Anecdotes ofDr. Franklin.
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Mr., Jared Sparks who has been DELIVERING al
series OF Lectures in New J. r1 on the SUBJECT Of
the American Revolution, relates the folIouInr
anecdotes which occurred pending the Decara-
ton Of Iodepet dence:


Jelier'on relates an anecdote of Ffanklia al
tins period, which is too characteristic to be omit.
tee. He says that during The discus, s,ion. he wa.
good deal annoyed al the alterations made in
HI, diall and the slrctutes OF the memheIs-be
began indeed 10 think that il would be so dissec
ted aud maogled as to be left mere sheleton-
he ADDS, that he was sitting beside Franklin. who
observed, lhat be was mot rsensIble 10 my Dis.
quleude, aud that he had long made it a tule to
AVOID. i he possibly could, ,becommg the draft.
man Of any public body, and TO this resolution he
had come, from the circumstance which had
come, under his observation wh 1T he was a jour.
neyran prJnter. An apprenllcfd halter, having
served out his time, setup for himself aud on
dong 'o very important step was TO secutc
NE selection Of an appropriate inscription for his
s'gn.boafd lie got one painted Nlth The follow.
M announcements


John Thompson, Halter, males and SELL, hats


tor ready money"


With figure Of hat beneath. lie thought il
prudent, however, 10 submit this TO the Judgment
Of a select patty OF his flends aud the iIta who
expressed his opinion thought the word chatter
altogether tauoogous because It was followed
By "makes and sells haisn--th. word vas ac
cordngiy struck ont. The next friend consde
ed the words "makes hats altogether superf1-
ous the buyers caring nothing who made'the hats,
provided. they were worth the money, and that
clause was accordingly erased. Then the rhitd
thought that the announcement "for ready mo.
ney'qnlte useless, for i was not the custom Of
that place to give credit, aud every one was ey-
pected to pay for what be purchased. The
suggestion oi this friend was also complied with,
and The inscription stood thus John Thompson
sells hats" "ses hats" SAID another friend; why
who sup2oses that you intend giving them away
,Laughter.) That was struck out, and the elabo.
rate announcement was redsced to the simple 10
scrphon 'John Thompson" win the figure OF a
hat! Great Laugherl There is also another
anecd0te'oi Franklin ave must be united" SAID
Hancock; '"yes," exclaimed Doctor Franklin,
ave must all hang together; or as.nedly We
shall hang separateiyw loud Iaughter,)





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