THE JUNTO.

A Literary Club--What Franklin said of it--A New Proposition for a
Library--Scarcity of Books--Franklin the Father of Circulating
Libraries--Size of the First Library now--Questions asked by the
"Junto"--Their Practical Character--Questions Discussed--Members
limited to Twelve--No Improvement on the "Junto"--Franklin's Hand
seen in it--All but one or two Members became Respectable, and most
of them distinguished Men--Studying French, Italian, and Spanish--
Playing Chess--Studying Latin--The "Junto" Copied in England--
Canning--Franklin begins to think more of Religion--Doubting his
Doubts--A Minister calls upon him--Goes to Meeting--The Fatal
Sermon--Power of Conscience--Prays, and his Form of Prayer--
His Book of Goodness--Rules of Conduct, and what they
show 244-253

CHAPTER XXV.

CONCLUSION.

The Printer Boy and Man--His Brother reconciled to him--Rears his
Nephew--Holds important Offices--Refuses Patent of a Stove--Gift to
English Clergyman--Improves Street Lamps--Forms Fire-Company--
Organizes Militia--A Schedule of the Offices he filled and the
Honours he Won--Honoured in France, and all Europe--Societies
and Towns named after him--A Library Presented to the Town of
Franklin, Mass.--His Remark about more Sense than Sound--
Washington's Praise of him--Action of Congress--Demonstrations
of Respect in France--A Benjamin truly, and not a Ben-Oni--
Regretting his early disregard of Religion--His Benevolence--
Emptied his Pockets for Whitefield--His Humanity, and Words of
a Biographer--His Reverence for God in High Places--Proposed the
First Fast--Advocates Prayers in the National Convention--The
Young Man at his Death-bed--His Last Words for the Bible 254-264

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

"HOW MUCH DID YOU GIVE FOR YOUR WHISTLE?" _Frontispiece_

MEDALLION OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN _Vignette Title_

THE ROGUE'S WHARF _Page_ 44

THE MYSTERIOUS CONTRIBUTOR 123

FRANKLIN SAVING THE DUTCHMAN 149

MISS READ'S FIRST GLIMPSE OF HER FUTURE HUSBAND 162

ANECDOTE OF DR. MATHER AND FRANKLIN--HUMILITY "BEATEN IN!" 186

"SAWDUST PUDDING"--ANECDOTE OF FRANKLIN'S INDEPENDENCE 242

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