# The Mentor: Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 6, Num. 7, Serial No. 155, May 15, 1918

Author: Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943

Genre: The Mentor

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49452

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## Summary

When I was a child seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children; and, being charmed with the sound of a _whistle_ that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my _whistle_, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth; put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cr...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mentor-benjamin-franklin-vol-6-num-7-serial-no-155-may-15-1918-49452/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mentor-benjamin-franklin-vol-6-num-7-serial-no-155-may-15-1918-49452/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mentor-benjamin-franklin-vol-6-num-7-serial-no-155-may-15-1918-49452/chapters/3/index.md)