Temple's Diary
A Tale of Benjamin Franklin's Family
In the Days Leading up to The American Revolution
November 1, 1775
Dr. Kearsley has died in jail. Was he roughly handled or just broken-hearted? I'll never know. I still hear the crowd's jeers and that awful music, the Rogues' March. I can see the blood on his hand and his head held high, angry, contemptuous, ready for the worst. I feel sad, I can't eat, I can't talk. There are days like that when you just cannot bring out the words, and the people who insist on finding out what's the matter only make you feel worse.
