The Iola register., 1882-12-29
Webster and His Brother.

Webster and His Brother. cTlr,
A hundred years ago. on the 18th of
January last. Daniel Webster first saw
the light of heaven on his fathers farm
among the hills of Salisbury, N. H. The
centennial of his birth has been cele-
brated on the very day of his advent to
the world, in the East and in the West,
in the North andin the South; and now.
just thirty years since he was buried by
the sea on a beautiful October day, the
public commemorative lof his birth has
taken place at his homes at Marshfeld,
that he loved so we'll; and in Boston,
another home, where the people so long
delighted to do him honor. .5AaA :
There was one event in, the life of
Webster most interesting, and yet very
sad, that we have not seen described.
1t was the great statesman at the funeral
and the grave of his we'll beloved brother,
Ezekiel Webster. udW 20. if
b, The brothers were, the children of
Judge Ebenezer Webster-their mother
being his second wife. whose maiden
name was Abigail Eastman, q woman of
uncommon intellect and force Of charac-
ter. ......,E .r..... -..-.t- I'D, .,ra.g
1t will be remembered that Daniel was
the younger brother and that being a
boy of delicate constitution. he was des-
tined to, Dartmouth. College; while Eze-
kiel, the stronger son, was to aid his
father upon the farm '
But in order that the younger should
be educated. the farm must be mort
gagged, which so affected the boy as his
father carried him to Dartmouth that in
his wn words. "he laid his head upon his
shoulder and wept. 10 O.
Stimulated by Daniels example and
attainments. Ezekiel desired public
education; and Daniel loved him we'll
enough TO teach school at the rate of six
dollars a month, that he might aid him
to attain it. ya- -s...4. ar .Iff
Ezekiel finally, graduated at Dart
mouth. studied law, as did his brother,
and opened law office in the town of
Boscawen, N. H., where Daniel had
practiced law before him. ..,, Pr. -.
In early life the boys were inseparable.
They labored together on their fathers
farm BY day, and slept together at night.
To show his love for his brother, amo ng
other modes. he dedicated the first vol
ume of his works thus:
ITO my nieces Mrs. Alice Bridge
Whipple and Mrs. Mary AnD Sanborn;
many of the speeches contained in this
volume were delivered and printed in
the lifetime of your father, whose fra
ternal affection led him to speak of them
with appreciation. His death, which hap
pehed when he had only just passed the
middle Of, life, left you withouta father
and me without brother. / dedicate
this volume to you, not only for the love
have f6r Yourselves, but also as trib-
utc ofsaffectior, to his memory, and from
D. desire. thai the name of my brother
Ezekiel Webster may be associated with
mine so long as anything written or
spoken by me shall be regarded or
read.n1s suU'is -fGs 90 FrT
4 1t was in the spring of 1929, that Daniel
Webster was shocked to hear that this
beloved brother had died instantly while
making plea in the Court House in. Con-
cord. N. H. t'f 7-' r'.l -. 70 '.'' '.
The writer. then boy. born and living
in Concord, heard of the same sad event.
which caused much lamentation in the
town, throughout the State and country,
for Ezekiel Webster was a great lawyer
and distingui shed citizen. .rrar 90
The funeral occurred soon after in the
Congregational Church in Boscawen,
neighboring town and the place of his
residence Daniel Webster, then Sena-
torin Congress from Massachusetts,. who,
during the following year. delivered his
great speech in reply to Mr.. Hayne, of
oil hn avy@{ {rny NJ
Washington topay his last tribute of love
to his brother. v
Boy as was, went seven miles from
the farm of my father to attend those
solemn funeral rites. The large church,
with its galleries. was filed to overflow
ing. All Boscawen was there; many
came from the bordering towns of Con-
cord. Canterbury. Warner and Salisbury
and from distant towns.
Ijoined the boys in the western gal
lery, listened to the fervent prayers of
the then venerable and reverend DR..
Wood, who was the last teacher of Dan
iel Webster before he entered college,
and who had been his pastor.
AS usual On such occasions in that day
Dr. Wood preached sermon, but with
a voice somewhat impaired. He often
repeated the phrase. ..the enjoyments
and employments of Heaven which is
nearly all | remember of the discourse,
being surrounded by boys not very. quiet
and looking upon the great Daniel for
the first time. - fs..rrs t'..
If ever Mr.. Webster was handsome
man it was at that time. He was at the
age of forty-seyen years, or just in mid
die life, and had about reached the
height OF his fame. His face was sad
under his great affliction. as it often was
in the Senate at Washington. when the
Union. that he so loved and so often de-
Tended, was threatened by sectional strife.
The service ended in the church. the
loved form of his brother was borne to
the village Goods acre" hard by, where
the great statesman looked upon that
face, called the most beautiful in New
Hampshire, for the last time. He stood.
he gazed. he wept! There was moral
lesson in the scene for all. especially for
every mother and every brother
FOu.h'S Companion. ... -.. '..-.. r..
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