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..pray, sir did Col Gibbo,n n, himself. have

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4 and Intercourse with himap "None."" "Did
!, his family z" aHow do you know 2''y "The
! hotels were crowded--hospitality was Law
ished upon. every stranger-falniies gave
4 up their beds: to furnish welcome and a
resting place to houseless wanderers. NV
sister was invited to Major Gibbons domicil.
.|l was there every day, volunteered, my, SER
vices as surveyor of supplies for the Colo
nel's use-inet no encouragement in Major
4 Gibbons fiinlily-got my curriclcs loaded
every day anywhere else.n
4 81 rejoice to hear it; forgive your youth
tulsfolly; dine with me to-day; want to
hear your adventures; promise you good
cheer, for in my heart rejoice that you
have served me from tho condemnation Of
an unrighteous act. Notwithstanding that
! Col. Gibhon fought like patriot and heio o,
at the battle Of Cowpens, and was appoint
1 ed Collector of the Port at Richmond, by
General Washington II had resolved this
dayto strike his name from the rolls of his
counrtry's services, which concluded he had
disgraced by permitting his family to COM
mune with the arch traitor"
Come puncturlly at fyc."' 1 went and
never enjoyed dinner more. 80 -.
DANIEL WEBSTER IN a NEW CHARACTER.
The New York Express in. a very pleas
ant notice of Mr.. Barney's book, speaks of
the manner in which that gentleman has
figured, through his long life having been
,ieted and courted by the tiptop society of.
all the great cities and with the Presidents
and Foreign Minister*,b by many ofswhom:
he has been domesticated in tleirsestablisli-
ments. With those opportunities, the Ex.
press thinks, if his memory: is good and his
pen lively, he will write n book that will
make the people stare. 1t hopes, however,
that he will not omit n rare scene nwli.;l
Daniel Webster figured in a new light, and
which it describes as folIows:. !.
There is no .iacidenti in the life Of Barney,
droll, very droll, which we hope he will not
omit. In 1850, soon after tho passage of
the Compromise bill, he:inyited about thirty
members Of Congress, and others, to due in
the restaurant inPennsylvania Avenue, and
heiprepared. places andS,dinners for only
about ten or twelve-bnt the whole party
came; and the night happened to, be a
most: uncomfortable one. The dinner was
to. be at six pm, Gut;it was not ready till
nine o'clock There were Webster, growl-
I. insellke aIhungry and starving lion; and
4 men Of all parties, the most eminent in po
sitinn in the United States. Never were let
4 loose upon dinner d crosser Or huhgrier
4 set OF men but when ut nine O'clock, the
tlIity fot,id places for ouly ten or twelve to
4 st:down to the table there was the lou.lest
roar Of laughter. Merrilnent soon took the
; place of anger. Cabinet Ministers stood up
and waited on foreign Ministers, and Uni
ted States Senators, in, great glee, discharged
tue duties of, Scipio. and Sambo. A few
: grains Of champagne let loose the tongues
OF all "llonorable" gentlcmcn- the din.
ner was long and pleasant7--and never vas
happier evening passed than was this at-
ter all. a. 8, 81 ..s..i.;s s., -
{ Anincident Of the evening, OF. night ratlf.
er, was between Mr. ~ ebstef,. HEN Secreta:
p ry of State, and Mr., .Foote @tllen Senator
4 from Mississippi,. and now in California.
& IheSd Sdinncr;w ostensibly given to Senator
q Foote, then Goyernorselect Of Mississippi,
d and on fhe5eye Of. leaving Washingtonst to
"A discharge the duties Of Governor sins Jack:
SON. Miss. ssMr. Webster the great Daniel
Was commissionedto deliver the new Gov.
8 : ernol Footesan address: ~ The orator took
! the head Of the table, and began in dogge.
rel,!tle most charming captivating. bewiI-
: derlng: doggcrel- with FFspafkles Of Spure
;. poetry in il, that bubled mp and out, as il
: from a Milton or, a aDyron--and the ryil.
!. mical doggerel and sparkling, poetry ran
s on from him, tsmay b1a full sHalf shonr---it
81 may be more. Here was Daniel ~ Yebster
in; now character, j rhyme! !hniId der, a. poet,
81 asloggerel nanl,fa EyeTyb y %as
"a astonisbed, tickled, dei shted, s, sarnizea, as
81 :tonished The }Splaulits were srociiffsrods
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