1901.] ROSENGARTEX — FRANKLIN'S BAGATELLES. 89 



estimated that they are in bulk about one-fourth, those in the 

 collection of the Philosophical Society — about three-fourths of all 

 the papers left by Franklin. The Government collection is largely 

 made up of State Papers used by Temple Franklin in his publica- 

 tion of his grandfather's works ; those here are largely personal 

 papers, many of them perhaps thought by Temple Franklin not 

 worthy of printing, yet in them there is that personal note which 

 gives us Franklin as he was in the palmy days at Paris, where he 

 filled so large a place in the public eye. 



The deform' d and handsome Leg. 1 



There are two Sorts of People in the World, who with equal Degrees 

 of Health, & Wealth, and the other Comforts of Life [are] become, the 

 one happy, and the other [Unhappy] miserable. — This arises very much 

 [solely] from [In almost ever] the different views in which they con- 

 sider Things, Persons & Events ; and the Effect of those different Views 

 upon their own Minds. 



In whatever Situation [a] M<?n can be plac'd, they [will] may find Con- 

 veniences & Inconveniencies : In whatever Company ; they [will] may 

 find Persons & Conversations more or less pleasing. At whatever Table, 

 they [will find] may meet with Meats &* drinks of better and worse Taste, 

 [things] Dishes better & worse dress'd : In whatever Climate they will find 

 good and bad Weather ; Under whatever Government, they [will] may 

 find good and bad Laws, and good and bad Administration of those 

 Laws. In every Poem or Work of Genius they may see Faults &* Beatifies: ' 

 In every Face they may discover [Beauties] fine Features & Defects, 

 good & bad Qualities. Under these Circumstances, the two Sorts 

 of People [I have] above mention'd fix their Attention, those who are 

 to be happy, on the [convenient] Conveniencies of Things, the pleasant 

 Parts of Conversation, the well-dress'd Dishes, the Goodness of the 

 Wines, the [agreeable] fine Weather ; [the] &c. &c. and enjoy all with 

 Chearfulness. Those who are to be unhappy, think &* speak only of 

 the contraries. Thence they are continually discontented themselves, 

 and by their Remarks sour the Pleasures of Society, offend [disgust~\ 

 perso7ially many people, and make themselves [where] every where dis- 

 agreeable. 



If this [different] Turn of Mind was founded in Nature, such unhappy 

 \_Peopie~] Persons would be the more to be pitied : But as th[at]-? Disposi- 

 tion to criticise & be disgusted, is perhaps taken up originally by Imitation, 

 and is unawares grown into a Habit ; [and] which tho' at present strong 

 may nevertheless be cured when those who have it are convinced of its 



1 Erasures in the manuscripts are shown by being placed between [ ]. Inser- 

 tions are printed in italics. 



