Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
A LESSON FOR YOUNG MEN.
Hhy Stephen Gir&rd Discharged a Oap
tain sVho Had Saved Thousands of DOL
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Philadelphia News.
II WAS lusS before the breaking gu. %
the war Of 1912 that Girs-d was preparing
for sea one of his staunchsst and largest
ships. IL command Of her was captain
who mad been in MS service for decade,
and in whose Integrity aud obedience the
greet merchant COnfded implicitly. The
time of the vessels absence wss to be OF
long duration, and he had selected this
particular captain and this particular
ship because he vas certain that
any instructions he might give would
he carried out to the letter, if it
lay within mans brain and ships timber.
All the preliEinarie5 had been attended
70 and the vessel was in readiness to
leave her wharf, when Girard sent for his
csptaln to visit him in his private Cfice.
Upon his arrival his employer placed il
hi hand four sealed packages. They were
numbered ore, two, three and four, and
were his instructions for the voyage. The
first paper was to be opened when the
ship was outside Of Delaware bay, ard
the orders contained therein, IS We'll as
those EN- 0odled in the other three pack
ages, were to be followed under all cir
cumstances. Referring to certain emai!
but heavy cases which had be- en- placed
on board the ship, Girard told the captain
thst they contained specie amounting in
all to 100000. The sum was to Qefray
all expenses incidental to the voyage, AM
was, in fact, oil the money which was to
psss through the captains hands during
the whole trip. The captain took his in
structions, said goodbye, and, few
hours later, was on his way down the
Delaware, with brave vessel under him,
y c.rgo Of grain in her hold and not the
faiptest idea Of it's destination.
When he hsd left the waters Of the by
behind, the captain broke the seal OF
paper No. l. The o.ders were short ARD
explicit:
$50 to Bordeaux, France, and there
discharge your cargo OF grain through my
agent, and take through him, wines anu
brandies. Then open order No. g"
The captain sailed for Bordeaux and
put in at that port in due time. Accord
ing to instructions he discharged his
grsin with the agent sad took on liquors,
which the agent paid for. Fo- the
necessary expenses, however, the captain
drew upon the agent, and left his $780,
900 in specie untouched. When he
opened the second package he
found he was to proceed to port in
Russis, where, having delivered his wines
spd brandies TO Girard's agent, he WAS to
receive s cargo of Russia iron. Order
No. 8. was to be read on sailing. The
captain followed the written Instruction,
word for word, but drew on the Russian
agent, as he had on him of Bordeaux, for
expenses. The third package sent him to
Holland, where he exchanged his iron for
rice. Then he read the last order. He was
TO proceed to China, and, putting in at the
only port open to the world, deliver his
ice TO Girard's sgent there and take On
boAfd cargo Of silks and teas Through
tbs agent" That phrase ran through ell
OF the Instructions, and in no instance
had the captain hitherto transgressed
Girard's wishes.
Upon his arrival in China, for the first
time during the voyage, he allowed him
Sell to reason, He had delivered his