXELLES FRANKLIN AT THE COURT OF FRANCE, 1778--SEATED FIGURES ARE LOUIS XVI AND MARIE ANTOINETTE] _BENJAMIN FRANKLIN_ _As Printer_ SIX “Benjamin Franklin, printer,” was Franklin’s favorite way of describing himself. He was, indeed, a printer all his life. When only twelve, he became apprentice to his half-brother, James, but quarreled with him and ran away, finally reaching Philadelphia. Here he obtained employment and the patronage of Sir William Keith, Governor of Pennsylvania and Delaware, who gave him the public printing to do.  SECTION NUMBER SEVEN OF THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THIS IS A LIBER BOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY MICHAEL HALL VE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VOLUME SIX NUMBER SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BUSHNELL HART SECTION SEVEN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AS PRINTER BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PRINTER WAS FRANKLIN'S FAVORITE WAY OF DESCRIBING HIMSELF HE WAS INDEED A PRINTER ALL HIS LIFE WHEN ONLY TWELVE HE BECAME APPRENTICE TO HIS HALF BROTHER JAMES BUT QUARRELLED WITH HIM AND RAN AWAY FINALLY REACHING PHILADELPHIA HERE HE OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT AND THE PATRONAGE OF SIR WILLIAM KEITH GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE WHO GAVE HIM THE PUBLIC PRINTING TO DO
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