Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-12
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Nsv FsssF CariurisN ~ IES KSFSF House. :
Some church affairs made /. nreessas "
for Mr.. Cartwright 10 visit New Work city ;
sofie YeafE aeoS nd II Sas arranged FcT hfnai
fhat he shoeAd Pr W al tAe Astor House.
Il vas here That his bfefhesi expected to
meet him; his social aad sdeho Hafnataosal
appointments had reference 10 the Astef
House as his head quarters When Mr.
Cartwright. however. appeared az the Astor,
there was nothing In his baekwoods appear
anoe that suggested to its Proprietors his
worthy position among the fathers of mesho.
diam; when. therefore, he requested to be
shown TO his room, he was very cavalierly
turned oseF TO n servant 20 show him up
stairs. s@----= ---i - L. d s'.fd 8
Up staira they went--u2, up. up Mr.
Cartwright in wondering atnazemenf lost
the servant spparensly untiring in his amuse-
ment of ascending. Finally. the Servant
opese& Che door Of an apartment up in the
attic sgery, and pointed il oBE to Mr. C. as
his room. Father Peter detained the SER
vantlwhile he should take = general survey
OF the premises tire inquiry ifthis
was the room bs wass 20 oceupy-and al
length appearing to be well satisfied, hediss
posed Of his baggage saBd very politely re-
quested the servant TO be good enough 10
show him down stairs again. as The servant
preceded Father Cartwright down, down,
down, sili they reached at length the street
landing; but before the servant seouldsmake
his escape. Peter Inquired if he wculd't please
TO show him up again! So up they went a.
gain. heasenward. and at last Peter found
hislroont, and permitted the servant to de-
part in peace. Tine servant however, had
little more than .fonnd himself down STAIRS
when Uncle Peter rang the bell vigorously,
In due time. up came the servant. by sthis
time panting with she unnaual exertion. ts7.
9 my good sriend. 4 nm sorry 70 trsnble
you but 1 should be glad 10 see the clerk, il
you win be kine enough to send him 20 my
room,'.sss,....s .lss-se.oss4 ,.g,e-.fa ..st..
So certainly. ."s;e5tt sa. VI sss5ss s-.z5,
And SO down, down, goes the servant, TO
say to the clerk that that. singular old chap
up in ths upper story wanted him to come to
his roen, And then up, np goes Mr.. Clerk.
Is .sAre you the eferkl'''a ,.;,-.1 tss.~,,I
ayes, Sir" ed 7.o..sl "a rs. t,.a-,s4fse
l. We'll, you viii pEace, me tnder great OBJ
legations TO you, If yeu will show me the way
down stairs!v a,.ea - s...efs s,fl, -
And waan eEEcg more dogA stairs, after
Uncle Peter had frken anothef survey OF
the surroundings, the clerk very, politely in
quired if there was anything fHthef he
could do for him. -......r-,sF ,.....t..i,
"Yes. says Uncle Peter, yes. my friend, !
would be greatly obliged TO Jou for broad
axe!" l ~. s-.s,.. l.. ....i.
".A broad axe!" says Mr.. Clerk, in aston
ishment, "and what do you propose to do
with broad-axe?"
81 thought should like to Aaae my way
to my ROOM" hf
1t is needless TO say that Peter C nrtwright
was the lion Ofthat week ct the Astor; and
that It was not further required of him to
climb up that endless series of stairways-
but. when his friends called to inquire for, or
call upon him. they found him snugly en-
sconsed in one Of the most eligible roems in
the house. rle .sau e rl.