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。