Myinclinationsfortheseawerebythistimeworneout, orImightnowhavegratify', havingatrade, andsupposingmyselfaprettygoodworkman, Ioffer'dmyservicetotheprinterintheplace, , whohadbeenthefirstprinterinPennsylvania, , havinglittletodo, andhelpenoughalready; butsayshe, “MysonatPhiladelphiahaslatelylosthisprincipalhand, AquillaRose, bydeath; ifyougothither, Ibelievehemayemployyou.” Philadelphiawasahundredmilesfurther; Isetout, however, inaboatforAmboy, leavingmychestandthingstofollowmeroundbysea.
Incrossingthebay, wemetwithasquallthattoreourrottensailstopieces, preventedourgettingintotheKill,[25] , adrunkenDutchman, whowasapassengertoo, felloverboard; whenhewassinking, Ireachedthroughthewatertohisshockpate, anddrewhimup, , andhewenttosleep, takingfirstoutofhispocketabook, whichhedesir', Bunyan'sPilgrim'sProgress, inDutch, finelyprintedongoodpaper, withcoppercuts, , andsupposeithasbeenmoregenerallyreadthananyotherbook, 'dnarrationanddialogue; amethodofwritingveryengagingtothereader, whointhemostinterestingpartsfindshimself, asitwere, , hisMollFlanders, ReligiousCourtship, FamilyInstructor, andotherpieces, hasimitateditwithsuccess; andRichardson[26] hasdonethesameinhisPamela, etc.
