Show WIG TOO SMALL FOR FRANKLIN representative from the new america had to appear before french king in bald pate benjamin franklin was about to be presented to the french king 0 on n the occasion of Ms his first visit to france in the capacity of representative from the new america the court custom of the time demanded that one going to an audience with the he king anut wear a wig of the proper fashion A count who had franklin in tow sent a mig wigmaker maker the day before to lake franklins measure and fit him out for the audience the at rived at franklins lodgings beast I 1 aed the poll of the great american fore ore and aft and around and about and took ills his departure an hour before tile the audience the wigmaker returned with the wig but when franklin a attempted t to put it on it would not fit lie he begin to get it on oil lila his head sir said franklin to tile the your wig Is unfortunately too small for my head Pardon mol monsieur replied the wigmaker your head la Is vast vastly Y too large and quite beyond the of the court franklin appeared therefore at court t with ills bald pate and shaggy gray hair detroit free press aress |