The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-11-10
THE EARLY LIFE or DANIEL WEB
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principally Io lho curly l,Ga ofIhe distinguish.
6d statesman We copy lho most interesting
/ PORTIONS Of Ibis letters
"On tho lell luud going towards he more
settled part of the Town at Salisbury, called
/ tho Northern Road, on Pimch Hrbok stands
uu old Satp .hHr where Daniels father more
/ lluurNiy years ago, built himself a rude
l4slitiF Tf,ill TEE l.lsa. o, Fk- glsli, ai,.
was then surrounded 10y majestic forests
which covered tho ucighbouug hills. Tile
mill was source Of income 20 Colonel Web
hlor, aud hr kept Il ~ operation lill uont uio
end at his.ltir. 10 thnt mill Daniel, Though
q small hoy went daily whrn not boo school
Ca uselrt h7 hthor iu suWiuE hlHrls. Tie Wan.
upt iu leaning ans thug useful, and fuou
made himself "a uNprft Iu doiHs ytlIuE
a. Boz done 90 tho MILL, thn' hl- services 90 uu
u-rlsinut were valuable Hence The fcusuu
. Tor hiH being employed lhcro when uui ut
frr->(Dor absolutely required oIroWhotc-
/ liul rs iiuc was NOT u.i.-prUi oT mi applied
ittrr.-r-tttr- 1!-- .-...' ..'4a '-li+ ll4r gate.
/ aud While lI.u envy wa7 plrsiug through iHa
/ l"g FROM oud lo cul, WhiglturuHily occupied
/ itom ten to Eileen miutUcs foe each holi,
Daniel was ulunlly seen rcldlug ntrulitcly
-Auule hoe. lac Nna l'rfAiligllp llhrifumilg
house. tie had passion lhu- clrly tor rDad-
,ne histories mud biuruphirf.'
/ I, wgs hero gha"Iar ,mhgo Hu.u l.-
r came familiar wi,. Oh, leading u,,Uts ui lis-
iogy, aui so tenacious ~ llo Wrmu9, thHt
what was ihyu lrprutd Va, never u,rr lYt-
cnltcu: llr Obtained thorough knowledge
. ct ugrirululH ly participating iu ODE lIhua
ou aloe. isrm ol -bis nuhrr
"lu ihr ycnr l5ll there cHuIr ip c.ttlr ju
franklin, the uHtl,o Town OF DIuicl Webster,
70 young lawyer hy Size uumc ui 'ihUun- W.
Itauf.-"u. ~, ut,brd .u attorney o'iru
short distance uum ihi- house, uud boarded
with Got Webster, Hm,ll.
. Ia lsHJ Nr Thompson, having 40 -'ud.uls
or clerks anil bring oil,u away ou hu,lu,as,
g...ge.L --l.ll lu Alay iu.Lis Office while lu
/ Wu, uhsHul, lu tgil lIs clients and those Whp
'callDd whOrghr bad gone and WhDu hcwouId
. Doc huuc. Daniel vH. then iu IN tlI,ic,u'h
year, Nrluomr 200 euNr hmm lai,H lrlla-
-ul-r ~ L.alm md he gnnlmLllrd lrin ucmutN.
/ tie bod uu object iu iDuTtuug % except 10
GRITTY Nr Thompson. Tie bad never dream
I,I uI studyiur Latin or Gfruk cog ui going tu
/ College, nor bad bis father thought of ANY
I.yrh 'hisr bIrIr rEr-r'--rf ~ '4-'-
footsteps of Ids father -ul rdcr hrnthcrs To
cultivate tlc soil, unl while % loy 20 obtain
.wlT, ,a-, .rrli,-,l- cd, s4ad cummu s.i1nl edu-
.c1liau, upt hc ui.lt o. respected Is % mln.
fNutody ind y'J discovered Toe germ oi ''o
rigui iutel.,r, God bad bestowed upon him,
Except, Ilhrp, III dr,u,rd Wo'I,r lut
ihc mciluy.W,lh which ho learned ihc latin
I -timmng Ull ,ic ,Dunciy orlis m0mity 90.
t..'rd the attention ui Ma Thompson, uud Dog
's.u,,c col. 10 to- Col. Nct-ur IL ,Hr splug
.oi 1886 tbc idea ois,ul.ue 4IuI Go au Dcalr.
.uly.. 90 qu1'.5 t'm Co hr-a Ss,,o' hf..,r, was
.cugJHu,J Us o. ll..r'
I'd was finally drcr}rh ny lis fuhrr, not
without .son'r doubts 81 ,ho oNpcd,crcy ui
iur measure, 20 send young DauId to tlc
Phillips Academy at Exeter Tho fact that
. III, son bad VhDt was rcE1ryrd as slender
constitution. ulpryr- 90 lHyo finally deter
mined thr ialhcr la lrhr tii.s step. Acrur-
dinghy or the gith OF MAY, l196. youud DnI'
rtsct uu, for Exeter. Ouo &c HE nciglhurs
= wished Ten send horse aud side sndd,e Id
lila, place iur lgdy there to ride To Frank
! iu. he accordingly nNailCd hiiuseli Of ihis
Col. Webster mount, Il us own
LDl.l D.-I--r 4------
made suit, mounted the horse with the side
saddle. They arrived IN Exeter on the thrd
I INV I ne r1urrUrivr rurJtrrtrrS +t'+ir-''-
'tlhough his fhthCr was horn aI Kingston
six miles distant, vet there was but two or
three persons in Exeter whom lac knew
q One was IA Mr. Cnss, the father OF his Excel
lency Governor CHSs. Another MAS "a Alr
Clifford With the latter Col. Webster pro-
cured place for Daniel 10 hourd so that lie
took his lodging there the third night The
DENY to apply for admission That school
was iaut..iad ia I7sl LAY one John Phillips
I IL. d.; hence its name. He made II liberal
douations.-St GOO during his life, md nj
his death $50 600 more, and it had already
acquired high reputation. twas regarded
as The best literary and scientific IusrIiuiIuu
IN tire STATE. IN tvs, ttTg yrHr hrtuTr Dan
c went there, DIR Philips had died, haFuoath-
/ ing to- IL large portion ot Ills wealth. THIS
raised it almost TO The importance otn college.
T.. The building stood on a pun nchr the cen
/ IRE of the toWI:, md il was we'll prOvrtrd Wilr
accommodations for the different branches
|otihstructiou. Among other advantages IL
possessed was "a large hill for defamation
and the annual exhibitions. The institution
NAs endowed with 4 salary for Principal
! +.s+tl salary iar Prolcssorslip hesidrs.-
/ Phillips had made ii independents Deun-
min 4 bhou. Lii. -. WAS then at the head ct
I the academy. lie tclt aud carefully mnin-
mined the dignity mud importance OF his Io-
situn. To him. OF course. the application
nor HJtHIssiuu WIS matte. i'hr learned Doe
/ tor, then Young man. was seated in the
great bali. lie always did everything official
! with ponpous ceremony.
/ well, sr,' said hc, putting on his cooked
! hat, let the young gentleman he presented
for examination
Daniel, with his hat ia his baud, modcs,y
Z advanced, aud stood before him. lie was IN
% strange place, aud strangers were around
him, bui hc was ms SELF possessed as nu sub
scuucnt occasion. when hc rose 10 reply to
General Haynes, Of South tutoiina.
Ii is i- unturr To lac sclt-prsscsscd.
What j. yuur agg =
'Feurleen'
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