Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 72
did you get your educa-tion, pray? At home, sir, in a tallow-chandlers shop. In a tallow-chandlers shop! exclaimed the governor. Yes, sir; my father was a poor old tallow chandler withfifteen children, and I the youngest of all. [His father had, LIGHT—CANDLES. 69 later, two other children, both… … FRANKLIN MAKING CANDLES. filling the moulds all day, and at night read by myself. SoBenjamin Franklin spent two years of his life, between theages of ten and twelve, in making candles for the goodpeople of Boston. The candles gave but a poor light compared with thelights which we have to-day. The…
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