Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself (Volume 2) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Silkworms?A Model Young American?Sowing the Wind?How to Make Children Handsome?The New World contrasted with the Old?Lord Hillsborough replaced by Lord Dartmouth. 1771-1772. To Cadwaiia- I Have not now before me your letter, which dated 'loh- came with the sample of silk, having put it don, 10 Feb., into the hands of Mr. Walpole with the sample, who has promised me full and particular answers to all your queries after the silk has been thoroughly examined. In the mean time he tells me, the best sort appears to him to be worth in itself twenty-seven or twenty- eight shillings a pound, and will fetch that price when some imperfections in the reeling it are remedied. He tells me farther, that the best eggs are to be had from Valencia in Spain, whence he will procure some for you against the next year; the worms from those eggs being the strongest, healthiest, and producing the finest silk of any others; and he thinks you should get some rcelers from Italy, which he would likewise undertake to do for you if desired. He is one of the most opulent and noble-spirited merchants of this kingdom. andT. 65.] FAMILY INTERESTS. gl To Jonathan I suppose Jonathan has told you, that the Williams, da- . . . . . .,, ted London 5 lottery ls drawn, and your two new tickets had March, 1771. the same success as the former, namely, one twenty-pound prize, and one blank. Would you go on any further ? Josiah is very happy in being under the tuition of Mr. Stanley, who very kindly undertook him at my request, though he had left off teaching. Josiah goes constantly, too, to several concerts, besides operas and oratorios, so that his thirst for music is in a way of being thoroughly satiated. This is the principal expense; for, in all other respects, I never saw two you...