The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-06-13
LETTER FROM BRISTOL.
UNCLE EDDY's EULoGY OF JUDGE WEBSTER,
WITH ANECDOTES AND STORIES TO
ILLUSTRATE HISTORICAL
EVENTS.
For the Telegraph.

For the Telegraph.
ED. TELEGR APH: Having read in the
Union a receipt for '72 and for that valuable
paper, accompanied with a eulogy of honesty
Tin paying the printer), comparing me with
FL Greeley more than any man living, and
full of stories, with good sense, and so forth
Now kind reader, this communication would
have gone to thA Union for publicati on, save
the delicacy Of my friend in printing it
For he had laid mo under heavy obligation
Tor which will try to repay with compound
interest. In the com mencemeng, l will &C,
knowledge the corn of the printer. and the
stories. (and you must not be surprised TO
find q few of them to fill out his prophecy
and for Illustration. But placing me beside
Greeley, Cor reminding him Of Greeley,
does not do justice to Greeley, for he posses
es larger brain than I can lay claim to, and
is more notorious. But recognize his good
opinion of me, and he has my thanks. Near
ly a score of years since, l saw Judge Web
ster for the first time. He Appeared in court
in behalf of a criminal there were host of
ant Prairie was called upon to answer wheth-
er he had passed his opinion in any shape by
reading the account of che crime committed
or hearing about it answer, no. Soon he
was dismissed, was called and the same
question asked; I said reserved my opinion
for evidence. Inever shall forget that pane
trating look; his eyes looked like two forked
Iightnings, taking In at one glance all space.
Next the word. you're dismissed :" Next
came to the stand one Of my neighbors, who
answered he didn't know whether he had or
not, with yes, looking at his feet), didn't
know whether he would get clear or not,
didn't care much. You are accepted"
came to the conclusion that he was Gas Scrip.
ture says, wise as a serpent and harmless as
dove; for he wanted to clear his client by
having fools for the jury. This opinion WAS
more fully established some two Or three
years after, when he 0utreached his opponent
IN judgment, and made o good witness OF him.
%The next incident of note. We had built
the Asbury Westinghouse in Bristol, and be-
ing but Il few OF us, it took about ali TO fill
out the board OF trustees %. consequently
we became involved in debt, and mortgage
hung over our Tabernacle, and we were
threatened that il would be sold and con-
verted to Satan's use. We tried to compro-
mise with the older of said mortgage, bu5
although friend he like the rest of us want,
ed money. The first toll of the bell that
awoke us from our slumber, was summons
to Court to the tune OF SIS. and cost. Said
summons was served upon me; soon gave
the alarm to the other g.. and they all met Is
my house and said must manage the suit.
to employ The cheapest and best lawyer
Our opponent had secured ESQ Webster. At
ter great search pitched upon Judge j. OF
your city, a man like Grant, offew words, but
a deep thinker. 1 told him he would have q
lion to contend with, he said he knew it, but
gave me strong encouragement. Court at
length came, and our COUNSEL found q loose
screw, and made an opening large enough to
enter his demur as a lever, and turned over
the SIS. cost TO the four winds, and before
there was time 10 gather the fragments, and
commence again, we agreed with the wealth
lest one of the seven (fOr brevity we call him
W., to settle with the adversary quickly,
and we met and had all our estates and chat
tells apprised by our preacher and gave w.
our notes, God bless him , it fell on g. one
had no property; my, share, including what
he'd previously and afterward been paid was
200. Thus eLdNd our church troubles. In
stead Of falling into the hands of an enemy
of all good, it has been the place where hun
dreds have found the worlds RedeGmer in
love. Some since have fallen asleep in Jesus;
Others are now sending up their thanks and
hymns Of praise to Heavens King, instead OF
cursing or disappearing. But to return
said his valuable paper-it truly has become
such, especially since he preached his tenn
perance sermon, although the politics differ
with my own, yet when it talks about my
friend Grant, am like the old lady read OF
in the Bible when she came to hard words
she called them "MOses," although [ fad
many Moseses, yet [ love the man, and his
paper, although he may not be on the right
track, get he is like the freshman who IN mis-.
take swore the horse were seventeen feet
high. It raised laugh; he asked them
what it meant? Why, you said II feet Did
| say feet? Yes. Well tnen I'll stick to it.
Judge w. sticks to it. He does not turn. and
you can tie up to him every day in the week
But another cord has been touched between
HIM and me, which reached the inmost soul
and VIII vibrate, Q hope). through all com.
ing life. 1t is his last but noble sermon
the text, ''the death of that model christian
daughter who is now among the angels, toe
pure for earth to contain, waiting to wei
come and extend that loving hand, chow