The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-11-10
A DREAM OF GIRARD AND IT'S CON.
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Stephen Guard was one Of the most res
delphia, the city where he amassed his
great fortune intbusiness, was the recipi-
,entof his munifcent bounty at his death,
and his name and meinory are we'll pre-
served in the Girard College, Girard row,
Girard avenue. Girard bank Girard In9I
Tsurance Company gGirardt House, retcaaAt
Girard Colleg &c, where the support and
education of some Ave hundred orphan
and half-orphan boys are provided for,
there is a marble statue of Mr.. Girard,
which represent him with exact fidelity
TO his appearance in life. He was of
short stature, a benevolent smile, and had
a shrewd face. He wore q large peculiar
coat, his hair was; tied up in q queue
His whole life was marked by eccentrici,
ties, which in no particular were more
observable than in his occasional acts of
beneyole nce. \. q, $50, F,fg,t.,. s~ay, -,
In his Office wgs young man as clerk,
who attended, to his duties very, intelli-
gently and faithfully. This had attract
ed the attention of Mr. Girard, for moth
ing escaped him. One morning he came
into the office, and, calling the clerk, re-
marked: s.,,...e.....'... "a !; ,s,ss.el +; y
e Young man, ] dreamed about youlast
SDreaamn,edd Of me, returned turn. the clerk
lin surprise. avn. gis.fy sva51fg rsH#
' - /" Yes /; I saw form and heard voice.
The form was your own, and the voice
said: This man is your best clerk but
he should be a cooper. 81 Merchants fail,
but cooPers are always sure of living by
their trade So you must leave me, and
learn TO be a frst-rate cooper. I never go
contrary to my dreams They often tell
me how to proceed, trust in them as /
do my own judgment, and obey them con-
scientiously, Go and get place to learn
the trade Of a cooper, and when you can
j make barrel, come and see me again"
i The clerk was, of course, greatly aston
ished. But be had no fear of toll, and he
knew he would lose nothing, in any
4 event, by falling in with the directions
of Mr.. Girard: Accordingly he settled
up his affairs at the Office, and in few
days engaged with Mr.. Girard's cooper
Il to learn the trade. y During a long per
iod he kept steadily at work and made
4 excellent progress. gois soall3s : 5lrr.I.
i Meanwhile. Dir. Girard had not forgot
ten him. He had often seen the young
man in his overslls, on the wharves at
work, and he always spoke encouragingly
Il to him. He had not made up his mind
4 as to what he would do for him, but he
was greatly pleased at the successful car
rying OUT of his dream. On one occasion,
as he was coming home from the wharf
4 he muttered: s5,,R gfs..egost e.or,et f.4
1 II" My young cooper is doing well. He
4 is a. man, every inch of him. Unjust give
him q helping hand."', gat hns a.a s..f
i ! A few nights subsequently, the good old
man was sleeping calmly in his humble
looking apartment. His real wealth did
not show itselfr in anything about him
The furniture was old fashioned, and all
Il the surroundings were strictly after the
4 plan of the owner. As he slumbered his
countenance was calm and without the
trace of single care At times a slight
smile fitted over his face, and he seemed
to be in pleasant dream. His slumbers
continued for considerable time, when
he suddenly awoke. He rubbed his eyes
and then spoke:
s." All, ha' /" he said, "Ive had a dream
again about my young cooper. thought
that I'd hear something about him again.
There is good spirit looking after his
welfare, surely. When he finishes his
!. apprenticeship, and is good cooper, give
him twenty thousand dollars to start in
business whispered the voice in my ear.
Of course will He is worthy of en-
enlargement The money will go into
good hands. Of course I'll give it to
him, but in my own way. Ha, ha, I've
plan for that al1Ha 2
Soon the old man dropped into slum-
Der again. He had the same calm coun-
tenance, and the same serene smile. His
life was devoid of all evil, and his dreams
were of good deeds for the future.
| Time passed on. One day the yonng
man came into Mr. Girard's office. He
was in the garb of q mechanic, and he
looked healthfnl and sinewy from man
uel labor.
d "Good day, Mr. Girard,g be said as the
old gentleman turned to him With a warm
greeting. az have come to tell you that
am good cooper now; I've served my
entire time"
"Can you make a good barrel?"
" AS good as any cooper in Philadel-
phia."
Make me twenty, and bring them
Liere yourself"
The young man went off, and in an
hour was hard at work at the barrels. |
He was really superior workman, and
when the twenty barrels were completed
they were the admiration of all in the
shop. When they had been placed in
Mr. Girard's store he examined every
one of them with the closest scrutiny. |
He looked at the slaves, the hoops, the
head, the shape, the cutting, and the