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。
Clonmelisthecentreofalargecorntrade，andisinwatercommunication，bytheSuir，withCarrickandWaterford。
Bianconi，therefore，merelyextendedhisconnection；andstillcontinuedhisdealingswithhiscustomersintheothertowns。Hemadehimselfmoreproficientinthemechanicalpartofhisbusiness；andaimedatbeingthefirstcarverandgilderinthetrade。Besides，hehadalwaysaneyeopenfornewbusiness。Atthattime，whenthewarwasragingwithFrance，goldwasatapremium。Theguineawasworthabouttwenty-sixortwenty-sevenshillings。Bianconithereforebegantobuyupthehoarded-upguineasofthepeasantry。Theloyalistsbecamealarmedathisproceedings，andbegantocirculatethereportthatBianconi，theforeigner，wasbuyingupbulliontosendsecretlytoBonaparte！
Thecountrypeople，however，partedwiththeirguineasreadily；
fortheyhadnoparticularhatredof“Bony，“butratheradmiredhim。
Bianconi’sconductwasofcoursequiteloyalinthematter；hemerelyboughttheguineasasamatterofbusiness，andsoldthemataprofittothebankers。
Thecountrypeoplehadadifficultyinpronouncinghisname。HisshopwasatthecornerofJohnsonStreet，andinsteadofBianconi，hecametobecalled“BianoftheCorner。“Hewasafterwardsknownas“Bian。“
Bianconisoonbecamewellknownafterhisbusinesswasestablished。Hebecameaproficientinthecarvingandgildingline，andwaslookeduponasathrivingman。Hebegantoemployassistantsinhistrade，andhadthreeGermangildersatwork。
Whiletheywereworkingintheshophewouldtravelaboutthecountry，takingordersanddeliveringgoods——sometimeswalkingandsometimesdriving。
Hestillretainedalittleofhisoldfriskinessandspiritofmischief。HewasoncedrivingacarfromClonmeltoThurles；hehadwithhimalargelooking-glasswithagiltframe，onwhichaboutafortnight’slabourhadbeenbestowed。Inafitofexuberanthumourhebegantoticklethehorseunderhistailwithastraw！Inaninstanttheanimalrearedandplunged，andthensetoffatagallopdownhill。Theresultwas，thatthecarwasdashedtobitsandthelooking-glassbrokenintoathousandatoms！
Onanotheroccasion，amanwascarryingtoCashelonhisbackoneofBianconi’slargelooking-glasses。Anoldwomanbythewayside，seeingtheodd-looking，unwieldypackage，askedwhatitwas；onwhichBianconi，whowasclosebehindthemancarryingtheglass，answeredthatitwas“theRepealoftheUnion！“Theoldwoman’sdelightwasunbounded！Shekneltdownonherkneesinthemiddleoftheroad，asifithadbeenapictureoftheMadonna，andthankedGodforhavingpreservedherinheroldagetoseetheRepealoftheUnion！
Butthislittlewaywardnessdidnotlastlong。Bianconi’swildoatsweresoonallsown。Hewascarefulandfrugal。Asheafterwardsusedtosay，“WhenIwasearningashillingadayatClonmel，Iliveduponeightpence。“Heeventooklodgers，torelievehimofthechargeofhishouseholdexpenses。Butashismeansgrew，hewassoonabletohaveaconveyanceofhisown。Hefirststartedayellowgig，inwhichhedroveaboutfromplacetoplace，andwaseverywheretreatedwithkindnessandhospitality。
Hewasnowregardedas“respectable，“andasapersonworthytoholdsomelocaloffice。HewaselectedtoaSocietyforvisitingtheSickPoor，andbecameaMemberoftheHouseofIndustry。Hemighthavegoneoninthesamebusiness，winninghiswaytotheMayoraltyofClonmel，whichheafterwardsheld；butthattheoldidea，whichhadfirstsprungupinhismindwhilerestingwearilyonthemilestonesalongtheroad，withhisheavycaseofpicturesbyhisside，againlaidholdofhim，andhedeterminednowtotrywhetherhisplancouldnotbecarriedintoeffect。
Hehadoftenlamentedthefatiguethatpoorpeoplehadtoundergointravellingwithburdensfromplacetoplaceuponfoot，andwonderedwhethersomemeansmightnotbedevisedforalleviatingtheirsufferings。Otherpeoplewouldhavesuggested“theGovernment！“WhyshouldnottheGovernmentgiveusthis，that，andtheother，——giveusroads，harbours，carriages，boats，nets，andsoon。This，ofcourse，wouldhavebeenamistakenidea；forwherepeoplearetoomuchhelped，theyinvariablylosethebeneficentpracticeofhelpingthemselves。CharlesBianconihadneverbeenhelped，exceptbyadviceandfriendship。Hehadhelpedhimselfthroughout；andnowhewouldtrytohelpothers。
Thefactswerepatenttoeverybody。TherewasnotanIrishmanwhodidnotknowthedifficultyofgettingfromonetowntoanother。Therewereroadsbetweenthem，butnoconveyances。
Therewasanabundanceofhorsesinthecountry，foratthecloseofthewaranunusualnumberofhorses，bredforthearmy，werethrownuponthemarket。Thenataxhadbeenlevieduponcarriages，whichsentalargenumberofjaunting-carsoutofemployment。
TheroadsofIrelandwereonthewholegood，beingatthattimequiteequal，ifnotsuperior，tomostofthoseinEngland。Thefactsoftheabundanthorses，thegoodroads，thenumberofunemployedoutsidecars，weregenerallyknown；butuntilBianconitooktheenterpriseinhand，therewasnopersonofthought，orspirit，orcapitalinthecountry，whoputthesethreethingstogetherhorses，roads，andcarsanddreamtofremedyingthegreatpublicinconvenience。
ItwasleftforouryoungItaliancarverandgilder，astrugglingmanofsmallcapital，totakeuptheenterprise，andshowwhatcouldbedonebyprudentactionandperseveringenergy。Thoughthecarsystemoriginally“grewoutofhisback，“Bianconihadlongbeenturningthesubjectoverinhismind。Hisideawas，thatweshouldneverdespisesmallinterests，norneglectthewantsofpoorpeople。Hesawthemail-coachessupplyingtherequirementsoftherich，andenablingthemtotravelrapidlyfromplacetoplace。“Then，“saidhetohimself，“woulditnotbepossibleformetomakeanordinarytwo-wheeledcarpay，byrunningasregularlyfortheaccommodationofpoordistrictsandpoorpeople？“
WhenMr。Wallace，chairmanoftheSelectCommitteeonPostage，in1838，askedMr。Bianconi，“Whatinducedyoutocommencethecarestablishment？“hisanswerwas，“IdidsofromwhatIsaw，aftercomingtothiscountry，ofthenecessityforsuchcars，inasmuchastherewasnomiddlemodeofconveyance，nothingtofillupthevacuumthatexistedbetweenthosewhowereobligedtowalkandthosewhopostedorrode。Mywantofknowledgeofthelanguagegavemeplentyoftimefordeliberation，andinproportionasI
grewupwiththeknowledgeofthelanguageandthelocalities，thisvacuumpressedveryheavilyuponmymind，tillatlastI
hitupontheideaofrunningjaunting-cars，andforthatpurposeIcommencedrunningonebetweenClonmelandCahir。“[2]
WhatahappythingitwasforBianconiandIrelandthathecouldnotspeakwithfacility，——thathedidnotknowthelanguageorthemannersofthecountry！Inhiscasesilencewas“golden。“
Hadhebeenabletotalklikethepeopleabouthim，hemighthavesaidmuchanddonelittle，——attemptednothingandconsequentlyachievednothing。HemighthavegotupameetingandpetitionedParliamenttoprovidethecars，andsubventionthecarsystem；orhemighthavegoneamongsthispersonalfriends，askedthemtohelphim，andfailingtheirhelp，givenuphisideaindespair，andsatdowngrumblingatthepeopleandtheGovernment。
Butinsteadoftalking，heproceededtodoing，therebyillustratingLessona’smaximofVolereepotere。Afterthinkingthesubjectfullyover，hetrustedtoself-help。Hefoundthatwithhisownmeans，carefullysaved，hecouldmakeabeginning；
andthebeginningoncemade，includedthesuccessfulending。
Thebeginning，itistrue，wasverysmall。Itwasonlyanordinaryjaunting-car，drawnbyasinglehorse，capableofaccommodatingsixpersons。ThefirstcarranbetweenClonmelandCahir，adistanceofabouttwelvemiles，onthe5thofJuly，1815——amemorabledayforBianconiandIreland。Uptothattimethepublicaccommodationforpassengerswasconfinedtoafewmailanddaycoachesonthegreatlinesofroad，thefaresbywhichwereveryhigh，andquitebeyondthereachofthepoorerormiddle-classpeople。
PeopledidnotknowwhattomakeofBianconi’scarwhenitfirststarted。Therewere，ofcourse，theusualprophetsofdisaster，whodecidedthatit“wouldneverdo。“Manythoughtthatnoonewouldpayeighteen-penceforgoingtoCahirbycarwhentheycouldwalktherefornothing？TherewereotherswhothoughtthatBianconishouldhavestucktohisshop，astherewasnoconnectionwhateverbetweenpicture-gildingandcar-driving！
Thetruthis，theenterpriseatfirstthreatenedtobeafailure！
Scarcelyanybodywouldgobythecar。Peoplepreferredtrudgingonfoot，andsavedtheirmoney，whichwasmorevaluabletothemthantheirtime。Thecarsometimesranforweekswithoutapassenger。Anothermanwouldhavegivenuptheenterpriseindespair。ButthiswasnotthewaywithBianconi。Hewasamanoftenacityandperseverance。Whatshouldhedobutstartanoppositioncar？Nobodyknewofitbuthimself；noteventhedriveroftheoppositioncar。However，therivalcarwasstarted。Theracesbetweenthecar-drivers，thefreeliftsoccasionallygiventopassengers，thecheapnessofthefare，andtheexcitementofthecontest，attractedtheattentionofthepublic。Thepeopletooksides，andbeforelongbothcarscameinfull。Fortunatelythe“greatbigyallahhorse“oftheoppositioncarbrokedown，andBianconihadallthetradetohimself。
Thepeoplebecameaccustomedtotravelling。TheymightstillwalktoCahir；butgoingbycarsavedtheirlegs，savedtheirbrains，andsavedtheirtime。TheymightgotoCahirmarket，dotheirbusinessthere，andbecomfortablybackwithintheday。
BianconithenthoughtofextendingthecartoTipperaryandLimerick。Inthecourseofthesameyear，1815，hestartedanothercarbetweenClonmel，Cashel，andThurles。ThusalltheprincipaltownsofTipperarywere，inthefirstyearoftheundertaking，connectedtogetherbycar，besidesbeingalsoconnectedwithLimerick。
Itwaseasytounderstandtheconvenienceofthecarsystemtobusinessmen，farmers，andevenpeasants。Beforetheirestablishment，ittookamanawholedaytowalkfromThurlestoClonmel，theseconddaytodohisbusiness，andthethirdtowalkbackagain；whereashecould，inoneday，travelbackwardsandforwardsbetweenthetwotowns，andhavefiveorsixintermediatehoursforthepurposeofdoinghisbusiness。Thustwocleardayscouldbesaved。
Stillcarryingouthisscheme，Bianconi，inthefollowingyear1816，putonacarfromClonmeltoWaterford。BeforethattimetherewasnocaraccommodationbetweenClonmelandCarrick-on-Suir，abouthalf-waytoWaterford；buttherewasanaccommodationbyboatbetweenCarrickandWaterford。Thedistancebetweenthetwolatterplaceswas，byroad，twelvemiles，andbytheriverSuirtwenty-fourmiles。TomMorrissey’sboatpliedtwodaysaweek；itcarriedfromeighttotenpassengersat61/2d。ofthethencurrency；itdidthevoyageinfromfourtofivehours，andbesideshadtowaitforthetidetofloatitupanddowntheriver。WhenBianconi’scarwasputon，itdidthedistancedailyandregularlyintwohours，atafareoftwoshillings。
Thepeoplesoongotaccustomedtotheconvenienceofthecars。
Theyalsolearnedfromthemtheusesofpunctualityandthevalueoftime。Theylikedtheopen-airtravellingandthesidelongmotion。Thenewcarswerealsosafeandwell-appointed。Theyweredrawnbygoodhorsesanddrivenbygoodcoachmen。