The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-11-25
The Early Days of Daniel Webster.

The leading incidents in his career are too well
known require than the brierst apituion.
He was born in the State of New Hampshire, and
the frontier of the settled portion of il, on the 18th
of January, 1882 His father had served with cred
it, both in the of 1856 and in that OF the Revo
luton, then drawing to close. His circumstances
were such 5 to enable him to bestow on his
the advantages Of an education. Daniel had no oth-
or early opportunities of instruction than the scanty
one afforded AT the village schools, portion of the
country just opened settlement. He gave however
such decided indications of extraordinary talent that
his father determined, however great the effort, with
his narrow means, that the promising youth should
have the advantage Of a college education. For this
purpose not however then avowed he was sent for a
few months to Phillips Exeter Academy, then, and
for fifty years afterwards under the superintenence
of the late respected Dr. BENZ Abbott, and after his
removal from that institution ia January 1897,
placed the Rev. Mr.. Woods, n clergy man settled
at Boscawen, in the immediate neighborhood of his
fathers residence at Salisbury Ii was on their wa,
to Mr.. Woods, that his father first opened to him
(hc fifteen ;ears od) the design Of sending
him 10 college, the thought ot which had never
yet entered his own mind; such privilege at
that time beyond the reach of his soaring ambi-
ton. j remember he says in autobiographical
sketch Of his early years, 'the very hill which
ascending through deep SHOWS, in a New Eng
land sleigh, when my father made known his purpose
TO me. | could speak. How could he, ! thought,
with so large family, and such narrow circumstan-
ceS thlnh OF lDcurflng great an expense fCr
A warm glow all over me, and laid head
on nv fathers shoulder and wept."
After six months passed at Mr. Woods he enter
ed Dartmouth College, and Notwithstanding his i'm
perfect preparation, took the first place in his
class. On leaving college he studied for short time
in the office Of Mr.. Thompson, lawyer OF respcct-
biitv, in his native town. Compelled by poverty
engage in occupation which would yield mime
diae return, he took charge of the Academy at Fry
burg, Maine and in order that he might be enabled
to aid his elder brother, the late Ezekiel Webster, in
obtaining the advantages of a college education, lie
added to his frugal salary his earnings copyist in
the Office of the Regstec of deeds for the county.
His solitary professional studies pursued till mid
night after days spent in these humble tolls. In Sep
tember, 1902, he returned to Salisbury and resumed
his stud. of the law for eighteen months under Mr..
Thompson In July, 1904, he came TO Boston and
entered his name in the Office of MIR. CHRISTOPHER
Gore afterwards Governor Of Massachusetts, on
whose motion the following year, he admitted to
the bar of suffolk County, Massachusetts. He i'm
mediato, established himself in the practice of the
law at home where he remained as long his father
lived That honored parent died shortly after, filling
at the time # his deccase the Office of Judge. He
had the satisfaction Of hcan, the first argument of
his son and receiving the full Of his future
cmincnce.-[ Boston ADV.