Men of Invention and Industry

第30章

试读中

第30章

Men of Invention and Industry 佚名

后面的故事,去 App 接着看,下载后搜索书名即可继续阅读。

Men of Invention and Industry
阅读主题
字体大小

  BusinessdidnotproveveryprosperousatCarrick-on-suir;thetownwassmall,andthetradewasnotverybrisk。Accordingly,Bianconiresolved,afterayear’sineffectualtrial,toremovetoWaterford,amorethrivingcentreofoperations。Hewasnowtwenty-oneyearsold。Hebeganagainasacarverandgilder;andasbusinessflowedinuponhim,heworkedveryhard,sometimesfromsixinthemorninguntiltwohoursaftermidnight。Asusual,hemademanyfriends。AmongthebestofthemwasEdwardRice,thefounderofthe“ChristianBrothers“inIreland。EdwardRicewasatruebenefactortohiscountry。Hedevotedhimselftotheworkofeducation,longbeforetheNationalSchoolswereestablished;investingthewholeofhismeansinthefoundationandmanagementofthisnobleinstitution。

  Mr。Rice’sadviceandinstructionsetandkeptBianconiintherightroad。HehelpedtheyoungforeignertolearnEnglish。

  Bianconiwasnolongeradunce,ashehadbeenatschool;butakeen,active,enterprisingfellow,eagertomakehiswayintheworld。Mr。Riceencouragedhimtobesedulousandindustrious,urgedhimtocarefulnessandsobriety,andstrengthenedhisreligionsimpressions。Thehelpandfriendshipofthisgoodman,operatinguponthemindandsoulofayoungman,whosehabitsofconductandwhosemoralandreligiouscharacterwereonlyincourseofformation,couldnotfailtoexercise,asBianconialwaysacknowledgedtheydid,amostpowerfulinfluenceuponthewholeofhisafterlife。

  Although“threeremoves“aresaidtobe“asbadasafire,“

  Bianconi,afterremainingabouttwoyearsatWaterford,madeathirdremovalin1809,toClonmel,inthecountyofTipperary。

后续内容在 App 继续看

精彩内容未完,打开 App 继续阅读

后面的故事已为你准备好,下载 App 后搜索“Men of Invention and Industry”即可继续阅读这一章。