Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-01-20
Anecdote Of Stephen Girard.


The following capital ouccdote, illustra.
tive Of the peculIautIcs OF the late Stephen
Grard of Philadelphia, is from the New
Bedford Bulletin We have not seen It
published before
Mr.. q had n lavortc clerk, one who
every way pleased him, and who, at the
age Of ,wcntyonc years, expected Mr.. q.
to say something to him in regard to his
future prospects, and, perhaps lend hin
helping hand in starting him IN the world
But Mr. q. said nothing, carefully avoid
ing the subject Of his escape from minority.
At length, after lapse Of some weeks, the
clerk mustes cd courage enough to address
Mr. G. upon the subject.
4 suppose SAID the clerk 4 am now
free, and though would say something
to you MS to my future course. What do
you think | had better do
Yes, know you are lee, sad Nr G.,
and my advice to You is that you 30 and
learn the coopcrs trade
This announcement well nigh threw the
clerk of the track bu, recovering his cqul.
libnum, he sad, If Mr. G. was IN earnest
he would do 50
/ am in earnest, SAID Nj G and the
clerk, rather hcs.mungly' sought one Of the
best coopcts, agreed upon the terms OF up
premiership, and went at it in earnest. In
process Of lmc the young cooper became
master ofhis trndc and could make as good
n barrel MS my other cooper. Tie went
and told Mr. q tia, he had g1rdnltcl with
all the honors Of the craft, aud was ready
Ut I'll, fl mn
seemed much gra'ihnd and told him &c
make three OF the best barrels he could &C.
up. The young cooper selected the cholc
csi materials, and soon pu, IN SHAPE and I'm
l,hcd his three barrels, and wheeled Their
up to the old mans counting room Mr
q sand the barrels were frs, rate and DE-
m1nd the price.
Ooe dollar sand the clerk, e S low a
. can 1--we BY
Cheap enough SAID his employer
, make out your bI. and present It,
And now comes the cream olihn whole
Mr c. drew check or 10000 dollar
o and handed It to the clcrk-coopsr, close
with these words
There take that nni invest It ~ the o''
g possible way, and u you are un'oHuna'
- and lose It, you have a good trade 10 iaI
y back upon, which viii afford you a goo
living al all tunes
HAzIIrr's ADVICE TO MS sos ID
h GOT begin to qnartol with The world 'o
Il soon for bad as !, may be It IS the be
wo lave 10 1--we u-LDrc. II railing wo
> have made D, better d would have b.,
g. ADORNED long ago. bu, as lh.sic not 70 b
.c hoped hr, q, present, the hes, way TO Sad
D through It IS rs contentedIy AMI innoccnIl
be- rs wc may Tins w9rS. fan u has, wa
N Of charity. AMI calling Lnave or fool
e. every turn. will no, cure has falling Cor
slder asa matter OF VANITY, that # thci
IS were notso many knlvcs and fools as ~
l find the vase aud homes, would not o. lho
he rare and shining characters tha, they al
~ allowed to Be and (as a matter Of pAI'os
piy) tina, q the world BE- really l0coUg
q. b'r 90 itis r'surr e lsa reflection ID mai
Id one sad and not angry We nay laug
or weep At the ma ln-ss OF mankind Nv
no have no reh, 10 y'Iify them. Tor our -
%, sake or theirs M.sanlhropy u net n
10 DISCUS, Of the mind Al human nature. b
n u ~ LAYING II, own exaggerated vices
iou, tiols as the door Of Others DO o
I'd however msAke what | have here sal
,rs would no, have you, when you grow u
alop, the low and sord d fashion OF paii
Ia. .,ag ;I.e.ng abuse OF 9qane nc acc y