Identifier: quaintcornersinp00stoc (find matches)
Title: Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Stockton, Louise, 1838-1914 Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, 1855-1936 Barber, Edwin Atlee, 1851-1916 Jackson, Joseph, 1867-1946 Turner, Eliza Sproat, Mrs., 1826-1903 Leach, Frank Willing, 1855-1943 Campbell, Helen, 1839-1918
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Publisher: Philadelphia, New York, J. Wanamaker
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ere—his em-ployes. In his counting-room, his bank, his house,there was but one will, and that was his own. He paidfor the work done for him. Did the worker need moremoney V had he necessities l)eyond his income ? Whatwas that to his employer! He kept to his hniits in allhis relations in life, and never lost a clear sense of rela-tive positions. After his brother Jean died, he tookcharge of the three orphan children left in Philadel-phia. He sent them to the best schools, but he paidthe bills out of the little estate their father left. Hishouse was their home, and he was kind to them. Henever bought a shawl or dress for one that he did notfor the others, and he rememl)cred their girlish fancies.After they had married from his house he pelted theirchildren, and liked to have them about, and indeed felta right to the litth^ people, but he never adopted thesegirls, and never seemed to have a fathers devotion f(>rthem. He corresponded with his family in France, but STEPHEN OIRARD. 479
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! ox THE STAIKWAY—VIS SITORS DAT. 480 A SYLVAN CITY. he was too busy watching the markets of the world togive mucli time to iiidivicUials, even if they were hisrelations. He was born in Bordeaux, of a family characterizedby a devotion to the sea and a talent for commerce.Ilis grandfather, John Girard, was Captain, Master,*Iatron, and his father and uncles repeated the record.His father, Pierre Girard, however, went farther, andwas the hero of an adventure that brought the familymuch honor. England and France were, at the timeof the story, at war, and l)oth Heets were otf Brest,watching chances to do mischief; and so England oneday sent a fire-ship into the midst of the enemy andset aflame a ship of the line. At sea a A\\\^ on lire isnot a desirable neighbor, and it may be imagined thatthe other vessels quickly drew out of danger. ButPierre (iirard was the man for an emergency, so he upwith his sails and went into action with the fire. Hedid not go to rescue the crew, but meant to pu

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