Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-04

and the Large-SiIId Hat He Wore,
Stuffed With EIoq usnce NJ d Brains-NOt
a Man Who Cried Out We Object" All
the Time, and Charged Fifty Dollars for
the Noise.
l presume that Daniel Webster was az
good an offhand speaker as this country
has ever produced. Massachusetts, has been
well represented in Congress since that
time, but she has had few who could sue
cessfully compete with y. Webster, Esq
attorney and counsellor-at-law, Boston,
Mass.
have never met NJ Webster, but have
seen q cane that be used &c wear, aud since
that time have felt q great interest in him.
IL Was 8 heavy winter cane, and was pre-
scented 10 him as q token Of respect.
Daniel Webster had one Of the largest
and most robust brains that ever hourished
in cur fair land II was what We frequently
call q teeming brain, one Of those four
horse teeming brains, as it were. Mr
Webster woe the largest hat OF any man
then IN Congress, and other Senator'S and
Representatives used TO frequently borrow
il 10 wear on the I'd Of January, the 5th OF
July, and after other special occasions,
when they had been in executive session
NOS, al night and endured grea. mental
strain. This hst matter reminds NE of an
ircidant in the life OF Benjamin F. Butler, 3
nan well known in Massachusetts even At
tie present time.
Ore evening, q. kind Of reception or
some such dissips'ion as that Thile jim
I'VE vas in the Senate, the latter left his
six ha, on the lounge with the opening
turned up, and while be was tflking 9Th
lac 49, Zee, rIC. Ddtler sat down IN the
hat with 80 much expression that it was q
wreck. Every one expected to see James
". Nye walk up aud snite Benjamin F.
Butler but Re did not do so. He looked at
the chaotic hat for a minute more in sor-
row than in anger, and then he said:
Benjamin could have told you that
hat won dn'J 6t you before you tried it on 4"
II hope your chestnut editor is at the sea-
shore 81 this season Of the year
Daniel Webster's brain was not only very
large, but it was in good order all the time.
Sometimes Nature bes.ows large brains On
men who DO not rise 10 great prominence
Large brains do not always indicate great
Intellectual power These brains are large
but Of an interior quality. A schoJi-n Ate
OF mine Used TO wear hat that l could put
ny head and both feet into with perfect
ca e. | remember that he tied ny shirt
ere day while was LAYING my Wellrounded
limbs in the mill pond near my childhood 5
home.
was mad at the time, but / could not
lick him, for be vas too large. All could
co was 10 patiently unite my shirt while my
teeth Chartered, then fling large, three
correred tsunt in bis teeth aud run. He
kept on poking fun az me, | remember, till
got dressed, and alluded incidentally to
ny small brain and abnormal feet. This
surg M sensitive nature, and | told him
: that if had such wealth OF brain as he
had and il was OF 10 use to think with,
would take it to restaurant and have it
Dreaded. Then went away.
/ But We we're speaking Of Webster. Many
lawyers Of our day would do well to read
and study the illlstrious example of Daniel
Webster. He did not sit in court all day
With bis feet on the table and howl, I'VE
/ OBJECT, and then down his client for 5 0,
/ Just because be had made q noise. | en-
| ploysd lawyer once 10 bring suit for me
! 10 recover quite q sum Of monev due me
. After years OF Assessments and toilsome Ii =
/ igstion We got q judgment. &c said to me
/ that be was anxious to succeed with the case
/ mainly because he knew | wanted TO virdl-
cate myself said res, that was the idea
exactly. wanted to be indicated.
/ So be gave me the vindica'ion and took
/ the judgement az q slight testimonial of his
own sterling worth. When want 10 be
INDICATED again / will do it With one I
those selt-eockipg indicators that you can
csrry IN q yahse.
Looking over this letter, au amazed to
/ 81 e the amount OF valuable information re-
la,ive TO the life Of Mr.. Webster thst I hsve
succeeded in using. There are, Of couee,
soue minor details Of Mr.. Websters hte
Ehch have omitted, Dat nothing of real
importance. The true history OF Mr.. Web
sttr is epitomized here, and told in pleas
ing graceful manner, style that Is at
once accurate and Just and still elegant,
cbsste and thoroughly refined, while at the
same time there are little gobs of sly humor
in it that are real cute Bill NYE.
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sheriHs, Commissioners Of County Courts
and Others.
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