New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-24

EOc1rs N!tf, n tNci'ed teTin.' ao"St S'He -" 80 -
esd,-tr.fx,rg god msby -NPirtlv-- 10 e. ha He
W. a. we otn,,'erc Peter CaT.H- ch'-sv ~ max
II B.. ever came = Ht way he would drown t'l II 'he
T.vor. Cartwright. uniecoguized by A"y ou" So
>trarg-r. ! want Hol 10 put me acF"-- i0a .
Ws.t T.. % EtaGy sa,0 he fsrTEHau. -" "tth ~
Lrd finished M suecch be- a;d-d, Vow 49,. pas
Nou over CaIt tsIi..t ro,o lis hor-" ln" tie o'a''
lrd he :e'rynGn began 10 pole :, across SN.'
Vris 1T f. L b- d.fV 10 max Lu>ei kno'h 'lt ~
s,rI ~ vrr, piles but he wanted 20 be sure az !au
t'ay -. ~h,u h- reached tie miiir ot the eIiesn,
te :rev TIT hcssts brc!c over sake OF tae 10 ~
sui ioi ih- f.iryusr 80 sy doEn hi- p'i-. NuA
'ci s..d the t.uyOan. " ell you asNs Just no"
been using n usuie improper; you sali Il / ever
cane ilis way You'd crown ne IA the nver 10"
v,uy. got A chance 20 do T." l. yolr name Pe's
israri.lt " sad ths fe'rx man =" Ny nTWe i' Peter
Cartwright, snid 'he preacoeF' boNh trop' tne pV.e
and il. II 40 preacher and f-rrsmsn. They grspPls
tra minute but Ialtsrcht l. remarkably agile, As
~el NJ aib. ue sDd IN y tree he hn, To" terrymsn'
wi.h cnc hand oy the nape OF bis ne X ana "No Tao
other tv tie se,t Of Ai- trov-err, snd ~nrtnS him
over he sd, e tie boat panses Aa an1eT Tie s.ie
-hi- s-foni,h.d companions looking % from the
shorc-fil play boiig secured by the distance tSlce
ard thrice tie prtscutr 'ogsts ,he PSor
under faying ne be does So 81 tspize thee ~'is~n
in the name OF the devil K splash. whose cnd Aog
AIT ,ksIsa.b):" then Lifting hm NJ, dripping WIN
water ahd gespi1g for breath, Cartwright hsks hln'
Did ,on ever pray :" Pray "a Il the ferrymsn,
"ro."' - Thcu s time you did. said tae preacher
tSay Our Father which art IN Heaven. ID II
do laid the ferryman. X ksplash-goes the lsor
man und.r the tide sgan. III you no" e9
the prescAer. NO-I-won't." ssii the stangled
ierrIuau. k'splash-under the wafer again. "WrI
wa BRAY aoa ~ said the preacher. d do any
ling cssped the felrymau. " say oar fa,aer
vi LicI srT IA, Uehveu." - Oar Father which AIT IN
HeGyeu ssii the ierryman And fo..o we'd hn through
lr Lor'- Pre,r Now let me up, SAID the ferry
man. "Not vet said the preacler. lou uu''
make me three prouse--fGst, THAI you Wi! repss.
tLat prayer every morning and night - lohf ~ you
I've: seconcly that you will near every Methods,
p,ea,itr " ho CONES within five miles at tnt- Terry
and tLlrcly that you vii put every Methodist presca
.r over tii- ferry free Of expense. Do you promise
"l premise said the ierryman, ana rssumed ms poe.
Cartariglt went on bis way, and that ierymsn nOs
long after became q couy ert, and III time qui'e
shining light III the Church.
CHARLES q. sOMMERs AND JOHN JACOB AsToR.
Mr.. Sommers soon after his arrival in this country,
come cei himself with tue hrm of White, Brothers
Co. of N,w-YUk. AitI having remained WIN them
sh M a year. application made 10 the nrm tor his
,.ryie.s hv John Jacob A-tor, who was largely en-
gagged IN the turtrade ami in the shipping interest Mr.
White generously advised bin 10 accept Mr.. Ast"r
uroposa from the fact that his chances tor success IN
mercantile life would be- erhsnced by the change, ~
Dir. Astor was doing suca n heavy and prohtaoe
business The desire Of Mr.. Astor to secure Somners
as bic clerk il evidence of the recommendation tue
youth ever carried with him in hs open, bright counte-
Iarc-. and manly bearing. He wa4 one of those to
whom every one seemed TO take a liking
Nature had blessed him with handsome lace
AID fms cd person, while the brightness OF his eye
ton of biz health and the elasticity ct his sPrits.
II. bad too an active, ol-hsnd way OF doing business
which the steadisst, sernest man fancies IN youth
Always ide awake be was on the alert tor the advan
tag of hen business demanded and ready
for little boy sh sport when work was done. lie had
n',o kind and generous heat aud gaan, sentiments,
wi ch made him favoite among bis fellows; while
be upright aud pure in character. He stroye TO
live OIL good terms with oil. and ever stood ready to do
favor Hi- natural activity however, had disncined
Linn to close application to books, and his ready tact
at acquisition aud habits of observation, relieved him
in some measure from the necessity Of coDhnDg study
In this latter particular be changed with the increase
of ytss and when the responsibilities of life pressed
upon him. he became ass sduous IN literary toll twas
in lell that he fairly installed in the counting
house of Mr.. Asor the same building which now stands
at the corner of = eail and Pine streets.
He had been about year connected with this house
when II happened to be Tor Mr. Asor interest to send
sw ia schooner with a valuable cargo to the Me,iter-
ranean to by the British guns at the Straits of
Gibraltar tbs country being then At war with Engand
band- connected with the house were busly employed
in getting the papers OF the schooner ready that mr
Astor whose desk stood opposite TO Sommers suddeny
looking up and address him by his given name said
"Wel, Charles suppose you will come down tO-In0r-
morning and help Us of with the schooner r.
Charles looked up in return, but said not word.
1t was Try ing moment for him. On the one hand he
felt that It would be wrong 10 do any manner of
work Oh the Sabbath, and yet he was confident that
a refusal in the eInergeuce would be followed by his
walking papers on Monday. He paused but mo-
ment snd replied, " Mr.. Astor, cannot come down
tomorrow. for ii is God day, and will DO no mans
woIk on that day" II was trying moment, but great
Lis relief when Mr.. Astor lGughingy turned to
other clerk and said, We'll, David, I'm glad we've
got one Christian umong US; so, Charles, you 60 to
church to and pay for US and the rest Of us will
come down and get of the schooner" week had
not elapsed before Mr.. AsOr came to SOnmcrs with
ordtr that be should be ready in twelve hours for
two months Journey Of importance.
At the time appointed he wa ready, and received
letters OF introduction TO firms in Canada and to the
officers on the line, his own Instructions, and ten thou
sand dollars in money. Thus he started on the difficult
and peour enterprise of bringing safely 10 New York
large amount OF property, in the dead OF Winter and
in the mid-t of the last with England. This com
carried in accordance with cert7in stlpu
laOns between the Governments. IL was depart
meut of busns that Mr.. AstOr had hitherto inrsted
to bis eldest ceik and would be have consigned
it to SOnmers who then only nineteen, if in adj
don to bis usual enterprise ana judgment that reply
Saturday night had not come as convincing proof Of
BIS integrity Independence. Ga his Journey he had
many uanOw esCSpe- Once the speed Of biz horse
saved him flom lurking savage, and once he ta-
ken prisoner by the Indians ard carried TO La Cole !
Mls, where General Pike, not many hour. after made
assault upon the Indian camp with brigade OF the 1
United States Army. He soon released, however,
by pass from Colonel Hamilton, bat was again de- /
tanned by order Of the notOnS Colonel Murray |
With great Guilty be at last reached Montreal trans
acted Biz business, and safely escorted bis valuable
cargo 10 New York within the prescribed two mouths.
so greatly Mr. Astor pleased with the execution
Of this commission that he getting ready another
letter of Instructions for expedition 10 Macknsw,
before Mr. Sonmer- had hardly time 10 warm himself;
but proposing the plan, met, to his a,tOnish-
meIL, with decided No, Sir, csnuOt CO. And
Why Lot - 81 have determined Sir to become
minister" Without word Mr.. AstOr turned on biz
Gel but after Sommers had left the room, broke out
with an imprecstiop, saving The boy tool. tie
light make frst-ste merchant and Le l. going into
tie prtesth00d. ies It was 80; promising
Giant had determined TO be a minister
DR. cox AND THE NEGRO PREACHER.