The beginner's American history . ; but he kept on until noon,then took a rest, and on the third day hereached Burlington and got passage downthe river. 113. Franklins Sunday walk in Philadel-phia ; the rolls; Miss Read; the Quaker meet-ing-house.— Franklin landed in Philadelphia on Sundaymorning (1723). He was tired and hungry; he had buta single dollar in the world. As he walked along, he sawa bake-shop open. He went in and bought three great,puffy rolls for a penny ^ each. Then he started up Mar-ket Street, where he was one day to have his newspaperoffice. He had a roll like a small loaf of
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The beginner's American history . ; but he kept on until noon, then took a rest, and on the third day hereached Burlington and got passage downthe river. 113. Franklins Sunday walk in Philadel-phia ; the rolls; Miss Read; the Quaker meet-ing-house.— Franklin landed in Philadelphia on Sundaymorning (1723). He was tired and hungry; he had buta single dollar in the world. As he walked along, he sawa bake-shop open. He went in and bought three great, puffy rolls for a penny ^ each. Then he started up Mar-ket Street, where he was one day to have his newspaperoffice. He had a roll like a small loaf of bread tucked under each arm, and he waseating the other as thoughit tasted good to him. Ashe passed a house, he no-ticed a nice-looking youngwoman at the door. Sheseemed to want to laugh ;and well she might, for Frank-lin appeared like a youthfultramp who had been robbing a bakers shop. The youngwoman was a Miss Deborah ^ Read. A number of yearslater Franklin married her. He always said that he couldnot have got a better wife.. Penny: an English coin worth two cents. 2 Deborah (Debo-rah). 84 THE BEGINNER S AMERICAN HISTORY. Franklin kept on in his walk until he came to the Dela-ware. He took a hearty drink of river water to settle hisbreakfast, and then gave away the two rolls he had underhis arm to a poor woman with a child. On his way backfrom the river he followed a number of people to a Quakermeeting-house. At the meeting no one spoke. Franklinwas tired out, and, not having any preacher to keep himawake, he soon fell asleep, and slept till the meeting wasover. He says, This was the first house I was in, orslept in, in Philadelphia. 114. Franklin finds work; he goes back to Boston on avisit; he learns to stoop. — The next day the young manfound some work in a printing-office. Six months after-ward he decided to go back to Boston to see his friends.He started on his journey with a good suit of clothes, asilver watch, and a well-filled purse. While in Boston, Franklin wen