The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-09-19
For the Register.
Trip TO the Ocean Coast-No. q,

lOoiD-NlldnlDtT VI Utitn-1nc grave
Remarks of Professor Sillman-WcbS
love of agricuture-Fit place of burial.
The farm at "Grcen Harbor" was
originally composed of some 9 900 acres
The house and 500 acres is retained in
the family. The house is of wood and
painted white. 1t is situated some 100
rods from the highway. and embowered
in elegant shade trees. A graveled car.
ringe road, wiudinecircuitously through
q fine lawn, leads to tho house, which is
large but not expensive. In front of the
residence, is an aged elm, the branches
of which literally rest upon the ground,
aud enclrcle space ninety feet in diam
eter Near the house is an artificial
lake. having an area Of some two or
three acres a double purpose was Of.
fected by the making of the lake, as all
contents taken from it, went into the
compost heap, to increase his amount of
manure for the production of crops On
the cast, stretches fruit and vegetable
and | may add flower garden it is
large aud beautiful The farm build.
ings-a dozen or more in NUMBER -aro
grouped beautifully in the rear, at the
east end of the lake. The place is Wis.
tied BY large numbers-as many as two
hundred nalfts have been registered in
day, in book kept for that purpose.
y servant conducts visitors through the
house if they wish, for which small
charge is made The house is elegantly
furnished, and filled with engravings,
statuary and paintings. In the reception
room, we noticed bust of Pope Plus
lN-the present Pope Of Rome-one
Of Nicholas Biddlc-one of the Duke Of
Wellington-a likeness Of Lord Mel.
bourne-One of Victoria-one of Sir
Robert Peel, who was killed by the fall
Of his horse, also small model of.Bun.
ker Hill Monument, in marble. In the
hall We noticed portrait of Washing.
ton and Mrs. Madison. In the parlor
hung painting of himself at the age of
25-also one of his present widow-also
bust of Mrs Appleton, bis daughter
now deceased, and large painting of a
cattle scene, &C., &c. We next visited
the drawing room. Here we noticed a
bust cf Prescott, the historian, and of
Mr. Webster at the age of so Also
portrait of Judge Story. On the centre
tablo was seen miniature copy of the
Greek Slave in porcelain, under glass
shade. Beneath the Pier table under
the mirror was bust Of fne Durham
COW, The room was in the form Of an
octagou. From this, we walked into his
library room, which is So by 81 This
wing is of gothic architecture, with nu-
merous gables, and is finished high to the
roof, including every part even the ga
bles. His extensive Library, valued at
$4,000, fills some half dozen beautiful
book cases with glass fronts. On the
wall, hangs large portrait of himself.
and one of Lord Ashbufton, (by HealyD
as they appeared in conversation at the
time of making the great treaty in 1912,
adjusting the line of our northeastern
aud northwestern boundaries. On the
top of his, rests his cane and his old white
farm hat, hang upon nail by the side.
A portrait of Mr.. Fletcher Webster the
present occupant of the place, and ouly
surviving child-also another of his la.
dy, grace one Of the walls. On another,
is suspended the portrait of Major Ed
ward Webster. of the United States
Army, who was killed in Mexico. On
the top of it reposes an elegant sword
presented by Congress for his distin.
guished services. There is an elegant
black walnut oentrs table, presented to
Mr.. Webster By the mechanics of Buff
falo, y. Y, for his able advocacy of
prot eotive tariff Figures of King Har-
old and William the Conqueror in
bronze, fine specimens of the art. are to
be seen in another part of the room.
His writing table remains strewn with
books and papers just MS he left it when
he retired from his labors and took his
chamber to die. We next visited the
chamber where his great soul broke away
from its confines and sought its eternal
| home. Here was the same bed, on which
the great man gave up the ghost-the
same old clock that measured out the
! last hours of his eventful life. Here we
paused and gave way to reflection. We
had inspected his vast domain-had ad-
mired its belt of over one hundred thou.
sand forest trees grown up from his own
planting looked upon one thousand
/ fruit trees, that owed their existence and
culture to his fostering care. We had
seen his house, his barns, his garden, but
not yet his grave. intellectually, l could
but think Of him as an Hercules, ma
tive kiug-one Of the great forces of the
globe-with a head so large that only