Conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Franklin--Decision to Remove
Benjamin from School--Trials of Ministers--Bread before
Learning--Subject opened to Benjamin--His Feelings--Character of
Schools then--Mr. Brownwell's Writing-school--Benjamin's
Obedience--His Father Strict--Keeping the Sabbath--Lore and Respect
for his Father--Rebuking the Inquisitive Landlord--Erecting Marble
Stone to the Memory of his Parents--The Stone replaced by Citizens
of Boston--Obedience of the Peel Boys--Harry Garland--Stephenson's
Noble Act to his Parents--The Eight Brothers at Inauguration of the
Franklin Statue--Progress in Penmanship--Beloved by Teacher 19-28

CHAPTER IV.

MAKING CANDLES.

Put to Candle-making at Ten Years of Age--His Father a Tallow-
chandler--Benjamin opposed to it--Importance of Industry--His
Father's Hive without Drones--Benjamin's Maxims about Industry in
Later Life--"The used key always bright."--"Diligence the Mother of
Good Luck"--Bad Luck--Bible View--No Schooling after Ten Years of
Age--Cutting Candle-wicks--Where was the Shop--Benjamin desires to
go to Sea--His Mother's Veto--An Older Brother went to Sea--Talk
with his Father--His Father's Veto--Promise of another Pursuit--
Respect for a Paternal "No"--His Sports on the Water--No Prospect
of Fame--Giotti Marking in the Sand--Webster's Pocket-handkerchief--
Roger Sherman at his Bench--Boys not excused from School by these
Examples--Benefit of a Little Knowledge--Saved Benjamin Russell
in Thunder-storm--How Stephenson felt for his Son 29-43

CHAPTER V.

THE ROGUE'S WHARF.

"All Abroad"--The Quagmire--Proposal to build a Wharf--The Heap of
Stones--Plan to steal them--Time set in the Evening--The Plan
executed--The Wharf done--Keeping the Secret--Benjamin's Father
finds him out--Benjamin in a tight place--Promises to do better--How
the Boys were found out--Benjamin's Reading Habits--What Books
liked--Mather's "Essays to Do Good"--Letter to Mather's Son--Boys
should be at Home in Evenings--Advantage of Reading--Letter to a
Girl on the Subject 44-54

CHAPTER VI.

TABLE TALK.

Interview with a Friend--His Ancestors--Their Hardships--Denied
Liberty of Conscience--The Bible under the Stool--Leaving the Church
of England--Emigration for Religious Freedom--Conversation on Useful
Themes at Table--No Complaints allowed ab