Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-28
a Dream, OF dsirard and lis ConSc
lHGnCCS.

Stephen Girard was Que of the mast re
mnrknbr men who ever lived Philairlphin
Tie city where he anaSs d his great tnrtunr
IL busnrs, was the recipient of his munif
cent bounty at lis death, and his name aud
memory are well preserved in tie t;rar
College, Girarl Row. Glrard Avenue. Cir r.
Bank, Girard Insurance Company. Grar
House &c At Girard COLLEGE. where h.
orphan and half orphan boys are provided
fnr. there is marble statue of Mr.. Girnrd,
which represents him with exact fidelity to
his appearance III life lie was OF Si,nrt stat
urc, a benevolent smile, aud had Shire So!
face lie wore II large peculiar cort, and his
hair WAS tied in II queue His whole life
was marked hy ecc"ntricitirs, which in M
particular, were more observable than in his
occasional acts OF hcnrvolencc
In his Office was young man as clerk, WIN
attended to his duties very intclligentlv aud
fa;, full Y. This had attracted the atlent on
OF Mr. Girard, for nothing escaped him One
morning he came Into the Office. and cal!inn
the clerk, remarked:
Young man, dreamed about you last
night"
'Dreamed Of me p returned the clerk, in
surprise.
"Ycs l saw form and heard voice
The form was your own, and the voice snid
This man is your best clerk but he should
be cooper. Merchants fail but cnopcrs
are always sure of living by their trade"
So you must leave me and learn to be first
rate cooper. never go contrary to my
dreams. They often tell me how to proceed
trust them as | do my own Judgment and
obey them consccntiousIy, Go and get
place to learn the trade of cooper, aud when
you can make a barrel, conc and see nc
again"
The clerk was, of course, greatly astonish-
ed But he had no fear of toll, aud be knew
that he would lose nothing, in any event by
falling in with the directions of Mr. Girard.
Accordingly, hc settled up his affairs at the
office, and in a few days engaged with Mr..
Girard's cooper to learn the trade. During
long period, he kept steadily at work, and
made excellent progress.
Meanwhile, Mr. Girard had not forgotten
him lie often saw The young man in his
over alls on the w.larves at work, and he al
ways spoke encauragngly to him. He had
not made up his mind as to what he would
do for him, but he was greatly pleased at the
succcsstui carrying out OF ms dream. On
one occasion, us he came from the wharf, he
"My young cooper is doing we'll. He is
a man, every inch of him. must give him
a helping hand"
A few nights subsequently,. the good old
man was sleeping cnlmly in his bundle looking
apartment. His real wealth did not show it.
self in anything about him. The furniture
was old fashioned, and the surroundings were
strictly after the plain taste of the owner. AS
ho slun.bercd, his oountcnance was calm,
and without the trace of single care. At
times slight smile fitted over his face, and
he seemed to be in pleasant dream II
snmbcrs continued for considerable time,
when he suddenly uwokc. He rubbed his
eyes and then spoke:
"Ah, ha o. he said, "I'vo had dream
again about my young cooper. | thought
that would hear something about him ngnin
There ia good spirit looking after his vel
fare, surely "Whcn he finishes his "pprcn.
ticcship, aud is q good cooper, give him twcn.