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Incident IN mr.. WebsIeT's Early Life.

Mr. WrbsIer's religious principles berause Of
bis supPon ofIhe Compromise measures, a wid.
ou lady Who resided in the vieinhy Of Mr..
W.'s early home writes thus:
"Mr. Webster an inhdel | eaunot believe
that. | have known him long. and II il would
not savor TOO much Of egolism, | could relate
some incidents that would. think, eonvice YOU
that. whslever bis political views nav have
been, he certainly wss not an inhdel."
She was requested to do 90. and aeeOrdingly
wrote the following:
"Mr. Webster und my husband became &c.
qusinIed 10 early life, aud the friendship Of
youth extended to ripper years. They we're ,ru.
y cobge0ial sPiTis, and sought each Others 90.
eieiy ss much as possible. But The cares Of
business al length separated them, and for ma.
ny years Ihey seldom met. Ny husband set.
lied down 10 This place, and Mr.. Webster weuI
forth 10 battle for the right in the councils Of the
nation.
"For some time We we're greatly prospered.
A lucrative business brought Us wealth slmos,
beyond our hopes. The children came like a
like sunbeam 10 light up eur happy home with
their joyous smiles, and 70 cheer our happy spr.
is with their innocent pEaule. Those were
happy days, and love 10 recall them. But.
alas they weIs soon covered with clouds OF
darkness, that even The eye Of faith could hard
Iy penetrate.
''SOms Of The firms In which my husband's
funds weFe placed became involved, AID our
liule all was swept from our grasp. Weeu hs
found thar every effort 10 recover |. but plunged
him deeper inlo difficulty; hs became disheau.
eued. Soon his health tailed, and he was com.
PEELED 10 give up hs business entirely. lie then
sold the shop, and what else we could spare,
and with the avails paid every d, bl except one,
This was due TO a friend. who choose 10 wui,
CuE his money rather than take from Us Ihe cot.
'Sgs where we lived, the only properly we could
then call our own, But hardly was Ihe arrange.
men' made when The gentleman died, leaving
the note In the hands Of one who knew no, how
TO show mercy. He demanded immediate pay.
menl, and we were about 20 sell our house when
our Oldest chile was taken down with fever, and
soon left US. as We hope, FOR a better world.
The same disease prosIraied my husband, and
when the physician ,old me he must die, felt
IhnI my cup Of sorrow was full. But, no
was mistaken. There was yet another drop to
be mingled 10 that cup Of bitterness. While
my husband'yes fingered between life and death,
my daughter, the only remaining child, was ia.
ken sick alsn, and afer FIVE days suffering. she
too left US to rejoin her brother 10 the spirit
land
"Do you ask how bore this second bereave.
menli believe had not leisure to think of
10. All my time, all my attention was given 20
my husband, who was slowly but surely going
down TO The grave. had even forgotten the
hard hearted creditor. But he did not forget.
luexorable as death itself, he came al the time
appointed and demanded the money think
he must have been Intoxicated for am sure no
man 10 his sober senses could have been 81 cru.
ell. told him my husband was dying. but he
replied: Sorry, sorry TO hear il. lie won'I
earn any more money. and, as you can. pay
up, III just take the house. You can live
somewhere else, as you'll have no one TO look
afieT.' interrupted his cruel remarks, und,
thinking to move his feelings, | led him to the
room whers lay the cold form OF my child.
swain hope might as we'll have tried TO
move an iceberg. After much en,reaty OBJ.
Iained permission to remain 10 the house while
mp loved one lived, on condition that gave up
the furniture. This promised. that | might
no more be troubled with his loahsome pres.
ence.
"Ths man left me, and sank into chair,
utterly overcome at the prospect of the desola.
zion before me. At that moment heard rap
at the door. could not rise to obey the sum.
mons. felt that my heart was breaking. Bu.
the door slowly opened and Mr.. Webster
stood before me. He had come home on Wis.
il. and, whou, knowing any thing of our sor.
rows, he rode over TO see and embrace his ear.
Iy friend. What was bis surprise to find him
thus And when the story Of our troubles had
been told, when he had assured himself that his
long. cherished friend had but few more hours
TO live, he sat down and wept.
"Thsn he asked To see the corpse of his lii.
ile pet, who, when he last visited US, sat upon
his knoe and played with his watch. As he
rose 10 leave the bed, my husband said 10
whisper: "Feich her to me, that | too may
look upon that sweet face once more"
1--WE placed The beautiful form beside The bed.
and sanding near !. gave ourselves up 10 uDcon.
irolabe grief When able to command his
voice, Mr.. w. said "Let US pray" And
knesling there, beside the dying and the dead,
he pr Sed as none but Chns,ain can pray.
Sure | am that prayer so earnest, so full Of
faith and hope 10 the Redeemer, was never
poured forth from The lips Of an infdel.
"Gladly would he have stopped with US
through the night. But business forbade bis
s,ay. He left uS, and as he grasped for the las.
time the hand Of his dying friend, those pale
features we're lighted up with smile of hope,
such as they had not worn for many day.
The troubled spirit was a. rest, for the as.
surance had been given .ha, the widow should
be provided for her in her sffiic,ion.
"My husband died the next day. saw no
mors OF lhe hard hearted creditor, and the
house remained unsold. | still occupy il, and
the room where Mr. Webster kneeed in PRAYER
is TO me a sacred place" L. w. A.
or The Vermont lqur Law provides that
any Intoxicated man may be arrested and com.