The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-12-03
Incidents ia a blind Proaohor's LILO

T The following eHtracta copy from a new
book just published by Derry & Jack son Of
New York, entitled Ten lean Of Preacher
Life" an autobiography BY Rev wm. H.
Mllburu, the blind preacher
The first incident which We copy Is about
the fumous Methodist presiding elder Of the
/ Wwl-lhe renowned
Peter Cartwright.
llo was brought, some sears ago, by bu-
siness connected with the church, 10 the ciiy
Of New York, where room had been en-
gagged for hin al the Irving House. Reach
ing town late at night he reliaieredh hia name,
and waited until lh, sleepy hotel clerk cast a
rI,Ucc nt tho raiheT illegible crawl, aud At
lhc hrmrr-llko appearance OF the man before
him, The servant was directed 10 show the
gentleman Co his room, Nhi.h, toiling up one
tIight Of steps after unolhr, Mr. Cartwright
found Was tho first beneall hglcada. The
plUuulliug servant explained Is the traveller
lhc usc " the various articles in the room,
and s1ld, ON leaving pointing 10 the bell
rope, "ll you want anything, you can just
pull that, aud somebody viii come up"
The old gentleman vaitee until the servant
bad bad time 90 descend, abI then gave the
ropo furious jerk. Up came the servant
bounding rvo, three steps at time, and was
amazed OF the reply iu answer 10 his What
viii you nave, sir 2'
"lloW are you all coming on down below
IL is such ways from here 20 there, that
body can ha,, 40 notion even Of the vcath-
r where you are"
The servant assured him that all wa, go-
ms ou we'll, and was dismissed, but had
scarcely reached the office before another
strenuous puIl at the bell vas gi,rn, The
bell iu the Ciy Hall had struck 4 fire alarm,
and the Gumcn, with their apparatus, we're
hurlins with confused noise. along the
street
What's wanting ,ir'' .aid the iuitalcd
servant,
Whats all this hula.balloo'r said the
stronger,
"Ouy fire, sir."
a tire, sir " shouted the others do you
want "a, ol To be burned up" knowing well
enough the fire WAS not on the premises,
Tho servant ,a,sufcd him Of the distance
of the corgagraliou, aud that nl was safe
and again descended A third furious pull
and tbca.must brcllhlcs, servant again made
bis appearance at the door
Hiring mc a ha,chrt." said tbs traveller in
% prrcwpory tone.
~ hatchct, sir" said the a,touished wait
cr
"Yc., O !at,hct"
g." What for, str''
90" That's mono Of your business 20 and
fetch me q hatchct,'
The servant. descended, and Informed the
clerk that in his private opinion, that old
chap Wac crazy, and that hc meant To com.
Nit suicide, or 20 Nil some one in the house,
tor that Doc wanted hatehet
The cuk, with some trcpidmiob, vcntured
,hr room beneath the LEADS, ana-haying
presented himself said m his b'andcst tone,
rfr, r--rr'rrr, ~, t5y v'lTy was II you
wanted 30
"a M-.h,i,' said the impcrious stranger,
a h-,ehcl, sir, really but what for p
Said thr other.
"Wha, for Why look here, stranger, YOU
.g I'm not accustomed TO these big houses,
lud i,s such journey f,om this to where
you go, ILa, thought might get lost. Now,
!, is my custom, when am in IS strange couu.
.ry, TO blaze my way; We cut uotehcs in the .
rccs, and call that blazing, and We can then .
llWays find our way back againi 50 l thought
f had ha,chct, Ia just go out aud bhz'
he corners from this to yoW place, and then
would be able to find my'way back"
81 beg Your pardon" said the mysuded /,
,.crk but what's your name, sir' l could .
not read it very well on the boak."
&C. My namc," replied the other" certain.
y my dcbts'arc all paid, aud my will is
made. My name is Peter Cartwright, at
your service"
"Oh, Mr.. Cartwright" responded the 9TH
r." beg you ten thousand pardons We
nave a room for you sir, on the second floor
the bcs, room in the house. This way
,ir if YOU please"
"All right" said the old ecntlcmanj that's
Al wuntcd."'
The next extract we copy shows
How he became Chaplnin to Congress.
We left Cincinnati on the steamer Hibcr-
,ia early on Friday morning, the captain
to land US Ut Whscling by Satur-
lay night. The boat vas very much crowd
ID, and among the passengers was a conSd-
.r,hlp number of Couyrr6smcn members of