The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-11-07
AsToRY OF WEBSTER.
The Great Expounder and Wow nc
EcIped a Tcanstcr.
tBen: Perley Poorc in Boston Budget.l

Helped a Bcainttcf.
ben. Perley Poore in Boston Budgetl
Senator Silsbcc, of Salem, contributed
the following anccdotC to those told IL
Illustrating the rural instinct OF MIR.
Webster. once when the great eX-
FOUNDER was riding alone in his chnlseN
from Boston to Marshfcld he overlook
in Scituate WAGNER with one horse,
deeply stuck in the mud, with load of
slaves. The road was 50 narrow at this
spot that it prccludcd the passing
of another vehicle. How far Mr.. Web
stcr was influenced by the question of
detention did not appear, but Inc imme-
diatoly in kind manner offered his as
Sistancc 10 the man in difficulty, which
was gladly accepted. Having stripped
off his coat, at il he went TO help his
new client out of the slough. In the
first place. he took the rcinS of the old
horse, which he belabored with light
blows, while the comtryman hove at the
wheel. This proving Intellectual, Mr..
Webster put his own shoulder to one Of
the wheels. with the WAGNER at the
other plying the lash upon old Dobbin
but il was mo 20. Some rails were
then procured from ncighboring fence
and the power of the lever tried.
There sat the statesman astridc tho
elevated end of one, Juggling with all
his might, now joking, and now eXpiat-
ing on the virtues Of the lever, and the
man of slaves on the other, and each
shouting ut the old frame of n horse, but
all TO no purpose. Our hero was not To
be foilcd in this way, nor. give up his
case without another cNpcdicnt and
trial "Wc'll try another additional
argument said he. So his own horse
was taken from the shafts of his chaisc,
and with part of his own harness and
by means of rope, was attached 10 the
reluctant load ahead of the old
pony There was strength enough
now in the team to lift the
load from the miro, but there was
not perfect coincidence of effort in the
two horses He of the wagon was Il
raw.boned. worn-out animal, the other
high-spiitcd, powerful horse. The
word to start being given, the leader,
by Il 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 and kicking.
Thus they went on, alternately pulling
and holding back, first one and then the
other, the countryman having and
geeing' and Mr. Webster now and then
lifting his lion voice, but all rendered
useless by want of concert in action on
the part of the horses.
The scene had now become ono of a
highly-amusing characteristic states
mans straw hat, which had been taken
off by the wind and lodged in the bushes,
his swathy features sweating i'll the hot
sun, his polished boots and fine linen
considerably bcSmcared with mud So
amusing had the scene now become that
my informant, who had been con-
cealcd spectator behind an elder hedge
which divided the road from hemcadow
where he was at work, involuntarly
gave an audible laugh. This immcdi-
ately caught the ear of Mr.. Webster.
How is this, - said he; ''wc have IN evil
dence in the case which must be brought
on TO help us. carry our point" The
narrator was accordingly discovered aud
summoned to the stand, and by this
additional aid the man in limbo was SoOl
set on his legs again. His JOY at dcliy-
crancc was great and his thanhS pro.
fuse, by CORY said he, I'VE muat
have Il drop of something TO take alter
such tug" and produced quart hasI;
and tin tumblcr from his wagon. Mr..
Webster kindly consented, at his earnest
solicitation, to partake of little Of his
beverage, diluted with water from the
brook, cOunseling him, by way of Il
toast, to keep himself clear in future of
the law and mud-holes After rearrang
ing matters, and a partial ablution in
the brook, Mr. Webster took his de-
parture The astonShmcnt of the
countryman 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 solemnly
declared that he would have his vote for
the next president.
4 Glimpse at Tunis.