Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-01-17
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be TO very happy toocffer you some little
we have in o,W power---in eT
return for ypars exceeding kindness TO us.l 4;
Fred and Charley, you viii thankbtiiis h.
Kind gentlemaA, lam sure.'d iuodifu I9sH
! sThat we willy they cried. .9.Tianlo o
you, Sir Fthank yous Sirneiau GEorg mn
4 And Charley stepped up and touchadqt
histbsyIlips to his hands, He'ilooksd
around, and placing il on the boy's head.ia
said, an,panuD bias edi sa7afIod 5d nailg
4 Heaven ubless you, nay boy t. Lorai
your mother Madam, you are Very
kind. am a betteriand d happier man
for this little episode in my lifes ID has !.
done me goodl aofIere is my cards;ransl
if alta future day IIcaF serveI eyou,1os.s
either of your boys, calllfreely,upon me-,
This afternoons ride will not be forgot.
ten, fassure lyou.'ii griiJg9g2ns gaiii1om
He assisted me into the carriages, the
boys were there before, me.n.I looked out
as we started; be smiled and; kissed rhisa
hand. l. turned 1iap the card, and there l.
read glltliosqssH IDof s9ao q.
.a2g DANEL WEBSTER.
1was amazed, astolmded. Had / been
talking SO freely and familiarly with this
great man----one of theomaster- spirits .ofa
the age ?,o;I cannot understand it, alI
now.J i tremble now even at the idea of
it, / cannot believeit. 3 And Iplaee tie,
card between these leaves to- mark rthis,
white day.i9this eNentful day i'm my.
eyentful life, and now to bed. .s,,,N III
Nearly six years after this there is an
other cntry.il, b. ,l,;a a.,ao,.,a n 2ot,.s
t1e ! saw Mr.. Webster to-day for a IN mo-
ment, he was busy helping ,aP9or woman,
at the corner Of Maiden Lane and Bread
way. y A dray had knocked l clked p,era her
whole stock in trade, in apples. ,ccookiefs
etc,s ETC.. ! saw him place some money
q
in her hand. He is a good man he de-
serves 10 be President. Democrat as |
am. l should like to sec Kim at the White
House. With women. in such instances,
it is, Men, and not Measures. But he IS
q good and noble7hearted man la 3rs -
Another entry III. l..I ~
July 1885,. i Do E4sff ST remember sg this
card, nlana,ua!!'' said Charley to-day-7;
! !, Daniel Mebsser'ss7---ll. haye always kept.
lam heonlyl Whig our family eyer knew,
ose year more and some few months /
sail be old enough to. vote, the Whis
ticket shall Do it in memory Of that
great man. His heart was broken from
the ingratitude Of his party. He was Of
fered up as sacrifice to party. spirit by
his friends. May they never repent !! !
What pleasant ride that was 1t is like
a dream with the silver wings of angels
tanning over me. when ! think Of it
young as was ?
One month later that beautiful young
head was pillowed in his Western grave.
The promise of a glorious manhood was
almost accomplished. Talents, good
ness, the noblest heart and warmest affee
tons, had faded out far away from his
home-gone forever-dead among stran-
gers. The relentless, grave has closed
upon him, and the moss waves silently
over the resting place Of 50 much beauty
and excellence. If spirits know each
other in better land, what meeting was
there between two such Just men made
perfect! ?
Alas the poor mother I,
" The path Of sorrow and that path alone,
Leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.'
CoLp REGIoSs EXTENDING 1t is we'll
known as a matter Of history, that when