Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-10-07
DANIEL WEBSTER'S COUNTRY
RESIDENCE.
MARsuFIELD, Aug. 90, 1912.

MARsnFIELD, Aug 26, 1912.
Mn EpIToR-It is about thirty miles from
Boston to this place, or rather to the seat
and occasional residence of Daniel Webster
Few persons, am inclined to think, who
have not been here Of late, are aware of the
extent of Mr.. Webster's agricultural opera
tons, or of his taste and interest in their
pursuit
The house is situated about mile from
the stage road, and is not therefore generally
seen by travellers In passing off the main
road that runs by the premises, in your APP
proach to the house, you enter level and
somewhat crcutous carriage-passage, OF
two or three hundred yards in length neatly
lined on either side with shrubbery, and
plainly indicating, from its neatness and or
der, what may be expected ON further en-
animation.
The house is large square one surroun-
ded by piazza, and built about eighty
years ago, by some one whose ideas were ev-
identity in advance of his neighbors, and
who must have been regarded by them,
unless he were most benevolent and obi
ging man, as an aristrocrat. 1t is two stories
high, painted white, with half story raised
from the roof, surrounded by range of low
windows, and has two large handsome white
chimneys, striped with black, coming out of
the roof Just IN the right place to look WELL
Entirely through the house runs spacious
entry, ten feet in width, having in it large
and apparently superior barometer, with three
or four pictures in gilded frames, represent
ing hunting parties, al Angiais, on horse
hack N full tilt affair ~. 81
OF the entry are two convenient and commo-
dlous rooms, pleasantly facing the SOUTH
which are furnished by no means extrava-
gantly, but neatly and in good taste. A few
portraits decorate the wall and few books
are seen lying around. Their whole appear
ance is just what would be expected in a
country genteman's residence. ..t
On the west end of the house is the libra
ry, and very pleasant room it is too-open-
ing three ways upon fruit trees of various
Kinds, and at the present time laden with
Irult. In the library is small bookcase,
containing not iaw book, as could per-
ceNe-as MIR. Webster does not trouble
himself or allow any body else to trouble him
with law matters while here-but about two
hundred and fifty volumes of a miscellaneous
character, good sprinkling of which are on
agriculture, horticulture, angling, and gun
nIng. In one corner of The room is a supe-
rlor rifle, which doubtless never fails. in it's
owners hands, to bring down the game. A
table with writing apparatus, formidable
walking stick, splendid Indian costume
curious hat-tree made of bucks horns
with lew other presents rare and interest
ing, compose the furniture of the library.
In passing out of the house eastward af.
ter lodging the limbs of wide-spreadinq
ana magnificent elm, you enter a SQUARE
garden OF about an acre, fenced in and hand
somely laid out, with great variety of trees.
shruooery and flowers. From the bottom
oil the garden you ascend through serpen-
tine track, an eminence covered with FOREIGN
trees aud shrubbery, crowded together 50 ms
to resemble natural grove, made entirely
under the direction Of Mr.. Webster wi,b;1
a few years On the top of the hill is cir
GUAR summer house, made of trelis roof
ABOUT hiteen feet in diameter, and perbans
twenty III height, surmounted with a globe
ana the whole or good part of it, oyerrun
with woodbne and honeysuckle, presenting
IN the distance, as well as in the near view
pleasing appearance
~ Inc farm owned and improved here BY
Mr.; Webster, consists of more than tbous-
ana ana acres but part of it, however, is I'M
der cultivation, much of it being improved
ground, mat part which is improved, pre-
seh's me appearance. There are a yar;o-
y al young and thrifty orchards surroupdno
the mouse, which have been set out under |
the direction of Mr.. Webster, and which are
now overloaded and bent to the ground bv
the weight of the fruit. Indeed, the whole
establishment, house, out-houses, garden and
iarn' all TN excellent keeping, and indicate
III thcir owner taste and interest in aoricul-
tural and horticultural pursuits; and the as.
constituent is how he can find time amidst his
numerous cares and public duties to give il
thought or pay it vist.-Bost Mere, .Jour
christianity teaches US the endurance of
misfortune; It encourages its votaries 10
triumph IN adversely, aud inspires the soul