someone to go to England to intercede in the interests of the
colonies; and so, when the choice fell upon him, he did not shirk the
responsibility.

"He saw many later duties which caused him to become a member of the
Continental Congress which made George Washington the commander-in-chief
of the Colonial army; he helped to write the Declaration of Independence;
he was a commissioner of peace to confer with the British General
Howe; he was a member of the commission to seek the aid of France; he
was America's first postmaster general.

[Illustration: Fig. 14]

"_Did Benjamin Franklin depend upon luck?_ Never! His was,
rather, a five-leaf clover, like this: [Quickly add the fifth leaf to
the drawing, and insert the letter P, completing Fig. 14.] 'Whatsoever
thy hand findeth to do,' says the Bible, 'do it with thy might.' I
believe Benjamin Franklin fulfilled this command; and we can do it
ourselves, if we will. He never stopped to 'knock on wood' to prevent
bad luck! He had better sense. And I hope we have, too."



THE KEG and the BUCKET
--Temperance Day
--Purity

A Temperance Talk Devoted to the Teaching of the Principles of
Purity of Life.