The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-11-10

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p~riormed eiIre,is~ tersiee. al thr End
of she War. hr again feIlrr.l 10 p,is.lr
lllr. and roughs 10 end biz days I,rzrsluliy
and with henor ss IN humble sulllxs,or al
1lse coil. THIS, however. wss sIrnird him
The p~. pIr whom lie bad served had
ssfongrf rlaims upon hsai. lie Vas. CIR
several years. eisr,rd Representative
from Szlishurylp The Legislator II Ne~-
Hampshire. aud IN llr years l7e5-0-a
and 80 filed The office cf State Srnalar.
Ia 1885 liz vas appointed cs,ionrl uI sl,e
MIlaus. In 1901 he wss rllnsrn ~ Judge
ni the Couri ol Common Pleas. lnl The
t'onniy Of llillshonnngl,. which nfIi.e lsr
held unsll 1905 On the 22d nf April ~
ihe following year iso6) sol. Webster
sliea upon I,is farm. II llie age nf 81. Ills
wifi. Abigail. survived h,m ten wears. and
died on il,e lasI Of April. 1915, aged 76
years.
Goi. Xeh-ter was iwire married. Ills
second wife. Abigail Eastman, ihr ,uull,er
Of Daniel and Ezekiel. was a lady Of
Welsh drsren,. and resident Of Salisbury
ai the time of brr marriage.
Daniel Websirr was horn under the in
flnence nf ,rue New England ,ns,ilulions.
A harsh and rugged touniry, cold blasts
and 'rncagfe natural advantages. fnrlnrd no
pleasant iniruduriiens. IL the world. The
hills aud forests Of The Granite State Of
ferrd few inducements. years ago, fnr The
developmeni Of intellectual versatility aud
sllengl.. Il was the ann Of her people 10
lmparElo their children The suuinipst prin-
riples Of morality anil cnnmnn sense.
Few indulgenrrs were allowed them, aud
The sarredness uf parental control was
s,ririiy guarded. In The midst Of such a
public sentiment was Daniel Webster
reared. He enjnvei what is termed .
good New England educa,inn. rereiying
The fullest advantages Of The School sys-
tenn Of that slay-nnl. as now. brought
home 10 every door. bul occasional and
migratory in lis nature.
While still Young. Daniel wss daily
sent two miles and half 10 scllool. in The
middle Of Winter. end on fnoi. lie walki
ed The entire distance lhele and back. II
The srl,nol chaneed 10 remove still further
from his fathers honse. hoard was en-
gagged in some conveaien. family for The
youthful student, and his acquisitions Of
knowledge we're pursued without in,er-
rup,ion. An ardent desire fnr learning was
early manifes, in the mind Of Daniel
Webster. Difficulties were presented. with
which lie was compelled TO struggle; him
dIances stood in the way. which lie was
obliged 10 overcome. Ilu, every obstacle
was surnoun,rd. and Iile scholar came
frrih man. Ilis father was deeply inn
pressed with The necessity of education,
and spared no pains Ia give Danirla tho
rough insight into The mysteries Of know
ledge. Among the few volumes contained
in The Circulating Library Of that day, the
young DANIEL found o special fascination
in copy oI the. Spectator particularly
in The criticisms upon Chevy Chase. :
Before he WAS fourteen wears old. he could
repeat The whole OF ihe !. Essay on Man."
The muse possessed great attractions Cor
his fancy. and devotional HYMNS were fre-
quenily added 10 The list Of his juvenile
accomplishments. Among the pieces coni-
milied TO memory. As y pastime merely,
was The entire volume of that ancient col
lection Of church melodies known as
4. .Waus'. Psalms aud HYMNS"
In his fourleenil, year. Daniel was plac-
ed in Phillips Academy at Exeter, N.
H.. at that time under The care OF DR.
benjamin Abbot. This event. his first
separation from home and friends, took
place on The 25th April. 1906. Daniel
was now one among nineiy boys. all Of
whom were perfect strangers. ReeoIcH-
ing himself, however, 10 The necessities Of
the case. Daniel soon become naiuralizetl
among his new assoriaies. and made rapid
progress in the customary roniiDe Of ac-
ademical studies. Public d,rlamalisn.
curiously enough. was his aversion. and
the thought Of i, a bugbear. Tie future
orator Withdrew from observation, and
sangh, 70 conceal himself behind his fel-
lows. Remaining hul lew months a, the
academy. Daniel, 10 February. 1897, was
placed Under The tuition Of Rev. Samuel
Woods, al Boscawcn. The prospect Of 4
collegiate education was al this time frs
epcned 10 him. BY his father. Inriled BY
the Indications Of This preierment, Cnl-
leges being llen xclusive and mol IN every
case a,ianahic. the young man proilcd By
The opportunities that were offered him
With Mr.. Words he read Virgil and
Cicero, and became fair Latin scholar.
Ilis favorile classic al ti,is.lime wac Cice.
70. and liar s,engil, Of early impressions
was never abaied--iile immortal Ora,ol
was always the favaiie study Of The Ame-
rican Sage.
In The summer of 1897. Daniel entered
Dartmouth College as Freshman. The
regniar duties Of student we're performed
hg him with fai,hfulne.s and energy. He
lost no tine in idle designations. became
noted FOR consian, avl,lily Er reading
and devoted much attention 10 The acqui
sition Of a knowledge of English literature
Among his College pasiimes he snperia-
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