The Virginia enterprise., 1910-03-04

1coh ~ '.,-" WORK OF butchering. That night John
moon headed for Antwerp. He carri.t h;a ~ea hord
Ae'Gn'el' IN which his worldly goods we're knotted
,on ~ t1acnea th antwerp in week. There he got
JoD' on the docks as labOrer The rext d,v be waa
promoted to checker-on. The captain of shin asked
way. He ~ w 1
me captain Of the ship recommended him to the
company in London and the boy was png up wealth at
the rate OF a guinea month
. IN september, 1888, came the news to London that
"eoree washington had surrendered In any event
peace mad been declared-Cornwalla had forced the
ISSUE so the Americans had stopped fighting.
little later 1t was given out that England had
gwen up her American colonies and they were free:
1ntuvey John Jacob Astor felt thzt the new world"
was the place for him He bought ssage by sailing
ship bound for Baltimore, at cost OF ve pounds He
then fastened five pounds belt around his waist and
with the rest of his money-afer seding two pounds
home to his father with letter Of love-bought
German flutes
He had learned to play this nstrument with pro-
hciency and in America he thought there would
opening for musicians and musical instruments.
John Jacob was then nearly 20 years Of age.
On board ship he met German, 20 years older than
himself who fur trader and had been home on a
visit John Jacob played the flute and the German friend
told stories of fur trading among the Indians.
Young Astors curiosity excited The Waldorf
Astoria plan of flute playing was forgotten He fed on
fur trading.
Arriving in Baltimore. he was disappointed learn
New York.
There he found work with a cert*in Robert Bovine.
q Quaker, who bought and sold furs
Young Astor set himself to learn tie busness-every
part of it. He always sitting the doorstep before
the owner carrying big key to open the warehouse
got around in the morning. He the last to leave
at night.
The qualities that make a youth "A good servant are
the basic ones mastership Astors alertness, will
ngness. loyalty and ability to obey delivered his
ployer over into his hands.
Robert Bovine, the good old Quaker, insisted that
Jacob should call him Robert and from boarding the
young man with nearby war widow who took cheap
boarders, Bovine took young Astor to his own house
and raised his pay from 50 week tc Sc.
Bovine had made annual trip to Montreal for many
years Montreal was the metropolis for furs Bovine
Montreal himself because he did not know of
anyone he could trust to the to Garcia
Young Astor had been with Bovine only year. He
spoke imperfect English but he did not drink gamble
and he knew furs and was honest
Bovine started him of for Canada with belt full
of gold: his only weapon was German flute that he
carried in his hand. z%%~~ >
John Jacob Astor ascended the Hudson river to Al
bany with pack his back struck NORTH
through the forest for Lake Champlain. AS he ap-
preached Indian settlement he played his flute The
aborgines showed disposition to give him the hook
He hired Indians to paddle him to the Canadian bor
der. He reached Montreal.
The fur traders there knew Bovine as a very sharp
buyer and had their quils his approach But
young Astor seemingly Indifferent His was
courteous and He got close to his and took
his pick of the pes at fair prices He expended all Of
his money and bought credit for there men
who always have credit.
Young Astor found Indian nature to be simply human
nature The a and courtesy, gentleness
fairly good flute playing soothed his savage breast
Astor had beads and blankets; flute and SMILE The
with cultural certificates to character to other
red and at last he reached New York without the
loss of pet or the dampening of his ardor.
Bovine was delighted To young Astor it was moth
inR He had in his blood the success corpiscle.
He might have remained with Bovine and become a
partner In the business but Bovine had business iim