Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-04-14
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Mr.. G-crgs Tieknor Curtis Life q
Dsuiel Webster e6fRsihs tho ss,,ov;,r
eisphis sceosss a. sls' e.sssss ,Ss-, oi
the great a,ss5ssa., ! 1itss.si de ie.d.
ing facts wsrs given a .ksr t;.s., .hey
have never bees 70 effectively grouped as
10 Mr. CsrsiS S6FTslivs. md. q iSs lapse
Of ssventsss yesrs. nay be presumed to
hare been fossestss By uasy Who then
read them. vhi1s to othsrs shey win As
saii1sly qes1 II. sosrs;s ssys.s ! I
: On fse 90h q S<pk.ber. 1850. NJ.
Webster made his last viit to Boston,
for the purpose Of consulting his physi.
clan, Dr.. Jetries. His friend, Mr.. Geo.
Tieknor. who saw him on this occasion,
thought he looked very III. and gives the
following account Of bis appearacue at q
large dissss party given By Mr.. r. r.
Ward. in honor Of Thomas Bming. who
was then On visit 70 dis country.
"There we're many guests at the diu-
ner 4; We were st the desert, and ell we're
more than commonly animated was
sitting next 70 Mr. Barring. when Mr..
Webster appeared At the door n ghost
had come among u.. Il could hardly have
startled rs more.
"He looked dresdfully. bat be had his
usual stately air aud bearing and pau,.
ing . moment rs be entered, ~ was his
won't. . chair vas placed Tor him By Mr..
Barring. on the other side from tie one
cn which ! sat.
I'VE both Immediately perceived that
ether lad been administered - him, aud
bis features looked livid, cold, an shrun
ken. under its effects; still he was cheer
ful. He talked ehecrfully with llr. Bar.
ing, srd expressed III. hope Of seeing
him ut Marsl.6eld before he left the coun .
try. He remained only few moments.
While hc Vas With us all were sad and
silent. aud, when he rose to 20, oil rose
with him. think that every ono felt
that he had little hope Of ever looking
again upon his imposing form. It was.
in fact. the last time he passed friends
threshold in Boston,"
A day or two afterward. Mr.. Webster
returned TO his home at Marshf II, w,ich
he was never again to leave alive. Ear
ly in October, DR.. James Jackson, Of
Boston. one Of the most eminent of Amer
lean rhy sicians. went to Marsh6cld, aud
after careful examination, decided that
Mr.. Webster had . mortal disease in
some one Of the great organs of the ab.
domen. which pro' ably Fad been in pro-
gross for more than year. This opin-
ion was c"ncu-red in by DR.. j, fries, and
i.s correctness vas confirmed by pos.-
u,Orfens examination which revealed the
fact that the principal seat Of The disease
vas in the liver. the disorder being what
is medically termed "cirrhosis" of that o.
gan. ..'' ..'.'
l. vas about this time tha. The incident
occurred which was so characteristic Of
Mr.. Webster, and which has been re-
longer than almost any thing
"f tue same nature that has been tod oe
him. He had IN extraordinary fondnesss
for great oxen. and took much pains to
possess tho choicest breeds. he liked
good horse. and appreciated the fine
points of that animal but he was no. a
iorer Of the horse. 81 am no, aware"
says Mr.. Curtis. "that be cared any thing
for dogs, although, in his most active
days of shooting. he may have kept a
-Paniel or pointer. But Of all the brute
reation lie Lowell tho TX. Oxen were
the pets OF his large agricultural t,sscs 4:
snd when he could NJ. se and feed them,
he missed ono Of his greatest plea urcs.
H had comc down one fine morning after
anight Of pain. and was seated iu one Of the
parlors that overlooked tho lawn. There
he had herd Of his best oxen driv.a ia
front Of the windows, that he might look
once more into their great gentle eyes.
and see them crop the grass"
Porte. Wright. Who was superinten-
dent Of Mr.. wobster's farm. gives the
following account Of the cattle
"IIc bad one hundred and ten head Of
cattle. vi en- he had the most. He raised
some, but. when he went up in.e New
Hampshire. he'd buy = great many; he'd
! ny oil the handsome cxeu be saw
twenty At time. some years. He was
fender Of ssoca than any other part Of a
farm. Whea he had friends with him,
he would have some Of bis finest oxen
yoked up and driven to the house that
they might see them. That Is the way
he sac them Las. FROM bis window. Il
vas net . large lot. but they we're hi.
best cxea He eat there. talking With
Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. Curtis, and look in 2
ut his erestures aud he enjoyed t.; il vas
h;s Lass enjoyment. Il vas about week
before he died"
On Monday. October 18th. Mr.. Cur.
lis went 10 Msrsh6eld for the purpose Of
assisting Mr.. Webster 10 the preparation
Of his will. He found him excessively
emscia;ed and feeble a.d obviously no.
likely to live more than . fsv days.-
When the eoasultaiion about the will
vas ended. Mr.. Curtis. Who, at Mr..
wehster's rcquest, was going 70 Bostoa,
gathered up bis papsEs aud walked to the
6sdsids . taks leave q sbs dyisg ssstes-
man. he uss lying in a easy posture,
vishsss pain Or s.asriag. bss With h;s
eyes covered With . napkia 20 exclnle
The light. Mr.. Csrsis spoke to him abos,
. poiiieal letter b bad lassly rrec;ved
rsiasine 70 che peadiae pses;dsasial elee-
lion. ..My dear friesd was his answer,
ssI care no more about politics than the