The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-03-12

up his fathers work OF butchering That night John
Jacob walked out Of Waldorf by the wan light of the
moon headed for Antwerp. He carried big red hand
kerchief. in which his worldly goods were knotted
He reached Antwerp in week. There he got
job the docks laborer The next day he was
promoted to checker-on The captain OF ship asked
him to to London and figure up the
way. He went
The captain of the ship recommended him to the
company in London and the boy ping up wealth at
the rate Of guinea month.
In September. 17s3 came the to London that
George Washington had surrendered. In any event
peace had been decared-Cornwallis had forced the
ISSUE 80 the Americans had stopped fighting.
little later It given out that England had
given up her American colonies and they Free
Intuitvey John Jacob Aston felt that the new world"
F.. the place for him. He bought passage by sailing
ship bound for Baltimore cost OF five pounds. He
then fastened five pounds In belt his waist and
with the rest Of his moneyafter sending two pounds
home to his father with letter of lovebought dozen
German flutes.
He had learned to play this instrument with pro-
fciency and in America he thought there would be
. opening for musicians and musical instruments.
John Jacob then nearly 20 years of age
On board ship he German 20 years older than
himself who fur trader and had been home
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 forgotten He fed on
fur trading.
Arriving in Baltimore he was disappointed to learn
that there were fur traders there He started for
New York
There he found work with a certain Robert BOVINE
q Quaker who bought and sold furs
Young Astor set himself to learn the 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 was the last to leave
at night
The qualities that make youth good servant are
the basic ones mastershp. Astors alertness. will
ingness loyalty and ability to obey delivered his
poyer into his hands.
Robert Bovine, the good old Quaker. insisted that
Jacob should call him Robert, and from boarding the
young man with a nearby war widow who took cheap
boarders, Bovine took young Astor to his own house
and raised his pay from 50 week to So.
Bovine had made annual trip to Montreal for many
years. Montreal was the metropolis for furs Bovine
went to Montreal himself because he did not know Of
anyone he could carry the message Garcia
Young Aston 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 on for Canada with belt full
Of gold; his only weapon German flute that he
carried in his hand
John Jacob Astor assembled the Hudson river to AL
bany and then with pack his back struck NORTH alone
through the forest for Lake Champlan. As he ap
preached Indian settlement he played his flute. The
aborignes showed disposition to give him the hook
He hired Indians to paddle him to the Canadian Dor
der. He reached Montreal
The fur traders there knew Bovine very sharp
buyer and had their quilts out his approach But
young Astor seemingly Indifferent His manner was
courteous and He got close to his man and took
his pick of the pets fair prices He expended all Of
his and bought credit for there are men
who always have credit. N
Young Astor found Indian nature to be simply human
nature The savage and courtesy. gentleness
and fairly good ute playing soothed his breast
Aston had beads and blankets q flute and smile The
Indians carried his goods By relays and then him
with cultural certificates to character to other
red and at last he reached New without the
loss of pelt or the dampsning Of his ardor.
Bovine was delighted. TO young Astor was moth
He might have remained with Bovine ana become
partner in the business but Bovine had businsss limt