The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-04 00:00:00

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6rrli.llCTS FROM TDE 111..Mo1ltS OF Da. ?RADIUM.
(Continued Poal oar Pfper of peiforday )

" Oar humble family early embraced the Re-
formed Religion. Our firrefethers continued Pro-
testants through the reign of Mary, though they
w.resonsetimea in danger ,of peraiecritroo oil wc-
(vivid wi their zeal against Pottery. They had an
Euglieli Bible, and to conceal it, and place it in
safety, it was fastened open with Noes under and
within the cover of a joint stool. Wtien my great
grandfather wished to rend it to he
placed joint atoll out his knees, and theu turned
over the leaves under die tapes. One of the clUld-
reis stood at the door to give irotire if lie saw the
approrit or email:ie. wher was an !Alien of this Bpi.
iir.ual Court : iu that case the stool was Wired
dowu again upon its feet, whetilite Bible remained
concealed under it as before. This anecdote I had
Rout uncle Benjamin. The family coistsnued all
of the Church of England till about the end of
Charles the Second's reign, when some of the Mi-
nisters that had been ousted far their noti-ciiir-
tormity, bnldutg conventicles in N.bithernittousliire,
my uncle Benjamin and my father Josiah 'Whets-if
to them, arid so cominuell all their lives. The list
of the family remained with the Episearial Clititch.
"My fattier married r 000 g. I fan.. tl.his wife,
with three children, to New Criglirial, ahem 1692.
The conveiltieles being at that time IMllidden by
law, end frequently slionsibrd is the nrecirogs,
some considerable into of hie uctlitgisititsice deter-
mined to go to that country. and he %vas prevniled
with to OCCOININny thrill iii her, %%licit' they ex-
pected to enjoy the exercise of phi it religion with
freedom. By the same wife lily lather had bow
children iiitite horn Oicre, and by a seemal ten
!O'er! ; in all seventeen ; remember to
have seen thirteen siriirg toge-Ifiri nt his mule.
who all grew up to years of maturity, and were
ore I. I w.is the youiigest 10111, and the youngest
of 411 the children except fvio drjghters, I was
born in Bestial. in New Eliglarid, January 17,
1706. My elder brothers were all put apprentices
to Illiferellt hides. I was put to the grammar-
school at eight year. of 14,:e; my father intending
to devote one a. the tithe of his tams to the service of
the church. My early reatiliiiet,ii w lc:aping to read
(which intuit have been very early, as I do not re-
member when I could not read). and the opinion of
all his friend!, that I should ceriainly make a good
scholar, encouraged him in this ()mior of his.
My uncle BenjaMin too appyoved of it, and pro-
posed to give rue his volumes or sermon. to set up
with,if I would learn hie short-band. I combined,
however, at the gtainmar-school rather less than a
. .

year, though in that time I had risen
from the middle of the class of that year to be at
the head of the sane class, and was removed into
the next class, whence 1 wife to he plated the
third at the rust of the year. But my lather, bur-
dened with a numerous family, was unable oithout
inconvenience to support the expense of a college
education: considering mot rover, as lie said to one
of his friends in toy presence, the little rociiiirage-
men' that line of life afforded to flitter educated for
it, he gave op his first intentions, tuok.me 00111 the
granimar-school, and sent use to a. school for writ-
ing and arithmetic, kept by a then .GllllOll4 man,
Mr. George llitiwnwell. Ile was a rkiiful master,
and surcessful in his protessino, employing Only
the mildest and most eteNsuragintr, methods. Un-
der him I learned to write a good hand petty soon,
but entirely failed in arithmetic. At tau years
old I was taken to help my father in hi, bustoess,
which was that °fa trillaw-cliandler and 4VIIOII/ler.
• business to which lie was tint bred; hut had as-
mimed on Ins arrival at New England, bee:m.4e he
found that his dyeing trade, bring iii lithe request.
would nut maintain his raiiii!v. Accordingly,
was emplaned in cutting wick for the candles,
till-
iug the moulds for east-catidlcs, uttetallog the shop,
glhog of errands, &c.
I disliked the trade, and had a strong Melina.
tiro to loves, but my father declared against it.
But, residing near the water, I was much in it, and on
it. I learned to swim well and to manage boats; cod
when embarked ittli other boys I at.% COI 1111 l tioly
▪ d to govern, especially neon tiny case of dlr.
ticults ; and upon other occsaions I was geneially
the leader among the boys, nod sometimes lid
them into serapes, of whirl' 1 *hall mention one
instance, as it skews an early projecting politic
spirit, though not then justly conduCted. There
was n salt-marsh which bounded part of the mill-
pond, on the edge of a hicli, at 111411 water, we
used to stand to fish for minnows, By
trampling we hail made it a mere quagmire.—
My proposal was to build u wharf these for us
to stand upon; and I spewed my comrades a large
heap of stones, which were intended for a new boos
near the marsh, and which *mild very well volt
our purpose, Accordingly, in the evening, wheii
the workinui were gone home, assembled a num-
ber of my plays fellows, and we worked diligently,
like so malty et ttttt ids, sometimes two or three to a
stone, till we browl;lit them all to make our little
*hart: Tit!! next ono-Mug the workmen were sur-
prised at sisi•siog the ittomes which Merl famed 4)111.
iotiony was made alter the author: tel
tymisfer—we weir discovered, complained of, Mid
'corrected by our fathers; I though Itt
pirated the utility of Our W4.11i; mint' 4:011V1110d me
that what was not honest, not be truly useful.
"1 MIPIMISIe you may like to know :al( lilllll of
• man my falter o;1.. tie 11.111 an excel lila colisti.
Intim), was ..r a middle statiire, e'rll-ttel, att,i very
✓!r0..4!, lir could ilia* Orettily. snail ors ,killed
hltle iii this Suite Was sUllOrtitl4 rlld agrt-e-
-ob!e, so 1041 whew he played 011 110. tlOllll, :41111
• wit holt , ns It Mies le:e11•1011.0.4 to ill
a':er Ile IP.tviateatt oh the Jay wits over, it was
extiesody agreeable to hear. hint same
!soon ledge of tiwel•asties, suit run caw was
arty hood v with min f But
his great rxrellenee was Ins sound unde,strud-
iuY.
end Lai sotid juil,puebt, iii prtident,:d warners,