The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-09

hrightfst boy IN nlH S'HNpl 'N'h ui'N'' III VIC !
studies than his elder brother Elsiklel.
"On II Saturday. .r.memb"r." the np"icnt
n,y, ,'.pn T., To- ,h' sohonrs anil said that the
hoy who would commit 10 memory the grrntst
numpr Of verses IN We Bibl,h ny Mnnlny mMrh
hut when IL came Dancers turn tO r"fi' l
found tiud h. had comm tied 50 iuu'h That ntt.r
hearing hlm r"prat SOM sixty or s'v NY
\. res. WIS Obliged to- give un he telling m,
that there wore several chapters yet TINT ~ nld
Was rrmnrkahi. even ~ a hoy; and | told his
father he would do Gods work injustice II ne
did not send both Daniel and Ezekiel TO col
cge."
On ono occasion. when Daniel was Mt nome
from college on his vacation. his father said to
him that he should like to have him 20 up into
the country and dis over the whereabouts OF an
old neghbor named John Hanson. and how he
was getting along.
"One Saturday afternoon" re- lated Mr.. Web
ster | Thought | would trudge up there
through the woods. and spend sunday WIN my
old friends After a long, tedious walk, began
toihink should never find the place: Tut ilnhl.
ly did. and whom got thrre. was pretty WI
tired out with climbing. jumping over logs. ana
40 on, The family we're not less delighted than
surprised to see me; but th"y were as poor M
tremc OF poverty aud their house contained
but one apartment. with rude partition 10
make two rooms ! saw how matters wrrr
really glad to see me-. They confessed To me
that they, had not even COW or any pota,,
was bundle OF green grass and a
little hog- lard and they actually sub
f fa But %m ' said i Mr wo I@ emp6at"sy
" IL was no, so bad. after All They Tried up
grcat platter Of it,, and | made my snpErt ana
ward. Just before graduating. | thought that.
before leaving Hanover. would 20 aud pay an.
| other visit to the Hansons. found That th,y
| had improved somewhat, for they now had
cow and plenty Of plain, hcmciy fare. spent
the night and was atoH, 70 leave 'he next morn
~ Wi. DANIEL. you are about to graduate.
| You've got through college, ana nave gui ''vl-
| l"ge larnin. and now. what are you gong To 40
II told him had not decided on aprofes-
~ Well said he. you are good boy; your
father was kind man To- net and was alwys
END e t" b ,2g goSr 6a rS hronsh N' o
| lege; and people that go through college .lh"r
become ministers or doctors or lawyers. AZ Tor
| helm minister would never think OF dom
| that: they never get pad anything, Dorurin
| is miserable profession; thry I'VE upon o'h,r
| peoples ain's are up nights and nave no
| non.n And ns for h.in' lnwyrr would never
| propose that 10 ANYBODY. Now sad he, Dan
tel | u tll you MINT You are ony OF pure ,-.
| bright. knrwa man who hnd roll"g" iatn II
| down IN Rye. whore lived when WIS boy
| That man was "a conJurrr; ne ,oulu on nN
| eonsultin' his books AM study, IL man mad
lost hs COW. whore she WIS. That WAS rr'at
| thing: and II people lost anything. they woui
| tnink nothfn' oi u,yin' three or four dollars To
| n n,,n hkn thnt' 30 Ms to lind thrir property.
| There is not comp wtWn hun1r.i hl MI. +
| ~ this place; and you are bright boy anu
| have gut this college larnin. Tn" best III ma
you cun DIP. Daniel. is to study that. ana 1e a
| cofU7WerV ~
Daniels affection for his own brother II KEEL
was most devoted so long as the latter lived.
They shared each others tolls and prvations
IN early youth lahorei together in the old saw
mill owned 10y their father. together aided. lit
tie later in life. in the support Of their parents
and met together. with equal perseverance and
pluck the obstacles in their path. They shared
the mcasrc contents OF "a common PURSE; and
when after graduating. Daniel was teaching
school in Fryrburg, he was always ready to hell
Ezekiel. who was stll in college. whenever h'
needed help. Once he paid visit 10 Ezekiel nj
Hanson mainly TO see II he mad money. TIL
result 81 his visit may be- told in his own words
We walked and ,alkoi during long even
inG' ana inaily. scat' d up9n an "'d log not in
dollars-the result Of my lahors in teaching AZ.
recording deeds, after paying NY own nep's-
T ,gRiY@aS to myself but 'AF'' dollars 10 S'' non"
I2eki- Webster gave high promise Of emit
ronon ~ me hur and in the s'ate Many per
sons. who had opuortuu tics Tor Observing The
two brothers a. ought lu equal n nni SUI rrior
20 the more famous Daniel in intellectual quail
ties
Thor foiher WINS wont o. saw I'm; FOX 70
could mot tell hni lee ku"w, Iiul ptnl"l cnul
iDll moro thun he Nnrw.' l-lh r great iaII
W. wis Bis ilmiiity. Will, pnnIrl wi- H. ''Ni
and i"url '~- u@ 90 ll iu. - |il 81" ' r. ui lh'i
talents won idm hl@h rank pom a. lawy"
tire h'r of his nitiNr state. served uit n IA bot
bran. A's OF 30" L'..i-lnt .r'. Hi 40 "a" time 10
h.- druih. in tine very prime of his years. il prp
noun ed To- have nrrn " bv far the most worth
and Influential muu III NV Han 10 hirr.
was on ine luia Of April, ls2e, that Eleki,l Wei
49,. az .Iff of 2 N b. a
midst Of a brilliant argument. in the Cour
House AZ con nrd.N IL" very ir,i o' NE Judge
His death wa, '"nsed by heart disease.
e Not long after this sad event Daniel Webstc
was called upon ia the Senate Of the Unite
states to vindicate the North and the cause q
! the Union. IN reply to the eloquent haransue c
! Robert Y, Hayne. His magnificent reply I
- Hayne brought the nation to his feet in homae
70 Of his genius. In that hour Of triumph hi
thoughts reverted to his dead brother an
n friend. How | wish" he sorrowlully e>
J. claimed. that my poor brother had lived Ii
J. after this specch for | know how much l.
would have been gratined by it!'
4 How near the country came 10 losing in Dan
Do ic Webster n great statesman. anl It's great"
orator IA the ohs"urty ol a county court clerl
.n ship, is r,lui.d At some length los Mr.. Harve
Al Ne wa studying Jaw IN Boston ia inc office
~. Christopher Gore, afterNuri Governor OF Ma
" sachu..tt-. At thnt time his father WAS We
B, pool ana Il Wa, with great diili'u ty that "ith
'' father or son could make NotD ends meet. We
%, opuortuueS, as tAc elder Webster Thought, q
~, clcrksAip of the Merrmac County n. H. Cou
. brcunr vacant. This uAl"" was in the apnoll
M lurut VI tie Judges. with whom capt N"bst
hapuenrd To- be on influential terms. and "
n, worth some $4,000 a year. He applied tor II
- behalf of his son Daniel. and his applicat
al A.l.f ttaifl 4 -ftl ~