True Stories from History and BiographyJames R. Osgood, 1851 - 290 sider |
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66 Grandfather Acadia afterwards America answered Grandfather army asked Charley auditors began Benjamin Boston Boston massacre British CHAPTER chief justice child Christina Clara colonies continued Grandfather Cotton Mather cried Charley dear death Edward Eliot Emily Endicott England English exiles eyes face famous father felt Franklin gazing governor of Massachusetts Grand Grandfather's chair hands hear heard heart Heaven Hutchinson Indians inquired Isaac John Endicott Johnson King James King Philip's War king's Lady Arbella Liberty Tree likewise lion's head little Alice looked Louisburg Massachusetts Master Cheever Michael Johnson ministers mother never Noll old chair peace perhaps poor Province House Puritans Quaker replied Grandfather Roger Williams Salem Samuel Adams seemed sent shouted Sir Francis Bernard Sir Oliver Sir William Phipps soldiers stones stood story suppose talk tell thing thought told took town troops Uttoxeter venerable vessels wharf whole young
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Side 39 - Betsey did Samuel Sewell fall in love. As he was a young man of good character, industrious in his business, and a member of the church, the mint-master very readily gave his consent.
Side 208 - In the year 1738 there came into the world, in the town of Springfield, Pennsylvania, a Quaker infant, from whom his parents and neighbors looked for wonderful things. A famous preacher of the Society of Friends had prophesied about little Ben, and foretold that he would be one of the most remarkable characters that had appeared on the earth since the days of William Penn. On this account, the eyes of many people were fixed upon the boy. Some of his ancestors had won great renown in the old wars...
Side 256 - It was agreed that they should all be on the spot that evening and commence their grand public enterprise by moonlight. Accordingly, at the appointed' VOL. XII. 13 time, the whole gang of youthful laborers assembled, and eagerly began to remove the stones. They had not calculated how much toil would be requisite in this important part of their undertaking. The very first stone which they laid hold of proved so heavy that it almost seemed to be fastened...
Side 220 - North Witham. Her son was left to the care of his good old grandmother, who was very kind to him and sent him to school. In his early years Isaac did not appear to be a very bright scholar, but was chiefly remarkable for his ingenuity in all mechanical occupations. He had a set of little tools and saws of various sizes manufactured by himself. With the aid of these Isaac contrived to make many curious articles, at which he worked with so much skill that he seemed to have been born with a saw or chisel...
Side 39 - They offered him a large sum of money if he would but give up that twentieth shilling which he was continually dropping into his own pocket. But Captain Hull declared himself perfectly satisfied with the shilling. And well he might be ; for so diligently did he labor, that, in a few years, his pockets, his money-bags, and his strong box were overflowing with pine-tree shillings. This was probably the case when he came into possession of Grandfather's chair ; and, as he had worked so hard at the mint,...
Side 66 - Phipps solicited the king to let him have another vessel and send him back again to the West Indies. But King James, who had probably expected that the ' Rose Algier ' would return laden with gold, refused to have anything more to do with the affair.
Side 212 - Yet they could not understand how he was ever to become a very great and useful man merely by making pictures. One evening, shortly after Mr. Pennington's return to Philadelphia, a package arrived at Springfield, directed to our little friend Ben. " What can it possibly be ? " thought Ben, when it was put into his hands. " Who can have sent me such a great square package as this...
Side 262 - Why, father," replied Ben, hanging his head at first, but then lifting his eyes to Mr. Franklin's face, " if it had been merely for my own benefit, I never should have dreamed of it. But I knew that the wharf would be a public convenience. If the owner of the stones should build a house with them, nobody will enjoy any advantage except himself.
Side 213 - In the morning he hurried to the garret, and was seen no more till the dinner hour ; nor did he give himself time to eat more than a mouthful or two of food before he hurried back to the garret again. The next day, and the next, he was just as busy as ever ; until at last his mother thought it time to ascertain what he was about. She accordingly followed him to the garret.
Side 210 - And then she threw her arms round our friend Benjamin, and kissed him so tenderly, that he never afterwards was afraid to show his performances to his mother. As Ben grew older, he was observed to take vast delight in looking at the hues and forms of nature. For instance, he was greatly pleased with the blue violets of spring, the wild roses of summer, and the scarlet cardinal-flowers of early autumn.