, 1870-06-26

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THE LATE uEs1AN1x F1ASK1Ix.
Never put Oh I'LL tomorrow wna: Jou can do
Day amer to-norrow Just As weA--E II
This party ~as ono OF those persons whom
they call philosophers. He waa twius, being
born simultaneously in tw'u different houses in
the city OF Boston. These houaes rernAin
unto this dav, and have signs upon them word
ed in accordance with the facts, The signs
are considered well enough to h1ve, though
not necessary, because The inhabitants point
out the two bir1hplaces to the stranger any
how. and sonctines as often aa several times
IN tho sane day. The subject Of this memoir
waa Of 1 vi<ious disposition, and esr1v prosti-
tuted his talents To the invention Of ma1ims
snd aphorisnB calculzted TO infict suffering
upon tho Hsing generation OF ali subsequent
ages. His simplest acts, also, were conEivsd
with siew 70 theiE being held upfos the
emulation Of boys foreTer-boya who might
otherwise have been happy. It WIS IN this spirit
that he became tho son OF soAP-boiler AID
probably for no othsr reason th4n tt4t tha
Efforts Of al future boys who tried to be any
thing might be looked upon with suspicion un-
4 naleyolence which is without parallel In his
tory, he would work al dxy 1nd then sit up
nights and let on to be studying Algebf1 by the
Light OF gu1oulderng fire, 50 that III other
boys might have to do that also or else have
benjamin Franklin thrown up to them. Not
eatistied With these proceedings, he had
fashion Of living wholly on breld snd w1ter,
and studying astronomy Ut meal time-A thing
which has brought ah1iction to millions .. boys
since, whose faith 4rs had read FranNin's perni-
ciouB biography.
His mAxins were fill Of animos,ty toward
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single natural instinct without tumblipg over
come Of those everlasting aphorisms and hear
ing from Franklin On the spot II he buys
two cents worth Of peanuts, his father says,
Remember what Franklin has said my son
a gIo.s days 4 pennya year !" and The
be wants to spin his top vhen he Is done work,
his father quotes, Procrsstination is the
thief Ct time" Il he does Tirsuous action,
he never gets anrthing for II, because I" vir-
tue ts tts own reward" And that boy is
bounded to death and robbed Of his natural
inspired flights Of maignity-
Early to bed and ehrly to rise
Make man healthy and wealthy and wise.
Aa it wee any object TO I boy to be healthy
eoTrpw that that maxim has coat me through
my parents experimenting on me with It,
tongue cannotsfen The legitimate result is
my present state OF general debility. indi-
genee. and mentsl alteration. S1y parents
used to have me up before O'Clock in the
morning, sometimes, when I was boy. II
they had let me take my NATURAL rest, where
would have been now? Keeping store, no
doubt. and respected BY all.
And what an sdroit old adventurer the
subject Of this memoir Eas! In order to
get q chance to ffy his kite on Sunday, he
uRed to hang key on the string and let on
to be fishing for lightning: And + guileless
public would go home ehirping about the
''wisdou" and the ''genius' Of the hoary
ath-breakes. IT, ansbody caught him
age q ri1ty, ho would Immediately sppesr to
be cipherng cut bow the grass grer-as il it
was any Of his business. Ny grandfather
knew him well, and he sayn Franklin WAS al
Hays fxnd-always ready. II body, du7pg
a,is old age, happened on him unexpectedly
Tles. or gliding on eel1Ar-door, he would i'm
| medixtely look wise, and rip out . maxim, and
| walk OF with his nose In the air and his cap
turned wrong side before, trying to appear
absent-ninded and eccentric. He waa q hard
| lot.
He invented stove that would smoke your
head of in four hours by the clock. Ono can
see the almost develish satisfaction he took in
1 il, by his giving 1t his name
HewAs alxayB proud Of telling how he en-
tered Philadelphia. for the frat time, with
| nothing in the world but Two xhilliurs in his
/ A~AA
But really, when you como to e1a1nine it crit
ieallr: it was nothing. Anybody could have
! done it.
To tho subject Of this memoir belongs the
honor OF recommending the army to 90 back
to bows and arrows in place Of bayonets and
muskets. Ha observed, With his customary
ferce, that the bayonst was very well, under
some circumstances, but that ho doubted
whctheri it could be used with accuracy at long
range.
things for his country, and made her young
nAme to be honoFcl in many lands 10 the
mother nf such 4 son. 1t ia not the idea Of
this memoir to ignore that or cover it up. No
the simple idea OF 1t is to snub those preten-
dous ma1ims Of his, which ho worked up With
great show Of originality out Of truisms thAt
had become wea1isorne platitudes as early a.
the dispersion from Babel; and also To snub
his stove, and his military Inspirations, his un-
seemly cndoavor to mako himself conspicuous
when be entered Philadelphia, and his Hyins
tas hte ind fooling away his time in al sorts
of such Ways, whom he ought to have been
loraging foT eoap-fat, or constructing candlee.
| I merely deEired to do away With someEhat OF
the prevalent calamitous ide1 among heads o1
families thst Franklin acquired his great genius
and getting up in the night instead OF waiting
til! morning lke I Christian, and that thil
programme, rigidly inflicted, will make 4
Franklin Of every father fool Il Is tino
these gentlemen we're finding out That these
e1ecin@e eeeeh.slcltlea OF instinct and CONDUCT
are on!s the eri1encfs ot genius, not the c1tt1'
ot, .ors ot II. - lNlsh had been ne father OF m1
M!eMs iong enough 70 naSe them compfe,
neno tnls untn, and mus prepare them TO le!
uen son n:;,I a.ys ~ e2saeT s..aa ot n nnan
We Mss &c c9'u 9, nsu 10 n9n soap, posMl.ns.Ana ~
9S ny iH.aes az at,,a, ~ meanS, anI naa 10 ge'
u % FTaptl;n T % jd in he u solemn or hona sh.t HI
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