BEN And ME (3)

BEN And ME (3)

We were ready then to get to work on the paper, and when I took a look at it, I found it really needed work.

Poor Richard's Almanac, it was calledーpoor indeed, I thought.

There wasn't a real bit of news in the whole sheet.

" What would you suggest ? " Ben said.

" First I'd give it a new nameーsomething snappy likeーahーthe gazetteーPennsylvania Gazette. 
That's what I'd call it !
Then I'd give them some news, real news. "

"But where will I get news at this hour ?" Ben Franklin wanted to know.

So of course I had to go out and get it for him.

I found a big fire on Chestnut Street; I came upon some fellows plotting to cheat the city.
I filled my pocket notebook full of news.

Then I race back to Benjamin Franklin and helped him set the story of the fire and the cheat the city in type a d print off the sheet on his hand printing press.

It was long night's work, but I'm here to state it night's work, but I'm here to state it was worth it.

By evening of the next day, everyone in Philadephia was reading the Gazette.
Ben Franklin was a success.

From then on I went everywhere with Ben, riding conveniently on his hat so I could down and give him pointers now and then.

Well the years went by quickly, and Ben's reputation grew.

Letters poured in from all over the colonies, asking Ben's advice on all kinds of things.

It took most of my spare time to answer them.

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