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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)s on a two years voyage. He was to gofirst to London, then to Amsterdam, and so from portto port, selling and buying, until at last he was to go toMocha, buy coftee and turn l)ack. At I^ondon, how-ever, the young fellow was charged by the Barings notto go to Moclia, or lie Mould fall into the hands ofpirates; at Amsterdam they told him the same thing;everywhere the caution was repeated ; but he sailed onuntil he came to the last port before Mocha. Here hewas consigned to a merchant who had been an appren-tice to Girard in Philadelphia—for this hai>pened when(rirard was an (^Id and rich man—and he too told himhe must not dare venture near the lied Sea. The su-l)ercargo was now in a dilenuna. On one side was hismasters order; on the other, two vessels, a valuablecargo, a large amount of money. The merchant knewGirards peculiarities as well as the supercargo did, butbethought the rule to break owners, not orders,
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STEPHEN GIRARD. 495 might this time be governed by discretion. Youllnot only lose all you have made, he said, but you 11never go home to justify yourself. The young manreflected. After all, the object of his voyages was toget coffee, and there was no danger in going to Java, sohe turned his prow, and away he sailed to the ChineseSeas. He bought cortee at four dollars a sack, and soldit in Amsterdam at a most enormous advance, and thenwent back to riiiladelphia in good order, with largeprofits, sure of approval. Soon after he entered theeounting-room Girard came in. He looked at the youngfellow from under his bushy brows, and his one eyegleamed with resentment. He did not greet him norwelcome him nor congratulate him, but, shaking hisangry hand, cried: AVhat for you not go to Mocha,sir? And for the moment the supercargo wished hehad ! But this Avas all Girard ever said on the subject.He rarely scolded his employes. He might express hisopinion by cutting down a salary, and when a man di

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