The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-07-02

evidence OF that fact to the taste.-Edttor's SCI.
eat.fe Record
ANEcDOTE OF DANIEL WEBsTER-A Boston
correspondent assures us that the following. one
OF the many anecdotes that Portsmouth, New
Hampshire. people tell of Mr. Webster, has not
appeared in print:
During Mr.. VS. residence in that city, in his
younger days, there was a furniture-dealer
named Judkins doing business in the town, who
was very we'll informed as well "a ambitious
man. He was patronized by Mr.. Webster, who
often dropped into the shop to order or superin-
tend the making of some piece of furniture
These opportunities of conversing with man
40 learned as Mr.. w. were the delight of Mr..
Judkins life and on the removal of the former
to Boston, the payment of a considerable debt
due Mr.. j. was willingly left for future settle
ment. Attempts were made at various times to
collect the debt-always IN vain. Finally, Mr.
Judkins determined to 90 to Boston and see Mr.
Webster himself. He reached the city after
long and fatiguing stage.ride, and, making a
Sunday toilet, proceeded to the large house on
the corner of High and Summer streets. "Is
Mr.. Webster 2" asked he of the servant who
answered the bell. Yes, but he cannot posi-.
bly, be seem" But l must see him" No; he
is entertaining some Washington gentleman
they are dining" Mr.. Judkins had heard of
subteifuges, aud believed not the serving.man
"Well, will come in and wait till dinner is
over" The puzzled servant, needed below stairs
decided to take the impertunate strangers name
to his master Fancy the surprise of Mr.. Jud.
kins at seeing Mr.. Webster rushing up stairs
and insisting upon the poor mans joining his
friends at the dinner table He would take no
denial, and carried him forcibly almost intro.
duoing him as "my old and dear friend, Mr.
Judkins, of Portsmouth" and seating him be.
tween distinguished Bostonian and the Score.
tary OF the navy; and to use the words of the
worthy cabinet.maker, ~ was for four mortal
hours just as good as anybody my opinion was
asked on good many subjects, and they all
seemed to think knew great deal was in.
vited to visit them, and to go to Washington
and everybody asked me to drink wine with
them; and, by George I made up my mind
never to ask for my bill again. I was poor
man, and needed my money, but had been
treated as l never expected to be treated in this
world, and l was willing to pay for it.'-Edi-
tors Dwuer.
"BOILED TRIBUNE.'-Nothing, it seems to
US, could be more consolatory to Mr.. Greeley
than to be assured, on quite credible authority,
that after his editorials in the 7ribune have had
all the mental effect to which their merits entitle
them, they are afterward made the instrument
OF working almost miraculous curative results
VA Systcm VI tuo uuWell SyTlaO. AS proof
we have the following, related by the Rev DR..
Jessup, an esteemed minister in that country,
who says:
"A Hakeem. or native DOCTOR one day came
to me and asked for few old newspapers, to
which appeal l responded by the gift of a few
well-worn copies of the New York Tribune A
fortnight after, the grateful recipient came
back to me in wonderful spirits, and thanked
me most heartily FOR the gift, inviting me to 20
and eat grapes and figs in his vineyard saying,
I thank you very much for those old journals.
There is nothing like them; they have worked
wonders Tor my patients" What was my sur
prise, on entering the house of the quack, to be-
invited to look into an earthen jar, in which
these newspapers had been soaked to IA pulp in
water and then in olive oil, quantities of which
astounding mixture had been swallowed by this
fellows credulous patients with such amazingly
beneficial results! The old Hakcem gravely
thought it was the magical charm of the printed
letters which did the business" Nothing like
boiled Tribune !--E'ditor's D,arer.