Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-09-21
AsToRY or WEBSTER.
The Great ExpeSnaer and How NE
BselpeA Teamsser.


BEN P-,iey Poore in Boston Budget
Senator SilstDee, of Salem. contributed
the following anecdote to those told il
lustraiin: he rural instinct Of Mr.
Webster. Once when the great ex-
FOUNDER was riding alone in his chaiss
from Boston 10 Marshfield he overlook
in Scit....te wagner with one horse,
deeply stuck IN the mud, will, load OF
slaves. The Rad was 20 narrow at this
spot that il preclude' the passing
OF ano, her vehicle. How far Mr.. Web
ster va, influenced by the question of
detention did not appear, but he imme-
diai"lS IN II kind manner offered his as
sistan,c 10 The man in Iii fculiy. which
WI, gladly accepted. H. ing stripped
Of nls ~oat, al il he went TO help his
new client oui of the Sion. H. IN the
iir>l place. b. took the riD, n the old
horse which he bclabor-l with light
blow. while the countrymal how al the
wheel Th> proving incii.cual. Mr..
W.h>l"r pui hi pwn shoulder TO one ~
H." ah"el>, with the wagons ~ the
prir l,l,lng the LASH upon Old Dobbin.
b,r Il was mo a. >pnI. rils were
il.rn pi,rurI from a nelglI1ring fence
ani The lower Of the lever Tried.
There Sit the statesman a>iride the
elevated end uf one. tugg.ns with all
III, might. now Joking. and non expiat-
ing on The ,iriil.s of the lever and the
man III slaves ON the other. and each
shouting At the old frame of horse. but
all 10 no purpose. Our hero vas not to
lie foiied ia this way. nor give up his
case withoni another expdient and
trial. Well try another additional
argument. laid he 30 his own horse
was taken from the shafts of his chaise.
and. with part "f his own harness and
BY means Of a rope, was attached 10 the
reluctant load ahead ri the old
pony There was strength enough
now IN The team 10 lift the
load from the mire. hat there was
| not a prrf,"' coincidence of effort in the
two horses lie Of the wagon was
raw.boned, worn out animal, the other
high-spr,ed. powerful horse. The
word to start being given. the leader,
by sudden spring, would jerk his
hinder companion down upon his knees
before he was ready to give regular
draw" The lash was then applied to
the tardy animal, which would set the
one of mettle to plunging aud Kicking.
Thus they went on. alternately pulling
and holding back, first one and then the
other. the cOuntryman having an,
geeing" and Mr.. Webster now and thei
lifting his lion voice. but all rendered
useless BY want of concert in action ON
the part of the horses.
The scene had now bccome one Of q
highly amusing characteristic states
man ) straw hat. which hal been taken
OF by the wind and lodged in the bushes,
his swa'hy features sweating in the hot
sun. his polished boots and fine linen
considerably bsmeared with mud. 10
amusing had the scene now become thar
my informant. who had been con-
cealed spectator behind an elder hedge
which divided the road from the meadow
where hc was at work. inv0luntarily
gave an audible kngn. This immedi-
ately caught the ear Of Mr.. Webster.
How is this. said BE-, we have an evil
dence in the ease which must b, brought
on to help us carry oar point. The
narrator was accordingly discovered and
summoned TO the stanl, and by this
additional aid the man in limbs was soon
sct on his legs again. His joy ut deliv-
GRANGE WAS great and his thanks pro-
fuse. by gouy. said he. I'VE must
have drop Of something 10 take after
such tug. aud produceda quart flask
and Tin tumbler from his wagon. Mr..
Webster kindly consented. AT his earnest
solicitation, to paifake OF little Of he
beverage diluted with water from the
brook. counselng him. by way of q
toast, to Keep himself clear in future Of
the Law and mud-holes After rearranR-
ing matters. and partial ablution In
the brs,k, Mr. Webster took his de-
partue. The establishment Ut the
countrymsn was great when informed
that il was no less man than the great
Daniel Webster who had been lifting and
prying At the wheels. and he solcinnly
! declared that he yould have his v,fo (-,p