Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . 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 put thetire out, and he succeeded. Then he sailed back to hisplace,
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . 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 put thetire out, and he succeeded. Then he sailed back to hisplace, and the crew of the endangered ship set them-selves to work, and were soon in condition to rejoin thetleet and look for reveiTge. It was so bold and well-managed an affair that it was reported to Louis XV,who was greatly delighted, and, sending for Captain(tirard, took the sword from his own side and knightedhim by conferring on him the Order of St. Louis. Heordered a gold medal struck commemorating the act,and had the whole atlair placed on record in the Admi- STEPHEN IN THE COLLEGE LIBHARY. 482 A SYLVAN CITY. rally of Paris. And so Captain (nrard went home toBordeaux with the order on his coat, and the kingssword by his side, and when he died the sword was,according to his orders, placed in his collin and buriedwith him. Stephen was the eldest child of this happy hero, andaccording to the baptismal record which we give, ap-pears to have been at first called by the French syn-onym of Etienne. In the records of the family thenames of four others appear—two brothers, a sister,and one who is but once mentioned because he diedand his father mourned for him greatly. Jean wasnear Stephen in age, being born in 1751, and wasalso the captain of a ship, merchant and trader. Hehad an estate in the West Indies, which seems to havebeen inherited from his father, but he was several timesin IMiiladil[)hia, and was once in i)artnership with hisbrother. AVhcn he was ofl on his voyag
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