Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . s perpetually contides his littlefamily to Stephens care, reminding him that in hisown absence he, Stephen, is their only protector. Theother brother, a second Etienne, who kept the nameand who was born in ;7, was a lawyer and a school-fellow of Nai)oleon Bonapartes. In the days of theFrench Revolution he was a member of the FranklinClub, and always held honorable positions in JJor-deaux. Both of these brothers had the advantage of l)eingAvel! educated, but Stephen never would go to he was abou
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . s perpetually contides his littlefamily to Stephens care, reminding him that in hisown absence he, Stephen, is their only protector. Theother brother, a second Etienne, who kept the nameand who was born in ;7, was a lawyer and a school-fellow of Nai)oleon Bonapartes. In the days of theFrench Revolution he was a member of the FranklinClub, and always held honorable positions in JJor-deaux. Both of these brothers had the advantage of l)eingAvel! educated, but Stephen never would go to he was about seventeen he made s(mie remarksat the table in the ])resence of his stepm(»tlier aboutse(;ond marriages, which displeased his father, who toldhim very promptly that if he could not behave in hishouse he could leave it. Stephen was as (piiek to vv\)]ythat nothing would suit him better, and if his fatherwould give him a venture he would go at once. Thefather took him at his word and bought assorted goodsto the value of a thousand francs, and with them Ste- STEPHEN GIRAIW. 4s:. SECRETARY AND MUSICAL CLOCK PRESENTED TO GIRAKD BYJEROME BONAPARTE. 486 A SYLVA:N CITY. phon .set sail for the Froncli West Indies, and so waslaunched in life. lie began as cabin bo}^ but was soonpromoted to be cook, and then went up grade aftergrade to steward, mate and captain, until he became, ashe liked to say, mariner and merchant, and was amaster in both. He seems to have traded principall}between Xew Orleans and the West Indies, coming toPhiladelphia for the first time in 17G9. W^hen he cameat last to stay, it was—if the story is true—l)}- an acci-dent. In May of 177G, he was on his way in a sloopfrom Xew Orleans to Canada, when he was lost in afog. His signal of distress brought an American vesselalongside, and Girard asked where he was. InDelaware Bay. The next question was how was heto get out ? This, the American told him, was easyenough, but just outside the bay the sea swarmed withBritis
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