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Brother's Printing Press
In 1720 or '21 begun to print a newspaper that was the second that appeared in America. It was called the New England Courant, the only one besides the Boston News Letter. -
Benjamin's Anonymous Letters
Benjamin is employed to carry papers through the streets to the customers of his brothers paper. Overhearing the conversations of the gentleman that often visited his brother, decided to write a letter to his brothers paper. But in fear that anything of his wouldn't get printed by his brother, wrote an anonymouse letter and left it under the door of the printing house. His brother finding Benjamin's letter found them exquisite and decided to publish this beautiful piece of work. -
Benjamin's Search For Freedom
Benjamin begins his tear for freedom and searches for a job. No longer under the control of his brother and his servitude to his brothers printing press. But his brother learning of Benjamin's seperation, promptly made sure no other would offer employment in any other printing press. Sp Benjamin not being able to find any work, traveled to New York to search for a place wherer there was a printer and to get employed. -
Benjamin Begins His Journey
Benjamin's friend Collins undertook the task of talking to the captain of the New York sloop fr Benjamins passage to New York. So Benjamin sold a few of his books to pay for his passage and took abroad privately unto the boat headed for New York. -
Benjamin Arrives In New York
Three days after his journey began, Benjamin finds himself In New York. So he sets off to find the nearest printer, who going by the name of Mr. William Bradford told Benjamin that he had no work but his son who worked in Philidelphia had just lost his principle hand and suggested that Benjamin should apply for the position: so Benjamin Heads for Philadelphia. -
Finally Arriving
After just missing Philadelphia and doubling back, Bemjamin finds himself in the Market Street Warf with no idead where he was. Benjamin being hungry asked a passing boy where he got his bread, directed him to a bakery. Benjamin not knowing the cheapness of goods emerged with three giant puffy rolls. Being a tad bit lost followed a crowd of people to the great meeting house of the Quakers. Benjamin beng exhausted, promptly fell asleep adn was later roused by a nice stranger. -
A Problem In High Seas
As Benjamin was setting out in the ship, it was met with a squall tearing the sails to pieces and prevented them from entering into the channel. Instead the ship headed for Long Island where their was no landing to go ashore so they dropped anchor and slept for the night. -
On His Way
Afer spending the night on the ship, it finally arrived in Burlington , 50 miles from New York. After being soaked and hungry he stayed at a poor inn adn the next day went to another inn owned by a Dr. Brown. After having a pleasant conversation which continued for the rest of his life, finally reached Burlington. Benjamin found that the boats left a day before so waited another night till the next boat was to come. Fortunately finding a boat to go towards Philadelphia and went for a ride. -
Benjamin's Search For Moral Perfection
Benjamin begins his journey to perfect his very morals and mend himself into a proper gentleman. He had13 virtues to which he had to abide, Temperance, Silence, Order, Resolution, Frugality, Industry, Sincerity, Justice, Moderation, Cleanliness, Tranquility, Chastity, and Humility. So he beganto work on his morals one at a time by recording his actions in a book by tallying his imperfections on that day for that virtue until he had no more tally marks. After he finished one Benjamin would start -
Gong Down The List
As Benjamin goes on his quest for moral perfection he is met with difficulties. He is especially troubled by one virtue and try as he does cannot seem to perfect it. So he conluded as in his example that a "speckled axe is better than no axe" and decided that a man is entitled to a few flaws. So Benjamin continued and reached his goal to being a "speckled axe"
