Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-05-27
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FHE. LATE STEPHEN GIRARD.

rHE LATE STEPHEN GIRARD.
This man was one Of the best friends Of
,hes working classes that ever lived. He
admired industry as much as ne; despIsed
alo,h: and there has never been known any
instance where he did uot furnish employ
mentor money to any industrious man In
distress. Early Que morning while Mr.
G:was walking around the square where
the Mechanics house now stands: Jonn
Smith, who had worked on bis buildings IN
fhe humble capacity Of hod-carrier, and
who Mr.. Ct. had noted for his unusual &C.
,iyity, applied to him for assistance. when
somsthing-li like the following dialogue en-
sued:
Assistance work, ha? You want to
work T.
Yes, sir Its along time sinceI've had
aGy thing to do:'
Very well I shall give you some. You
seq dem stone yondaare Z?
Yes, SIR
very we'll; youshall fetch andpn. him
il, this place. You see -
Yes, SIR
.And dwhen you done, come to me at my
bank ~. :
Smith delighted, performed bis task,
which he accomplished about i o'clock,
when he repaired to Mr.. G., and informed
him that it was finished al the same time
asking if be could not give him some more
work.
sAh ha! Oui. You want more work :
Very welI-you shall 90 place dem stone
where you got him. Uuderslandez! you
take him back
Yes, SIR
When you done, come to my house; l
shall pay you.'
Away went Smith to his work, which,
having got throug gh with about sunset, he
waited on Mr.. g. for his pay.
.Ah ha! You all finish =
Yes, sir
Very we'll. How much money shall
give you?
sOne e-dollar, sir
'Datis honest. You take no advantage.
Dare isyour dollar.
Thank you, sir. Can do any thing
else for you 2
'Oui. Come here when you get up to-
morrow. You shall have some work.
Next morning. on calling, Smith was not
a little astonished when told that he must
take dem stone back again. nor was bis
astonishment diminished, when the order
was repeated for the fourth and last time.
However, he was one ofthose happy kind
of persons who minded his own business,
and he went on with his job with all the i'll
difference Imaginable. When he called on
Mr.. Gin The evening, and Informed him
that the stones were 'as they were, he was
saluted thus, in the most cordial manner !:
.Ah, Monsieur Smith, you shall be my
man; you mind your own business; you
do what.is told you no ask questions you
no interfere. You got-one wife 2
=. Yes, SIR
'Ab, dat is bad!s Won wife is bad -
Any little chicks?'
'Yes,sir FIVE living
Five! dat is like five I'll like
you, Monsieur Smih-youlike 10 work
you mind your business. Now i do some
thing for. .yonr Eve little chicks. There,
take these Eve pieces Of paper / for your
little chicks: you shall work for them you
shall mind your business, and your little
chicks shall never want FIVE more. Good
bye
The feelings of the grateful man being
too much overcome TO allow him to reply,
he departed in silence; and, by miuding
his own business, he is now the wealthiest
Of tha. name in Philadelphia.
"Mr. Girard was unfortunate in this respect /;
his wife being confirmed lunatic for several
years previous to her death.
tit is said Mr. G. believed there was a magi-
cal influence in the figure 5-perhaps because
twas the day of the month on which he laid the
foundation Of his immense fortune.
t They wire 5 one hundred dollar bills.