The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-04-14

4 in their circumstances as when y pail
of gloves might be had for half q crown
The war, indeed. may in some degree
raise the price OF goods, and the higi
taxes which are necessary to snppor
the war may make our frngality neces
sarv; and as l am always preaching
tnat d 1ctrine, cannot in conscience o!
in decency encourage the contrary by
my example in furnishing my children
with foolish modes and luxuries.
therefore send ali the articles, you desire
shat are useful ana necessary, and omit
the rest, for rs you say you should
have great pride in wearing anything
l. send and showing ii as your father 8
taste [ must avoid giving you an OPP
portnnity OF doing that With either laces
os feathers. 1t yo1l wear your cambria
rnttlas as [ Go, and take care, not to
mend the holes, they wiz come in time
TO be Lace; and feathers, my dear girl,
may be had in America from every
cocks tail" Franklin was excessively
FOND OF this daughter. Some Of his
earlier letters TO hey are models Of wise
parental affection and adnlouiticp,
But having now got along into hia
seventies he Was beginning to give evi-
dence OF the intolerance Of Old age.
Franklin i'll this period Of his career
had, 1G is Jrue, good cause for irrita-
blllty. Mr. Arthur Lse', official asso-
clat1cn With him was moi calculated TO
make the discharge OF his duties any
easier. Mr. Lee appears TO have been
8 strange sort Of cumrade al the best,
man who was intensely suspicious, 5o
whom q state Of quarrel was the natural
stase-in fact a sort OF thorougtgoi
narClneS. -ErankIin's letters to him
viii bear close reading. Cold polite,
ness could 80 no further and not ba~
come an open eristolary quarrel. In
one instance Lee received q letter which
appears to have beeu litJle Short Of o
blow between the eyes. Here it is:
sill received but yesterday morning,
| just as was going out OF town, the ,c3t~.
| ter you did me the honor Of writing n3s.
dated the 26Ih inst. respecting xny s,ro-
! plying you with money for your sup
! port III Spain. AS [ caunot furnish the
expense, and there is rot, i1i MY opiu-
ion, any likelihood at present of your
being received at that court, ( think
your resolution Of returning fort}. With
10 America is both wise and honest.
with great respect, have the honor to
, f'e sir, your most ohedjent aud hums,!a
| stEVant." This is the lest of Traa,ziin'g
letters 10 l4ee-fstt least in this volume.
AT All eac;ier time. wl,an l,ee and
| otaerS We're endeaVo'ins to ii;irlre
! FrankliD at home, and especially to, de-
prlve him Of this services OF his grand
son as his private secretary, he wrote to
Ills son~ln law. Richard BacEle, at5ribat-
ing their conduct TO 'kIe DARK, ,iueou1~
Portable passions Of jealousy, anger.
suspicion, envy and malice" lie knon,s
they have a plenty Of i'll will toward
Llm, but lie protests that he never did
eitlle5, OF them the smallest ir Jury, or
gave t'1ern the slightest cause Of Of
fence. One of the Most pathetic of all
Trank!in's letters is this to Mr. nacne,
1t is we'll known what pair was caused
Franklin by his son IS taking the side Of
Great Britain in The war for jndepen-
denca. One can readily imagine. then,
the feelings chat prompted the follow
ing words: cit is enough that T. have,
lost ny SOD; would they ado my grand
son? An o!d man of 20, / undertook a.
winter voyage at the command Of Con-
gress, and for the public service, wipll
10 other attendant to take care Of me-
am continued here ju q foreign
country, where. if am sick, his filjal
devotion comforts me, and if I die r
have a child to close my eyes and take
care Of MY remains. His dutiful be-
bavior toward ne and his diligence and
fidelity IN business are both pleasing TO
me. His ccuduct as NV private secre-
cary has been unexceptionable, and
am confident that the Congress Will
never think Of separating u.s." The
letters in which Franklin informed
Washington of the desire OF the friends
of Lafayette that Washington should
furnish the marquis with what money
he may want in moderation" the rea-
son for this precautjon being 1.-THE ex-
treme generosity Of his disposltion,' is
in this volume. Franklin describes
Lafayette as ''a young ncbleman of
great expectations and exceedingly be-
loved here" We also have the letter in
which Baron, Steuben was introduced
| to Washington. Here, moreover. are
statements of Franklin IS accounts with
tile government while abroad; bis let
ter..to Nine. Brillon giving the story of
the famous whistle for which he paid
so dear; his story of 1.-The Handsome
and Deformed Leg" with its moral;
the vigorous and patriotic dialogue be-
tween Britain, France, Spain, Holland,
Saxony and America, and the CORES
pondence with Lord Howe concerning