 Thus I went up Market Street, as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father, when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.  The American Encyclopedia of History, Biography and Travel, Comprising ... - Page 470by W. O. Blake - 1856 - 1007 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Swinton - American literature - 1880 - 694 pages
...passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father ; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward,...and went down Chestnut Street, and part of Walnut 325 Street, eating my roll all the way, and, coming round, found myself again at Market Street Wharf,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1881 - 648 pages
...Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father, when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward,...round, found myself again at Market Street wharf, near the boat I came in, to which I went for a draught of the river water ; and being filled with one of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - United States - 1882 - 680 pages
...the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's ra&.l. 3 father; when she, standing at the door, saw me, an.l thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward,...Chestnut Street and part of Walnut Street, eating mv roll all the way, and, coming round, found myself again at Market-street wharf, near the boat I... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - United States - 1882 - 668 pages
...of Mr. Read, my future "vife's VOL. i. 3 father; when she, standing at the door, saw me, anJ rhought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance. Then I turned and went clown Chestnut Street and part of Walnut Street, eating my roll all the way, and, coming round, found... | |
 | William Swinton - Readers - 1885 - 620 pages
...passing by the door^ of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when she, standing at the' door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance." In Philadelphia, Franklin obtained employment as journeyman in one of the only two printing-offi-ces... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1886 - 256 pages
...was of foreign coinag-e. Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward,...round, found myself again at Market Street wharf, near the boat I came in, to which I went for a draught of the river water; and being filled with one of... | |
 | William Swinton - American literature - 1886 - 690 pages
...passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father ; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward,...and went down Chestnut Street, and part of Walnut 32s Street, eating my roll all the way, and, coming round, found myself again at Market Street Wharf,... | |
 | William Swinton - Readers - 1886 - 396 pages
...street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.". HEADS FOB COMPOSITION. II. FIRST EMPLOYMENT : work in his father's shop — his dislike of the business.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 250 pages
...was of foreig-n coinage. Mr. Read, my future wife's father ; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward,...round, found myself again at Market Street wharf, near the boat I came in, to which I went for a draught of the river water ; and being filled with one of... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 pages
...Fourth-street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward,...ridiculous appearance . Then I turned and went down Chestnut-street and part of Walnutstreet, eating my roll all the way, and, coming round, found myself... | |
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