n of the disease.

A young man, who was a protege of Girard, was one day called to the
private office of that gentleman, when the following dialogue took
place: "Well, you are now twenty-one, and should begin to think of a
life-work." The young man who thought perhaps Girard was going to set
him up in some business, said, "What would you do if in my place, Mr.
Girard?" Imagine his astonishment when Mr. Girard replied, "I should
learn some trade." The young man, who was built of the right material,
said, "Very well, I will learn the cooper's trade." In the course of a
few years he received a letter from Mr. Girard ordering the best barrel
that he could make with his own hands. When done it was delivered. The
young man was thunderstruck when, after a thorough inspection by Girard,
he received a check for $20,000; the reader can draw the moral.

Time fled, the 26th of December, 1831, came, and with it the death of
this man. At his death he possessed about $9,000,000, not a large
fortune compared with those of the rich men of our day, but a colossal
sum for his day. For all practical purposes it is just as great and
useful as one hundred millions.

When his will was read it was found that he had left to the Pennsylvania
institute for deaf and dumb, $20,000; to the Orphan Asylum of
Philadelphia, $10,000; for fuel for the poor of Philadelphia, $10,000;
to the Philadelphia Public Schools, $10,000; to the Society for the
Relief of the Distressed Masters of Ships, $10,000; to the Masonic Loan,
$20,000; to the city of Philadelphia, $500,000; and to the State of
Pennsylvania, $300,000. There were other bequests, the largest of which
was $2,000,000, with which to found a college for orphan boys who were
to be taken between the ages of fourteen and eighteen. He left minute
directions pertaining to the construction and other details, showing
even at this time that carefulness, which characterized his life's
history. The main building is said to be the finest specimen of Grecian
architecture in the world,--it surely is the finest in America.
"Contemplating the humility of his origin, and contrasting therewith the
variety and extent of his works and wealth, the mind is filled with
admiration of the man."

MOSES TAYLOR.

What a pleasure it is to read the lives of such men as Moses Taylor. He
began life as a clerk and died worth $50,000,000; but it is not alone
for his wealth that we take such an interest in Moses Taylor, bu