The Trinity journal., 1856-07-05
Anecdotes OF W0bltor.

When Dane Webster w}S law student,
he helped to airport his brother E2ck cl, ut
College, by coY'ng deeds, &c, while the
latter occaS onully recruited his liuaucc' ly
schoo, teaching. Under date OF Salisbury,
y. IL, Nov. 4. 1902, Daniel wrote to Eek
iel as follows 81 have now by me two cents
in lawful federal currency. Next week
VIII scnd them, if they he all They will
buy op'pc-with Il p'pe you can smoke
smoking implies wisdom wisdom is allied
to forltudc--fyom fort.tudc il is but one
step to sto,c,,nr, and sto.cism never rants
for tbs worlds goods. So, perhaps, my
two cents, hy this rroeess, may put yon
quite at case about cash.
After having declined Il comfortable
Office, in order to pur uc his profession, Dan
icl wrote from Salisbury, Con the 10Th of
june, 1905 to his brother, in this wise
"I Ike, don't believe but what Proy-
dcncc will do we'll for us yet. We shall
I've, and live comfortably | have this
week come within an acc of being appointed
Clmk Of the Court Of Common Pleas for
lIilIshorough county. Wen, yon viii say,
you are no better of than if you had not
come within an ace Perhaps | am--,ny
nothing, Lut think good deal, and do not
'dstrGst the ceods''
After Daniel had taken up his residence
at Portsmouth, and commenced practjc,ng
as a young lawyer, lac also soon commenced
pruic.ug as young lover, hy visiting Mss
Grace Fletcher. At one Of these wits.
combining utility and enjoyment, be had
been holding kclus Of SIX thread for Miss
Fletcher, when he suddenly It ppcd say.ng
"Gracc, we have been thus ugagcd in NJ
tying .notS let rs see If we can t'c II knot
ono which will not unite for lifetime"
H. then took piece Of tape AMI, aEtcr be-
ginning knot Of Il pacnI.ar Kind gave il to
h,r to complete. This was the ceremony
and ratification Of their engagement. Aud
low in little b0X, marked by him with the
words "Pmc'OnS Documcnls' containing
tie letters Of his carly courtshp tbs in.qGc
memorial isHll 10 be found. The knot has
never been united.
rHc uh.o'ncd anecdotes are related Iy
Il correspondent Of the Boston Ircnn,4t ;
Soon after Mr. Webster came to the bar,
he was retained in II sui between two neigh
bors 1t scented HAT thcy had got at log
gcrhcad, alout Il disputed I.nc, ont Of when
had rrown trc>m,s suits and all sorts Of
controversies, aud that the more maIiciou,
and artIn Of the two had SO piled the other
with law in one shape or another, chat he
had nearly ruined h.m. The latter at last
/ became aroused and brought an acton
against Tie other for malicious prosecution,
and retained Mr. Webster to mnlmGc It. On
/ the trial, poof Of malice was clear ana con-
yinc.ng, and it WAS evident that the day Of
re-, konnq had mt la.t come. IN Summingup
cor tlc uIantG, Mr. Webster, after making
n strong argument against the defendant,
showing that he had again and again insti-
fndcd snis against his client, mrr"' O. to ,,cr.
pitX anu annoy nv" ,ioScd rs follows 90,
Il "'" '"., gentlemen, ! 90 not naow how
can letter concIp1..c dian IN the words ofsthl
good OH psalm" Tnen, looking at the jury
but pointing io the defendant, he repeated
from his tuyor.te authors, Stcrnhold apd
Hopkins;
lie djggod pit. he digged it deep,
lie d gged il for his brother,
By bis great SIN he DID fail in
The pit nc dggct for 'tother.
And 50 It proved. The verdict was
heavy against the digger"