The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-11-10


resolved 10 lci his patron know that &c
he desired TO keep him any longer. he
mus, take that matter into serious con.
s'acrstiou. and give him a handsome
SUN that he might pot aside aud turn
TO good account. t'irard. liille net
tied by this. replied that he would give
him ten thousand dollars. bat Roherieoi
demanded sixty. lie Va. told 10 wait
until the next day, wber, without hcar-
ing another word in relation to the mat.
ter, he received whn be asked for
sixty thousand dollars
Magnanimous as Girard could be in
many things, be was. on the Other hand,
equally petty in many others. OF his
numerous relatives in France, who were
all poor peasant folks, he would never
hear a syllable mentioned. When some
Of them upon one occasion ven,ured 10
cro-. The ocean aud visit him in Phila.
delpha, he Immediately sen, them away
again with trifiing present. 10 one
paritnlar instance, he exhibited upusu-
al hard-tcarlcdbess. His captains had
received the si,iciest orders not to bring
either strange goods, passengers or let
iers back with them. One of his ships
was returning from bordeaux, and
through another which had hurried on
before il. he learned il was conveying
him some relations of his as passengers;
he instantly sent to Newcastle, on The
Delaware. where the ships coming in
from sea usually touch, an order to the
captain. forbidiing him to land any pas.
senger. but to rcmiin ai that point, un-
Ill another had been procured to take
them back TO Bourdeaux when he
IN sht come up to Philadelphia with his
cargo. The captain was then replaced
by another person. He, however, made
mn exception in favor OF two nieces. the
orphaned daughters of brother who
had died in poverty. lie allowed these
girls to come to him, m,and gave one OF them
permission, along with some twenty
thousand dollars, to marry the brother
Of General Lallemant, who had emigrai-
ed to America upon the restoration Of
The Dourbons, after the battle Of Water
loo. In his will he bcqucaihed TO the
other an equal sum.
Girard also belonged to the list Of
the best American correspondents Of
the Barings, in London; aud when one
or,he head partners OF that house. Fran
els Barring, the second son of Lord Ash
burton. visited Philadelphia, his birth
place, in the year 1918, he called AT the
couniing-room of Mr.. Girard, whom he
Mr.. Roberjeoi, The already mentioned
oldest clerk in the establishment, told
him il he wanted 10 see Mr.. Girard, he
must wish him early in the morning. mt
his large farm in the neighborliooJ of
the city. Barring went to the place in
dcaied asked for Mr.. Girard, aud re-
ceived the reply "Yonder he stands -
They pointed out to him small, low
set man, OF about sixty, with grey hair.
bare-headed, without coat or jacket, aud
his shirt sleeves. rolled up above the
elbows. who stood with a hay.fork in
hi, hand, helping 10 load hny on farm
| IL. o..I ell tLat NJ. I'm
ardl' AYES they answered; where.
upon he stepped up 10 him and gave his
name. $50, sol remarked Girard
"llen you nre the son Of The man who
90, married hcreY Well, now, am
very glad 10 see you, bat l have NJ
time TO talk with you nj present; il ],
harvest time, and have great deal ic
do. There, walk around yopder a liz
tie, look al my cows. and get some oI
the folks TO give you glass of milk. FOL
you cant iind sach milk in all London
Mr.. Girnrd was perfectly right. The
London milk is VIGOROUSLY The vilcs
beverage in the world that bears ih'
name. Barring complied with this blun
invitation a. he himself was an ecccn
iric, and, consequently liked cecenlries
he was wonderfully 'ickled with ih'
thought Of what curious reception ihi
was, for one OF the heads of the frs
house in London TO meet with, at ih'
hands Of one who stood nj The heal o
the first house in America. 49, Piaceil
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