Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-21
TALK.

out1ahui5n trduspO5lllOnS, Dut is no worse
than It's neighbors, and perhaps it may be
said as sap, that it is better. Even when
correcting the errata it will result like the
Dublin newspaper mans effort when he
told his patrons-''In our last issue for her
Grace the Duke read his Grace, the Ouch
esq.,
But would like to interpolate that
while it was very generous of the printer
to announce that Mrs. A. M.Shaweiwou
teach dancing, the original misery notice
merely had drawing instead of the lively
accomplishment which Mrs. Shave does
not profess to teach.
In last Sundays talk mention was made
fame, and of the personal interest
which frequently invests the lowliest sur
{oundtngs with undying humane vener-
alton, etc, as contra distinguished from the
allurements of mere wealth, and the same
| genius of transportation made it read per-
| sonal NeatneSS, which albeit most desirable
in any scheme of life is scarcely sufficient
of itself for the requirements of distin-
| guished and lasting commemoration.
Now, then, when the gentle and intelli-
gent reader comes to any word that sounds
| queer, or any sentence that seems awry
let him or her make suitable correction
| and let it go at that.
Which process ought not to vex the
GLOBE since it concerns the mere manual
bIunders and affects not any veracity of
statement.
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issue department entitled the Broadway
Note Book, which is the work of George
Alfred Townsend the entertaining "Gsth,"
OF many suspicion screed. Scarce a
week passes that the Tribune is not ad-
monished as to the inaccuracy, and in
many instances downright falsity of
George Alfred's most interesting dis
closures.
AS specimen, in alluding to Webster's
home, Marshfeld, last week, I was within
an ace of citing curious hit of this bril-
liant chronicler's news concerning the IA
nous old place. He announced that visi-
tors to Marshfeld now, were asked to pay
an entrance fee toward the completion of
the Roman Catholic chapel on the grounds.
While this item was working in the
mind, and the Imagination turned loose
among those severe old New.England Web
sters with their orthodox Puritanism
scarcely mellowed by contact with the in
novatlng influence of encroaching liberal
ism of belief-and no belief-here
priests they are paying toll
to the old church on the
domain of the mighty Daniel, who might
have something to say about this rich
change, as he once had about another great
Compromise yclept the Missouri.
But Imagination hadn't time to shape
its surprise in sentimental surmises ere an
accurate historian at Marshfeld writes to
tie Tribune, killing George Alfred's Cath
Ollie romance, and announcing at the same
time with cruel literalness, that the
"chapel" in question was built by the Uni
tartan associations on land given by Mrs.
F. Webster, and formerly belonging to
the estate of the statesman.
The fee of twenty-five cents at the Web
ster mansion is to be used in the purchase
of bell for the "chapel"
Well, I had misgivings about the
Chapel and have no corrections of that
sort to encounter.
Speaking of this admission fee
to see the Webster mementoes
in scene imperishably connected with
his name makes the thought revert to his
| Office rent which was fifteen dollars q year
when he began his professional career and
for two years his income from tho law was
not enough to pay it. About this time he
was offered the clerkship of the Merrimao
County Court worth $4,000 year. A
magnificent income for young man in
those days. But he refused it, greatly to
his fathers displeasure, who made use Of
memorable words in expressing it.
"Daniel, in the long struggle with power
ty and adverse fortune that your mother
and I, have made to give you and Ezekiel
an education, we have often talked over
these sacrifices and the prospects of our
children. Your mother has often said to
me that she had no fear about Ezekiel;
that he had fixed and steady habits, and
an indomitable energy.
She had no doubt of his success in
life. But as for Daniel-well
she didn't know about him; he would be
either something or nothing.
think your mother was prophecies, and
that the problem is solved tonight. You
have fulfilled her prophecy--you have come
to nothing, -"
The simple-hesrted friend who advised
him to be conjurer knew more of his au-
gust capacities than his father seemed to
be aware of-at that Understanding
Maoaulay's sire, who had small belief in,
and scant praise for, his glorious son.
Macaulay once spoke at a great public
meeting on the cause dearest to his fathers
heart with thrilling power, which won the
highest praise from all but hard old Zach
airy Macaulay who only said as they walked
home that it wasn't proper for SO young a
man to speak with folded arms in the
presence of royalty -
A conjurer Webster was, to be sure!
but he seams to nothing" in the moneyed
sense, and the highest figure he ever
reached in one year was $4,000 counting
his congressional salary and professional
pay together. He will be dead tbirtv-one