ANov°.T;iPs?r  }    Memoir  of  Prof .  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.  517 
Turnpenny  of  Philadelphia  he  visited  that  city  with  her,  and  became 
acquainted  with  Joseph  Turnpenny,  who  was  then  learning  the 
drug  business  with  the  late  Henry  M.  Zollickoffer  at  the  corner  of 
Sixth  and  Pine  streets.     Visiting  the  store  with  his  friend,  he  found 
subjects  congenial  to  his  taste,  and  his  mind  was  soon  turned  to  a  de- 
termination to  make  that  business  his  choice  for  the  occupation  of 
life.    In  1831,  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  he  entered  the  store  of  Henry 
M.  Zollickoffer  as  an  apprentice ;  after  being  duly  installed,  and  looking 
through  the  store  at  the  various  objects  calculated  to  attract  the  atten- 
tion of  a  novice,  his  youthful  fancy  was  struck  with  the  adaptation  of  a 
large  pewter  syringe  as  an  hydraulic  engine  ;  picking  up  a  syringe,  he 
repaired  to  the  street,  accompanied  by  a  fellow  apprentice,  similarly 
equipped,  and.  drawing  their  supply  of  ammunition  from  the  gutter, 
they  discharged  the  contents  of  their  weapons  at  each  other.  William 
then  returned  to  the  store,  laid  away  his  syringe,  and  took  from  the 
shelf  a  copy  of  Henry's  Chemistry,  remarking,  "  This  is  just  what  I 
like."    He  was  now  fairly  entered  in  the  arena  where  the  boy  was  to 
grow  up  to  manhood  and  lay  the  foundation  on  which  depended  the 
superstructure  of  his  after  life.    His  father  was  taken  from  him  when 
he  was  three  years  old,  but  the  blessing  of  a  loving  mother,  whose 
heart  yearned  toward  her  child,  separated  from  her  at  a  period  in  life 
when  impressions  are  so  readily  made  and  with  such  difficulty  effaced, 
attended  him,  and  her  words  of  council  and  advice  were  well  heeded 
by  a  dutiful  son.    Soon  after  his  apprenticeship,  she  writes  to  him — 
Seventh  month  6th,  1831 — "  I  must  tell  my  dear  William  how  re- 
joiced  I  was  to  receive  his  very  nice  letter,  not  a  single  blot  or  mis- 
take in  it;  continue,  my  dear  boy,  to  be  thus  particular  in  everything 
thee  does  (I  mean  to  do  everything  well),  and  I  have  little  doubt  thee 
will  succeed  in  giving  satisfaction  to  all  with  whom  thee  may  have  to 
do.  Let  it  be  thy  study  to  endeavor  to  please  (thy  employer)  not  only 
when  in  the  store  about  thy  every-day  business,  but  in  everything. 
There  are  many  ways  of  gaining  the  affection  of  those  we  are  with 
by  being  kind  and  obliging  to  all,  and  if  thee  can  lend  a  hand  of  help 
in  any  way,  no  matter  how  small  the  act  is,  never  be  backward,  but 
with  cheerful  alacrity  be  always  ready  ;  this  will  cost  thee  very  little, 
and  by  a  kind  and  courteous  deportment  in  the  store  and  out  of  it 
thou  wilt  gain  the  love  and  good  will  of  all  around  thee.  True 
politeness,  my  son,  is  a  lovely  accomplishment,  but  above  all,  never, 
never  equivocate  to  screen  thyself  from  censure,  but  if  thou  shouldst 
get  into  any  difficulty  be  open  and  candid.    Let  honesty  and  integrity 
