New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-17
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NIGHT The Club struggled through three Monday even
inss Plato was perpetually putting apples OF gold IN
,c,rcs Of silver; for such the rich ore OF ms
ibourhts coined by the deep melody OF his voice Or
sen charmed with the secrets won from his interviews
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20 hind the WIDE yng embroidery OF discourse mo
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The Club struggled on vnianty. dscour.ing ceiestiy
eating apples and disappearing in the dark until the third
evening il vanished altogether
But with the disappearance OF the CLUB, We
East not only leave peaceful old Concord, but
close the volume which has introduced US to
so many memorable homes. We are sure our
readers will be tempted TO continue the ac-
quaintance, and accompany our accomplished
guides to other scenes of lettered retirement.
They will find many not less attractive than
those into which we have glanced Irving,
Prescott. Everett, Longfellow, Hawthorne,
Lowell are among the authors whose homes
are here revealed, aud every admirer of their
writings will gladly see them, as they are ex-
hibited, beneath the SHADE of their own trees,
or discoursing genial wisdom around the winter
fire.
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF DANIEL WEBSTER By
CHARLES LASNAS. limo. PIP. 95 harper n Bro
Tiers
The author of this little volume, who was
the private secretary Of Mr. Webster, makes
no pretensions to giving regular biography OF
the ilustrieus statesman. Connected with the
deceased in intimate personal relations, he has
gathered upa variety of recdlections, which
illustrate Mr.. Webster's character, showing
his manners in the freedom of domestic life,
among his country neighbOrs, on his farm, and
in the enjoyment of the rural sports, to which
he was so much addicted From the mass of
anecdotes contained in the volume we select
few, which may not be familiar to our readers:
THE TENANT OF ELas FARM
TIE na1se of Mr. We5sters tenant on Elms Farm IS
John TAYLOR lie was transported thithcr about twenty
ycars ago from the region of Marshfed and in several
particulars he Is a great His height is nearly SIX
and five inches he he's heart bigger than MS body
and s really superb specimen OF American yeomanry
But his reignng popularity his attachment 10 MS
landlord. When the latter was temporarily Ill during
the summer of 1851. John Taylor watched by his bed
sae night alter night without closing his eyes perform
ingIlt tic delicate duties OF nurse with the gentleness
OF wornaY. "If saw n bullet coming 70 his heart
said he TO the writer, OCCASION Il would jump in
the way OF IT, and receive myself and when told that
this very strong language he added, Il know II Is,
but then should be certain that my family would be
provided fer ard made comfortable. From no man Nv
Ing could IT number OF personal anecdotes be oo
timed calculated to illustrate the more endears attn
hutes OF Mr. Webster's heart; how he was with him.
fer example, when he gave an oil man, Tread OF MS
fa;hets money enough TO buy farm; how he accom-
panied him 10 the summit of bill, one summer even
ing and heard him talk in the most Affecting manner. az
he rat nusiny upon the spot where he was born, while
lie eyes constantly hing with tears; and how, on
many occasions, he had dcscanted % him, IN the most
glorious language the pleasures of farming contrast
ing ihm with the trials and perpleSitles Of public life
John TyCr ia also irsrate farmer, and has perform
Cd a. great amount Of hard labor any other man
in the Union. and ia deserving, in every particular, of
the ardent friendship and unlimited confidence OF his
late landlord.
JOHN TAYLOR RED DY A BULL.
The last time Mr. Webster visited Ems Farm, which
in July last, the writer his only companion.
M along the railroad, our way from Boston to the
mountains groups and crowds Of people were Assem-,
blod 10 welcome him 70 his native State: but tins hal
for 40 long a time been consequence OF Els annual Wis
its to Ems Farm that he was not therefore taken by
surprise. At Concord he heard the particulars ot
accident which had happened TO his John Taylor,
md when told that his life in danger he sadly
distressed and manifested great Impotence TO reach
home. On aiglting from the cars and stepping upon
Lis ihrcshold he Only took time loving look
the scythe, before he went 20 visit his tenant Though
lie found his Jeoman friend suffering from dislocated
shoulder dreadully bruised breast and fearful cash
in his thigh inches long, yet the doctor had
declared him cut OF danger With this news, Mr.. Web
WIZ, Of course delighted Before he LEFT Boston he
led heard Of the accident bu no particulars and Us he
did 10; GIpieherd any danger, his FIRST thought wa
What shall take John Taylor ~ present" which
question he answered by bringing him basket Of grapes
and resh sohon. The present YVES ft for king, but
John Tay lCr deserved it.
The accident alu led to wa caused by an angry bull
WHO turned upon hi keeper in III OF couselcss anger
and not only tossed him high INFO the cir with his horns
but trmpled him under his feet IL s a wonder the
NJ n was not killed. What saved him was the presence
&C mind which he manifested in sczny and holding
20 rng in III bulls nose. In spite OF his wickelness,
IN animal deserves passing notice in this connection
as he was very great avorie with hs owner He was
prcsented TO Mr.. Webster by his devoted friend Ros-
w,l /. Colt EGG, of New Jerlcy, and he il of whit is
called tie Hungarian byecd lie IL magnificent creu.
tuFe quite young weighs some two thousand pounds OF
beautiful mouse slate color, and has a neck which
measures more than six feet in circumference John |
Taylor account Of the aack upon himself, and of 9th
er exploit OF the bull very amusing; ami when /
GsSed iy Mr.. Webster if he really thought the animal
dangerous and ought TO be chained, he replied "Why
he 10 more tt TO 70 abroad than your friend Governor
kossuth himself" Rather strong Ian slaee thu" re-
pied Mr. Webster; "but when man hqs been goreI
alnos. 70 death by hungarian bull il Is not strange
het he should bceevere upon the Hungarian governor
THE MRsHFIFLD FARM
Like Fins FERN, Marshfeld has also its tenant or su
perintenden' whose name is Porter Wright and who
IN ell particulars Is amply qualified for H. responsible
positon From hun we gathered the information INIT
when Mr. Webster to Msrshfeld the farm yielded
only some fifteen tuns OF English hay while the product
in this particular during the year 1851 amounted 20
nearly four hundred tuns, IN addition two hundred
tuns OF salt hay also, of corn eight hundred bushels
potatoes one Thousand bushels five hundred busa.
els urnps five hundred bushe and bee,s four hundred
bushels. In ls25 the inhabitants Of Plymouth county
knew nothing Of kep and sea-weed az articles that would
enrich their lands but Mr.. Webster discovered their
value set the example OF using then proed thereby
and they are now considered 20 Indispensable that some
the farmers in tie country will team il distance Of
Thirty miles. Principally a, his own expense Mr.. WEB
ster laid cut road to the beaAa on which the kep was
ihrovBby the sea and not sne tun of toe article i
known TO have been drawn on land before he went 70
Narshted. Ia October Of last year. one hundred and
nifty team were employed after a storm in drawing this
rch manure on 10 the estate adjoining Marshfed ex
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