Benjamin Franklin (Classic Reprint): The Printer-Boy: The Printer-Boy (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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First in his thoughts stood the toy-shop, into the windows of which he had often looked wistfully.

Benjamin, on going out to spend his money, had not proceeded far before he met a boy blowing upon a whistle. He could scarcely help envying the boy the happiness of owning so valuable a treasure. He stopped and looked at him with an expression of delight, and they exchanged glances that shewed a genuine sympathy between them. At once he resolved to possess a whistle, and away he hastened to the toy-shop, knowing that he could purchase one there.

"Have you any whistles?" he inquired.

"Plenty of them," answered the proprietor, with a smile, as he brought forth a number, to the amazement of his little customer.

"I will give you all the money I have for one," said Benjamin, without waiting to inquire the price, so enthusiastic was he to become the possessor of such a prize.

"How much money have you?" asked the shopkeeper.

Benjamin told him honestly just how much he had, and the merchant gave him a whistle in exchange for it.

Never was a child more delighted than he, when the bargain was made. He tried every whistle, that he might select the one having the most music in it; and when his choice was settled, he turned his steps towards home. He reached home and hurried into the house, blowing his whistle lustily as he went, as if he expected to astonish the whole race of Franklins by the shrillness, if not by the sweetness of his music.

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