Chapter XVI: Another Trip and Its Trials

Calls on Printer Bradford in New York--No Work--Recommended to go to
Philadelphia--Arranges for the Trip--Starts for Philadelphia--The
Drunken Dutchman--His wet Volume and Bottle--Struck by a Squall--A
sad Night off Long Island--Benjamin's Feelings--The next morning--
Storm subsides--Next night on shore--Advantage of a little Reading--
Boys lose nothing by spending leisure Hours in Reading--The Young
Man in Maine--Discipline of the Mind--Case of Gibbon--What
Boys say--Sir Walter Scott in Boyhood, and his warning Words--
Benjamin leaving Amboy--Fifty Miles on Foot--Suspected of
being a Runaway--Reaches the Quack Doctor's Tavern--Arrival at
Burlington--The Gingerbread Woman--The Boat gone--Going back to the
Gingerbread Woman--His Walk--The unexpected Boat and his Passage--In
Cooper's Creek at Midnight--Reached Philadelphia on Sunday
Morning--The Shilling--The Boy and his Loaf--Going up Market Street
with a Baker's Loaf under each Arm--Miss Read--Asleep in a Quaker
Church--Suspected again of being a Runaway--First Night in
Philadelphia 148-166

CHAPTER XVII.

GETTING WORK.

Call upon Andrew Bradford--His Surprise--Disappointment--Directed to
Keimer--The Interview--Advantage of Thoroughness--Benjamin did
things well--Bradford's Talk with Keimer--Keimer ensnared--Benjamin
makes a Disclosure--Keimer astonished--Repairing a Printing-press--
At work for Keimer--Goes to Board at Mr. Read's--His Power of
Observation--Stephenson like him--William Hutton again and
his Dulcimer--Perseverance--Not proud--How many Boys would have
done--Maxims 167-175

CHAPTER XVIII.

NEWS FROM HOME, AND RETURN.

The Unexpected Letter--Benjamin's Reply--Governor Keith calls to see
him--Surprise of Keimer--Invites him to the Tavern--Advises him to
set up Business for Himself--Benjamin's Objections overruled--Decides
to return to Boston to ask his Father's Assistance--How the Governor
learned of Benjamin--His Return to Boston--Joy at Home--His
gentlemanly appearance--Goes to his Brother's Printing-office--
Cold Reception--Interview with the Workmen--Exhibition of his Silver
Coin--His Watch--The Dollar "Treat"--James incensed--Interview with
his Mother--Stating Business to his Father, and giving him the
Governor's Letter--His Father's Talk with Captain Homes--His
Father's Denial--Collins returns with him 176-178

CHAPTER XIX.

BACK AGAIN.

Sails for New York--Stops at Newport and visits his Brother--The New
Passengers--The Old Quaker Lady's Attention--A Narrow Escape--Arrival
in New York--Collins there first and intoxicated--Makes a Confession
to Benjamin--Owns that he gambles--Loses all his Money--Message from
Governor Burnet--Benjamin goes to see him--Trip to Philadelphia--
Collects Vernon's Debt--Takes Collins to board with him--Throws
Collins into the River Delaware--The Fate of Collins--Interview
with Governor Keith--The Governor promises to set him up in
Business. 188-195

CHAPTER XX.

A LITERARY GAME.

The Three Associates--Their Characters--Discussion about Poets and
Poetry--A Proposition to Paraphrase the Eighteenth Psalm--Osborne's
Prejudice, and how to prove him--Benjamin reads Ralph's Piece as his
own--The Success of the Ruse--Subsequent Interview of Benjamin and
Ralph--Their Delight over the Result--The Exposure of Osborne at the
next Meeting--His Mortification--Fate of Watson and Osborne--
Advantage of such Literary Clubs 196-203